Some dynamic content no longer working in v6.5.0

I think it would be very useful if at least simple strings, possibly including HTML (but not necessarily ’ full blown html’), could be stored in a database and/or created dynamically in Server Connect and then parsed by App Connect. I asked about this 5 years ago, and there have several discussions about it since then - and at least 2 feature requests:
Allow parsing dynamic content retrieved from a server action before rendering it
Parse AC expressions stored in backend as strings

I didn’t realise it was ever possible with AC1, and I appreciate there are potential security risks. However, such a feature could be very useful in some situations (hence it’s inclusion in most languages - and frameworks such Vue and React). Clearly, allowing anyone to enter whatever they like into a form where that text could then be executed is not a good idea. However, in a situation where such forms can only be accessed by users who manage the database, where the data entered is entered according to strict rules, and restricted and sanitised - there needn’t be a security risk.

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