title: I am trying to enter a formatted chunk of code as a custom field but it never makes it to the database
body: <p>I am trying to pass this into a custom field called "_vtprd_includeOrExclude"</p>
  
  <pre><code>a:2:{s:23:"includeOrExclude_option";s:11:"includeList";s:29:"includeOrExclude_checked_list";a:2:{i:0;s:2:"1856";i:1;s:4:"1857";}}
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  <p>I am using WPAllImport to get the data out of an XML package and into the field.</p>
  
  <p>I know that the function works because if I put "bob" in the custom field it goes in without any issue.</p>
  
  <p>What is wrong with this string that is causing it to come up empty?</p>
  
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  <p>As always, your feedback and help is greatly appreciated.</p>