Re: HTML encoding in URLs

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1997


It keeps the original formatting.
numero = 14166
interpreted = N
texte = >>We ran into this with an early WebCatalog that used &gr, which we changed to >>> for exactly this reason (Netscape tweaked it to >). We feel it is >>somewhat improper for a browser to convert unterminated (not followed by ;) >>escape strings. > >Seems like sandbags to hold back a flood to me.Yes, that's why Ken's workaround is the best: embed your searches so this never even becomes a problem. In the future, maybe we shouldn't even call it a workaround -- perhaps more like correct way to do it?Grant Hulbert, V.P. Engineering | ==== eCommerce for the Rest of Us ==== Pacific Coast Software | WebCatalog, WebMerchant 11770 Bernardo Plaza Court | SiteEdit Pro, PhotoMaster San Diego, CA 92128 | SiteGuard 619/675-1106 Fax: 619/675-0372 | http://www.smithmicro.com Associated Messages, from the most recent to the oldest:

    
  1. Re: HTML encoding in URLs (Kenneth Grome 1997)
  2. Re: HTML encoding in URLs (Chris Gursche 1997)
  3. Re: HTML encoding in URLs (Grant Hulbert 1997)
  4. Re: HTML encoding in URLs (Thomas Wedderburn-Bisshop 1997)
  5. Re: HTML encoding in URLs (Grant Hulbert 1997)
  6. Re: HTML encoding in URLs (Kenneth Grome 1997)
  7. Fwd: Re: HTML encoding in URLs (Thomas Wedderburn-Bisshop 1997)
  8. HTML encoding in URLs (Thomas Wedderburn-Bisshop 1997)
>>We ran into this with an early WebCatalog that used &gr, which we changed to >>> for exactly this reason (Netscape tweaked it to >). We feel it is >>somewhat improper for a browser to convert unterminated (not followed by ;) >>escape strings. > >Seems like sandbags to hold back a flood to me.Yes, that's why Ken's workaround is the best: embed your searches so this never even becomes a problem. In the future, maybe we shouldn't even call it a workaround -- perhaps more like correct way to do it?Grant Hulbert, V.P. Engineering | ==== eCommerce for the Rest of Us ==== Pacific Coast Software | WebCatalog, WebMerchant 11770 Bernardo Plaza Court | SiteEdit Pro, PhotoMaster San Diego, CA 92128 | SiteGuard 619/675-1106 Fax: 619/675-0372 | http://www.smithmicro.com Grant Hulbert

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