Re: Special characters in field names
This WebDNA talk-list message is from 1998
It keeps the original formatting.
numero = 21730
interpreted = N
texte = >I have a table that I've used for months with %20 embedded in the names >of one of the fields. It was very convenient because the field name >represents a variable name that is often passed through URLs and has a >space in it, needed for using the words for display. But now I'm trying >to append to this table and the field with the %20 in the name does not >put the value in for this field but appends the rest of the record. > >Until this, I'd been doing only lookups on this table and the %20 was >fine. > >Since this approach is peppered throughout the site pretty deeply, any >way to make the field name with %20 in it work for an append command?Yes, change the fieldname (when used inside an Append command or context) to have %2520 instead of %20. %25 is the URL-escaped equivalent to %, so when this is un-url-ed, it becomes the original %20 literally.Technical Support | ==== eCommerce and Beyond ==== Pacific Coast Software | WebCatalog, WebMerchant, 11770 Bernardo Plaza Court | SiteEdit Pro, PhotoMaster, San Diego, CA 92128 | Typhoon 619/675-1106 Fax: 619/675-0372 | http://www.smithmicro.com/
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>I have a table that I've used for months with %20 embedded in the names >of one of the fields. It was very convenient because the field name >represents a variable name that is often passed through URLs and has a >space in it, needed for using the words for display. But now I'm trying >to append to this table and the field with the %20 in the name does not >put the value in for this field but appends the rest of the record. > >Until this, I'd been doing only lookups on this table and the %20 was >fine. > >Since this approach is peppered throughout the site pretty deeply, any >way to make the field name with %20 in it work for an append command?Yes, change the fieldname (when used inside an Append command or context) to have %2520 instead of %20. %25 is the URL-escaped equivalent to %, so when this is un-url-ed, it becomes the original %20 literally.Technical Support | ==== eCommerce and Beyond ==== Pacific Coast Software | WebCatalog, WebMerchant, 11770 Bernardo Plaza Court | SiteEdit Pro, PhotoMaster, San Diego, CA 92128 | Typhoon 619/675-1106 Fax: 619/675-0372 | http://www.smithmicro.com/
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