Re: Spaces causing netscape to act weird . . .

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2002


It keeps the original formatting.
numero = 45824
interpreted = N
texte = I thought that was the case and did try [url] way in the beginning of this issue but I put my [url] in the wrong spot now that I look back. . . which caused all kinda interesting stuff to happenI'll try it your way. ThanksAt 03:40 PM 11/30/02 -0600, you wrote: > > > States&eqForumDatarq=Midwest States&eqReplyToDatarq=NewTopic etc etc > etc etc > > > > Using this link with netscape 4.7 causes an error page to be returned > > > > Any reason why older Netscape hates that space????? > > > >It's not that Netscape hates the space; spaces are not valid characters in >a URL. >While most newer browsers will automatically convert spaces to their encoded >equivalent, Netscape 4.x does not, and the URL sent to the server consists >only the >portion before the space. In this case, the URL sent to the server is only: > >Forum.tpl?command=Search&id=[id]&forum=Midwest > >Fortunately, WebCat provides you with a solution to the problem; a >solution that >should be used whenever there is the potential for a space or other invalid >character - whether there is currently an invalid character or not. It is the >[url] context. If you write the link as such: > >States[/url]&eqForumDatarq=[url]Midwest >States[/url]&eqReplyToDatarq=[url]NewTopic[/url]> > >It would appear to the browser as: > >Forum.tpl?command=Search&id=[id]&forum=Midwest%20States&eqForumDatarq=Midwest%20States&eqReplyToDatarq=NewTopic > >The %20 are the ascii equivalent of the space, and to the browser and >WebCat, they >appear as a space when the link is clicked on, except they don't break the >url. > >Dennis > > >------------------------------------------------------------- >This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to > the mailing list . >To unsubscribe, E-mail to: >To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to > >Web Archive of this list is at: http://webdna.smithmicro.com/ ------------------------------------------------------------- This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list . To unsubscribe, E-mail to: To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to Web Archive of this list is at: http://webdna.smithmicro.com/ Associated Messages, from the most recent to the oldest:

    
  1. Re: Spaces causing netscape to act weird . . . (Lester Emo 2002)
  2. Re: Spaces causing netscape to act weird . . . (Dennis J. Bonsall, Jr. 2002)
  3. Spaces causing netscape to act weird . . . (Lester Emo 2002)
I thought that was the case and did try [url] way in the beginning of this issue but I put my [url] in the wrong spot now that I look back. . . which caused all kinda interesting stuff to happenI'll try it your way. ThanksAt 03:40 PM 11/30/02 -0600, you wrote: > > > States&eqForumDatarq=Midwest States&eqReplyToDatarq=NewTopic etc etc > etc etc > > > > Using this link with netscape 4.7 causes an error page to be returned > > > > Any reason why older Netscape hates that space????? > > > >It's not that Netscape hates the space; spaces are not valid characters in >a URL. >While most newer browsers will automatically convert spaces to their encoded >equivalent, Netscape 4.x does not, and the URL sent to the server consists >only the >portion before the space. In this case, the URL sent to the server is only: > >Forum.tpl?command=Search&id=[id]&forum=Midwest > >Fortunately, WebCat provides you with a solution to the problem; a >solution that >should be used whenever there is the potential for a space or other invalid >character - whether there is currently an invalid character or not. It is the >[url] context. If you write the link as such: > >[url]Midwest >States[/url]&eqForumDatarq=[url]Midwest >States[/url]&eqReplyToDatarq=[url]NewTopic[/url]> > >It would appear to the browser as: > >Forum.tpl?command=Search&id=[id]&forum=Midwest%20States&eqForumDatarq=Midwest%20States&eqReplyToDatarq=NewTopic > >The %20 are the ascii equivalent of the space, and to the browser and >WebCat, they >appear as a space when the link is clicked on, except they don't break the >url. > >Dennis > > >------------------------------------------------------------- >This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to > the mailing list . >To unsubscribe, E-mail to: >To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to > >Web Archive of this list is at: http://webdna.smithmicro.com/ ------------------------------------------------------------- This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list . To unsubscribe, E-mail to: To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to Web Archive of this list is at: http://webdna.smithmicro.com/ Lester Emo

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