Re: [WebDNA] Variable truncating when using javascript openwindow
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texte = This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --------------090100070003000301090208 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Hi Govinda, Thanks for your reply. No, I haven't solved it. For now, I am using the 'test3' example/hack I listed below. Let me know if you test and what results you get. I don't think it is anything in the landing page as using the text link and the hack both display correctly on the landing page. Thanks, Steve Govinda wrote: > Steve, > > that seems odd to me too. > I was about to set up and test here.. but thought I better ask first if you already solved it? > You could escape with the right JS escaping function.. but use of the one [url] wrapper should have solved it, so I thought. (?) > > -Govinda > > > On 2011-10-13, at 12:09 PM, Steve Raslevich -Northern Sound& Light wrote: > > >> Hi, >> >> I am having an issue passing a text variable that includes an ampersand within it when using a javascript openwindow. >> >> Example: >> Text in var2 is: One& Two >> >> This doesn't work: >>
test1 >> >> I't seems to be sending the variable as the full text "One& Two" appears in the address bar of the newpage.dna that opened in a new window. However, var2 only displays "One" and truncates the ampersand and "Two" when displaying on the page. >> >> >> This however does works going to same page: >>
test2 >> >> I can hack it to work by doing the following: >> >> [text]vartemp=[url][var2][/url][/text] >>
> "javascript:videoPopup('newpage.dna?_var1=[var1]&_var2=[url][vartemp][/url]');" >> >>> test3 >>> >> Anyone else run into this or have any ideas? >> >> Thanks, >> Steve >> >> >> --------------090100070003000301090208 Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit
Hi Govinda,
Thanks for your reply. No, I haven't solved it. For now, I am using the 'test3' example/hack I listed below. Let me know if you test and what results you get. I don't think it is anything in the landing page as using the text link and the hack both display correctly on the landing page.
Thanks,
Steve
Govinda wrote:
Steve, that seems odd to me too. I was about to set up and test here.. but thought I better ask first if you already solved it? You could escape with the right JS escaping function.. but use of the one [url] wrapper should have solved it, so I thought. (?) -Govinda On 2011-10-13, at 12:09 PM, Steve Raslevich -Northern Sound & Light wrote:
Hi, I am having an issue passing a text variable that includes an ampersand within it when using a javascript openwindow. Example: Text in var2 is: One & Two This doesn't work: <a href="javascript:WindowPopup('newpage.dna?_var1=[var1]&_var2=[url][var2][/url]')">test1</a> I't seems to be sending the variable as the full text "One & Two" appears in the address bar of the newpage.dna that opened in a new window. However, var2 only displays "One" and truncates the ampersand and "Two" when displaying on the page. This however does works going to same page: <a href="newpage.dna?_var1=[var1]&_var2=[url][var2][/url]">test2</a> I can hack it to work by doing the following: [text]vartemp=[url][var2][/url][/text] <a href= "javascript:videoPopup('newpage.dna?_var1=[var1]&_var2=[url][vartemp][/url]');" test3</a>
Anyone else run into this or have any ideas? Thanks, Steve
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This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --------------090100070003000301090208 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Hi Govinda, Thanks for your reply. No, I haven't solved it. For now, I am using the 'test3' example/hack I listed below. Let me know if you test and what results you get. I don't think it is anything in the landing page as using the text link and the hack both display correctly on the landing page. Thanks, Steve Govinda wrote: > Steve, > > that seems odd to me too. > I was about to set up and test here.. but thought I better ask first if you already solved it? > You could escape with the right JS escaping function.. but use of the one
[url] wrapper should have solved it, so I thought. (?) > > -Govinda > > > On 2011-10-13, at 12:09 PM, Steve Raslevich -Northern Sound& Light wrote: > > >> Hi, >> >> I am having an issue passing a text variable that includes an ampersand within it when using a javascript openwindow. >> >> Example: >> Text in var2 is: One& Two >> >> This doesn't work: >>
[url][var2][/url]')">test1 >> >> I't seems to be sending the variable as the full text "One& Two" appears in the address bar of the newpage.dna that opened in a new window. However, var2 only displays "One" and truncates the ampersand and "Two" when displaying on the page. >> >> >> This however does works going to same page: >>
[url][var2][/url]">test2 >> >> I can hack it to work by doing the following: >> >>
[text]vartemp=
[url][var2][/url][/text] >>
> "javascript:videoPopup('newpage.dna?_var1=[var1]&_var2=[url][vartemp][/url]');" >> >>> test3 >>> >> Anyone else run into this or have any ideas? >> >> Thanks, >> Steve >> >> >> --------------090100070003000301090208 Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit
Hi Govinda,
Thanks for your reply. No, I haven't solved it. For now, I am using the 'test3' example/hack I listed below. Let me know if you test and what results you get. I don't think it is anything in the landing page as using the text link and the hack both display correctly on the landing page.
Thanks,
Steve
Govinda wrote:
Steve, that seems odd to me too. I was about to set up and test here.. but thought I better ask first if you already solved it? You could escape with the right JS escaping function.. but use of the one [url] wrapper should have solved it, so I thought. (?) -Govinda On 2011-10-13, at 12:09 PM, Steve Raslevich -Northern Sound & Light wrote:
Hi, I am having an issue passing a text variable that includes an ampersand within it when using a javascript openwindow. Example: Text in var2 is: One & Two This doesn't work: <a href=[url][var2][/url]')">"javascript:WindowPopup('newpage.dna?_var1=[var1]&_var2=[url][var2][/url]')">test1</a> I't seems to be sending the variable as the full text "One & Two" appears in the address bar of the newpage.dna that opened in a new window. However, var2 only displays "One" and truncates the ampersand and "Two" when displaying on the page. This however does works going to same page: <a href="newpage.dna?_var1=[var1]&_var2=[url][var2][/url]">test2</a> I can hack it to work by doing the following: [text]vartemp=[url][var2][/url][/text] <a href= [url][vartemp][/url]');">"javascript:videoPopup('newpage.dna?_var1=[var1]&_var2=[url][vartemp][/url]');" test3</a>
Anyone else run into this or have any ideas? Thanks, Steve
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