Passing hidden variables that contain an ampersand (&) in it 1

[CMcC]

Hi - Having trouble passing my hidden variables like names that contain (&) in the hidden variable -
like:

name = trim(request("busname"))
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where busname = Holten, John & Mary
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Since & is the field separator in asp, Im not quite sure how to convert this data on the .asp side

Is there a way to choose which character I would like to be a field separator?

thanks in advance.
cmcc

 

[DotNetGnat]

try this:

name = Server.HTMLEncode(trim(request("busname")))

and then pass in the query string

-DNG

 

[CMcC]

HI DNG -
no luck -

thanks anyhow
cmcc

 

[DotNetGnat]

how about using Server.URLEncode()

-DNG

 

[CMcC]

Hi DNG-
still no luck!

thanks again-
cmcc

this is the string being passed in the URL
here are the variables (with your suggestion)

<%
Dim account, name, due
account = trim(request("AccountID"))
name = Server.URLEncode(trim(request("busname")))
due = trim(request("amtdue"))
%>

accountid = 059783
busName = International Linen Rentals & Sales
amtdue = 25.00

the URL when submitted is shown here:

[URL unfurl="true"]http://www.seminoletax.org/ccpay3.asp?AccountID=059783&busname=INTERNATIONAL%20LINEN%20RENTAL%20&%20SALES%20&amtdo=%20%20%20%20%2025.00[/URL]

you can see where the ampersand is being thrown in:

20RENTAL%20&%

 

[DotNetGnat]

use Server.URLEncode() method at the url string level...

for example:

if strURL=http://www.seminoletax.org/ccpay3.asp?XXXXX

then do Server.URLEncode(strURL)

-DNG

 

[DotNetGnat]

hey are you sure that when you do

name = Server.URLEncode(trim(request("busname")))

and if your busname is International Linen Rentals & Sales

you are not getting name as

International+Linen+Rentals+%26+Sales

try this link and see the output...i think you are inserting ampersand at someother place...

http://www.4guysfromrolla.com/demos/Server.UrlEncode.asp

-DNG

 

[CMcC]

well - im not sure If I can do that -
I have hidden variables that I pass from say, ccget, to ccpay3.
those variable names are
account
busname1
plaindue

See - people can look up some information from a static list- and from there we access our servers and return all information to a page called ccget.asp.

From there they see the information about their account. Then they click a link that takes them to our pay page -ccpay3. So all the while - Im passing hidden variables between 3 pages.


here is how I call this ccpay3.asp page from ccget.asp:

<P style="MARGIN-TOP: -12px" align=center><STRONG><FONT color=blue 
size=5><A href="ccpay3.asp?AccountID=<% = account %>&busname=<% = Busname1 %>&amtdo=<%=plaindue%>" ><%=linktopay%></FONT></STRONG></P>

I cant do your suggestion, because account, busname1, and plaindue are fields that need to be kept as fields.

Does this make sense? I know - I dont explain very well.
Thanks

 

[DotNetGnat]

yeah..i was wrong...did you see my next post...

take a look at that link also...

-DNG

 

[CMcC]

yes - I did. But Im not sure how to keep passing the variables to more than one page and keep the name with out the & in it...will continue testing...You get a star for effort ( and skill )
thanks
cmcc

 

[DotNetGnat]

to the pass the variable to more than one page...

just do this:

name = Server.URLEncode(trim(request("busname")))

and then put this name variable in a session variable

Session("myname")=name

then you can have Session("myname") avialable to you in the other pages...

-DNG

 

[CMcC]

for now, I have transformed the business names to say "and" instead of &.

thanks DNG - will try in the am - im outta here-

thanks so much!
cmcc