Thank you... It worked. I knew it had to be something very basic. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Kerry" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "CF-Talk" <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, July 22, 2005 12:58 PM Subject: RE: Passing Values containing Special Characters
> try: > > <a href="setquotedefaults.cfm?quotefrom=#urlencodedformat(quotefrom)#"> > > -----Original Message----- > From: Nancy Elberty [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: 22 July 2005 17:49 > To: CF-Talk > Subject: Passing Values containing Special Characters > > > I am a novice, self-taught CF programmer and am sure that there is an > easy solution to my problem ....but I haven't had any luck yet. > > In an application I have developed I use CFFORM to collect input from > users. I am using <INPUT type="text" name="QuoteFrom"> to get the > input. I display it back by changing the type to "hidden" and ask the > user to verify. Then I add the data to SQL. This part all works. After I > do a CFQUERY to add the data, I want to go to another program and pass > a couple of the fields. > > I use <a href="setquotedefaults.cfm?quotefrom=#quotefrom#">Quote creation > successful. Click here to continue</a> > > Now, the problem that I have is if the user entry contains any special > characters like & or " setquotedefaults.cfm only reads up to the special > character and > truncates the rest. I have checked the program that is passing the info > and > the bottom gray bar > on my IE browser shows the correct path, program and values. I have also > checked my SQL tables and the data was added properly (Text with the > special > characters). What do I need to > do to stop the truncating? > > Any suggestions would be much appreciated. > Nancy > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Logware (www.logware.us): a new and convenient web-based time tracking application. Start tracking and documenting hours spent on a project or with a client with Logware today. Try it for free with a 15 day trial account. http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=67 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:4:212587 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:4 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
