ah of course... doh! Thanks for the explanation :)
----- Original Message ----- From: "Tim Blair" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, November 04, 2003 10:41 AM Subject: RE: [ cf-dev ] ampersand in URLs > > > Yeah... in cflocation... what a bummer hmmmm -- would this be > > a bug then?? > > Nope. Using cflocation doesn't output HTML so it's not subject to the > compliancy etc that you seek. That tag uses the "Location" header of > the HTTP protocol to tell the client that "these aren't the droids > yo..." *cough* sorry, "the file you're looking for isn't here - try HERE > instead" (in fact CF sends a "moved temporarily" status too, HTTP status > code 302 which tells the browser to go to the location specified in the > Location header). > > If you click on a link which has & in it the page requested is > actually using & not & (e.g. index.cfm?thing=wotsit&other=thing > => index.cfm?thing=wotsit&other=thing) > > So in conclusion, use & for outputed HTML link and & for cflocation > calls. > > Ta. > > Tim. > > ------------------------------------------------------- > RAWNET LTD - Internet, New Media and ebusiness Gurus. > Visit our new website at http://www.rawnet.com for > more information about our company, or call us free > anytime on 0800 294 24 24. > ------------------------------------------------------- > Tim Blair > Web Application Engineer, Rawnet Limited > Direct Phone : +44 (0) 1344 393 441 > Switchboard : +44 (0) 1344 393 040 > ------------------------------------------------------- > This message may contain information which is legally > privileged and/or confidential. If you are not the > intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any > unauthorised disclosure, copying, distribution or use > of this information is strictly prohibited. Such > notification notwithstanding, any comments, opinions, > information or conclusions expressed in this message > are those of the originator, not of rawnet limited, > unless otherwise explicitly and independently indicated > by an authorised representative of rawnet limited. > ------------------------------------------------------- > > > > -- > ** Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/dev%40lists.cfdeveloper.co.uk/ > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For human help, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > -- ** Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/dev%40lists.cfdeveloper.co.uk/ To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For human help, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
