It's all right... Javascript has become so deeply integrated with all web technologies that I hardly notice that this is not a Javascript Group. So, don't worry, we cater to Javascript as well <fanfare music> !!!
Instead of using escape() which is not recommended, try using the encodeURIComponent() method instead which should do the conversion properly. I haven't tried it, but I think it should be able to handle the Pound sign. On Mar 5, 11:02 pm, graphicsxp <[email protected]> wrote: > Thanks for helping > > I am using encodeURI() but at the same time I was using escape(). If I > use encodeURI() alone, then it is converted to %C2%A3 and all is fine. > However if I don't use escape() then all my ampersand (&) are just > discarded. > > If I pass 'test & £' in my querystring, when I try to decode that on > the server end, it becomes 'test £' > > Maybe it's more a javascript issue and I shouldn't post here but I'm > not sure..... > > On 5 mar, 17:03, Cerebrus <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > You haven't explained how you are encoding the URL via Javascript. > > Whatever that method is, it appears to be incorrectly encoding the > > Pound symbol. The encoded value of the symbol should be "%C2%A3". > > > I would suggest that you use the encodeURI() built-in function in > > Javascript. > > > On Mar 5, 3:23 pm, graphicsxp <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > Hello, > > > > I'm passing the following string in my querystring : "test & test £" > > > and I encode the string in javascript so that the server receives : > > > test%20%26%20test%20%A3 > > > > All is fine but when I use Server.UrlDecode in my server code, the > > > string is decoded as : "test & test 'square' " > > > > in place of square, it is an actual square shape, like the %A3 bit was > > > not decoded properly to a £ sign. > > > > What am I doing wrong ? > > > > Thank you- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text -
