Grr, this isn't a mod_perl question so I'd almost rather not respond at
all... but since you don't state the version of Apache, I'll assume you
are using an Apache prior to v 1.3.6 'cause that's when the escape
function was implemented.
Meanwhile, back at the ranch...
> hi,
>
> I've tried :
>
> RewriteMap escape-map prg:/path/to/file/escape.pl
> RewriteRule ^(.*)\/index\.html$ /tohtml.pl?path=${escape-map:$1}
>
> when the script is as follow for ex.:
>
> $| = 1;
> while(<>) { s/&/_/g; print $_};
>
> or similar it doesn't work (more precisely if I use <> or <STDIN> ?!?!)
> If I use this :
>
> $| = 1;
> print "hello";
>
> it works only the first time ?!?!
> If I use :
>
> RewriteMap escape-map int:toupper
> RewriteRule ^(.*)\/index\.html$ /tohtml.pl?path=${escape-map:$1}
>
> it works. But :
>
> RewriteMap escape-map int:escape
> RewriteRule ^(.*)\/index\.html$ /tohtml.pl?path=${escape-map:$1}
>
> doesn't work ?!!!?
> What I'm doing wrong ?
> =====
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>
> > >RewriteRule ^(.*)\/index\.html$ /tohtml.pl?path=$1
> > >
> > >rewriten like this :
> > >
> > >/tohtml.pl?path=blah&wlah
> > >
> > >and then in my script the result is that :
> > >
> > >QueryString("path") is equal to "blah", but not to "blah&wlah".
> > >
> > >HOW to make escaping in RewriteRule ?
> >
> > I don't see any way to do this without recourse to an external rewrite engine.
> > <http://www.engelschall.com/pw/apache/rewriteguide/#ToC44>.
> >
> > But, if you are already using mod_perl, you might as well ditch mod_rewrite
> > and write your own PerlTransHandler for the URI. See Eagle book p.334,
> > <http://www.modperl.com/book/chapters/ch7.html#The_URI_Translation_Phase>,
> > better yet, buy the book and show your support.
> >
>
>
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