Try to replace < with < and > with >, I am assuming your code is in a
JSP file:
<%
...
query += " AND CATEGORY<CONTAINS> (" + categoryQuery + ")";
...
%>
----- Original Message -----
From: "Chris Pratt" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Wednesday, October 23, 2002 5:06 PM
Subject: Re: JSP String not reconizing a variable
> Have you tried URLEncoding the String? I believe it would be something
> like:
>
> query += java.net.URLEncoder.encode(" AND CATEGORY<CONTAINS> (" +
> categoryQuery + ')');
>
> (*Chris*)
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Lance Prais" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Sent: Wednesday, October 23, 2002 2:55 PM
> Subject: [SERVLET-INTEREST] JSP String not reconizing a variable
>
>
> > I am trying to include "<CONTAINS>" in the building of a query string
> but
> > no matter what I try I can not get the browser to recognize it.
> >
> > This Line:
> > query = query + " AND CATEGORY<CONTAINS> (" + categoryQuery + ")";
> >
> > If the categoryQuery = "ALL"
> > The result would be as follows:
> > CATEGORY(ALL) As you see it completely ingnores the <CONTAINS> or
> anything
> > that is inclosed by <>
> >
> > //Category
> > // If query is more than one word
> > if (envCategory.length() > 0) {
> > StringTokenizer st=new StringTokenizer(envCategory);
> > //break the string up so that individual words in the query are now
> > delimited by commas (implied accrue)
> > while (st.hasMoreTokens()){
> > String tmpToken=st.nextToken();
> > categoryQuery=categoryQuery + tmpToken + "," ;
> > }
> > //trim off the trailing ","
> >
> categoryQuery=categoryQuery.substring(0,categoryQuery.length()-1);
> > if (query.length() > 0) {
> > query = query + " AND CATEGORY<CONTAINS> (" +
> categoryQuery + ")";
> > } else {
> > // query=categoryQuery;
> > // query = "<ACCRUE> (CATEGORY<CONTAINS>\"" + query +
"\",
> > CATEGORY<CONTAINS>\"" + query + "\"<AND> Home, CATEGORY<CONTAINS>\"" +
> query
> > + "\",[20]('" + query + "'))";
> >
> > }
> > }
> > ; [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >
> >
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