here's a long shot but try this.
String outurl = "blah?cmd=load&page=3"
java.net.URLEncoder.encode(outurl);
----- Original Message -----
From: Ramkumar Manoharan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Wednesday, January 17, 2001 6:19 AM
Subject: Re: getParameter() help
>
> Matt,
>
> You are doing it right.Try restarting the server and close all browser
> windows that are open(just to make sure that the browser is not dishing
out
> the cached page).Also please post your code so that we can take a look at
> it.
>
> hope this solves your problem
> Ram
>
> >From: Matt Becker <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> >Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >Subject: Re: getParameter() help
> >Date: Tue, 16 Jan 2001 14:07:56 -0800
> >
> >Hi, Ram!
> >
> >I tried changing the name "page" to "pg" but that didn't change that
> >getParameter() returns other part of the text that's not part of the "pg"
> >variable. I thought maybe I was doing something wrong with the URL in how
> >the parameters were being passed in the GET that's being executed when
the
> >URL is clicked on. The first parameter "load" is always correct.
> >
> >The separation between values passed is the "&" symbol, right?
> >
> >I'm using Tomcat 3.2.1, JDK 1.3, and IE 5.5 on a Win98 machine.
> >
> >Thanks!
> >
> >Matt
> >
> >
> >At 01:58 PM 1/16/01, you wrote:
> >>It looks like the "page" could be a key-word and is pulling
> >>"mainservlet?cmd=load",try changing page to something like "pg" and see
if
> >>u get the same error.
> >>
> >>Ram
> >>
> >>
> >>>From: Matt Becker <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> >>>Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >>>To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >>>Subject: getParameter() help
> >>>Date: Tue, 16 Jan 2001 12:50:28 -0800
> >>>
> >>>Hi, I have a servlet which dispatches out various jsp's. Some of the
> >>>jsp's
> >>>resulting html contain links back to the servlet to fire off another
page
> >>>like this:
> >>><A HREF="mainservlet?cmd=load&page=home">HOME</A>
> >>>When I do a request.getParameter("cmd") the string I get is "cmd" which
> >>>is
> >>>right.
> >>>When I do request.getParameter("page") the string I get is
> >>>"mainservlet?cmd=load" which is not right.
> >>>Does anyone know if I'm doing something wrong with how I'm writing the
> >>>link
> >>>back to the servlet?
> >>>Thanks!
> >>>
> >>>Matt Becker
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
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