Ampersand - Querystring Ugh!

**timmoser** · Apr 29, 2005 13:25

I am trying to pass a variable in the URL to a popup window. One of the variables in the URL has a value of S&CSB. Whenever I try to get at this variable it returns only "S". I did URL encode the "&" ampersand (%26) and (&amp

and (S%26amp%3B), so I don't get why it's not working. Looks to me like ASP Request.Querystring is parsing from the ampersand on. I put the code below.

Thanks for your thoughts!

Code:

<%@ Language=VBScript %>
<html>
<head>
<meta name="GENERATOR" Content="Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 7.1">
<script language=javascript>
 var curPopupWindow = null;
 function openPopupFocus(url, name, pWidth, pHeight, features, snapToLastMousePosition, closeOnLoseFocus) {
  alert(url)
	closePopup();
	if (snapToLastMousePosition) {
		if (lastMouseX - pWidth < 0) {
			lastMouseX = pWidth;
		}
		if (lastMouseY + pHeight > screen.height) {
			lastMouseY -= (lastMouseY + pHeight + 50) - screen.height;
		}
		lastMouseX -= pWidth;
		lastMouseY += 10;
		features += ",screenX=" + lastMouseX + ",left=" + lastMouseX + ",screenY=" + lastMouseY + ",top=" + lastMouseY;
	}
	if (closeOnLoseFocus) {
		curPopupWindow = window.open(url, name, features, false);
		curPopupWindow.focus ();
	} else {
		// assign the open window to a dummy var so when closePopup() is called it won't be assigned to curPopupWindow
		win = window.open(url, name, features, false);
		win.focus ();
	}
}
function closePopup() {
	if (curPopupWindow != null) {
		if (!curPopupWindow.closed) {
			curPopupWindow.close();
		}
		curPopupWindow = null;
	}
}
 
</script>
<script language=JavaScript RUNAT=SERVER>
// This function decodes the any string
// that's been encoded using URL encoding technique
function URLDecode(psEncodeString) 
{
  return unescape(psEncodeString); 
}
</script>
</head>
<body>
<br><br>
This page CLEAN popup...
<br>
<%Response.Write("subgroup= " & URLDecode(Request.Querystring("subgroup")))%>
<br>
<a href="javascript:openPopupFocus('SalesTest.asp?countrycode=01&subgroup=S%26CSB&currencycode=01');">Test %26</a><br><br>
<a href="javascript:openPopupFocus('SalesTest.asp?countrycode=01&subgroup=S%26amp%3BCSB&currencycode=01')">Test %26amp%3B</a><br><br>
<a href="javascript:openPopupFocus('SalesTest.asp?countrycode=01&subgroup=S&amp;CSB&currencycode=01');">Test &amp;</a><br><br>
<a href="javascript:openPopupFocus('SalesTest.asp?countrycode=01&subgroup=S%26CSB&currencycode=01');">Test %26</a><br><br>
<a href="javascript:openPopupFocus('SalesTest.asp?countrycode=01&subgroup=S&CSB&currencycode=01')">Test amp;</a><br><br>
<br><br><br><br>

**gRoberts** · Apr 29, 2005 15:25

i had this problem recently when using an asp frame, and trying to show a webpage that contained querystrings.

I had to change them:

ie. http://www.domain.com/frame.asp?prel...ah&blah1=blah1

to

http://www.domain.com/frame.asp?preload=1&location=http://www.domain.com/page.asp|blah=blah||blah1=blah1

then use

replace(request.querystring("location"),"|","?")
replace(request.querystring("location"),"||","&")

Which then worked because it wouldn't parse the |'s as asp coding, so when it came to the frame opening it up, as we have used replace to change these after the page has been parsed.

So when your pop up is called, it will see what you require, but before hand it will only see | and || or what ever you choose as the replacements.

Cheers

Gav

**Markdidj** · Apr 29, 2005 22:19

Originally Posted by gRoberts

replace(request.querystring("location"),"|","?")
replace(request.querystring("location"),"||","&")

wrong way round

the first will replace both "||" that is required for the second.

Code:

replace(request.querystring("location"),"||","&")
replace(request.querystring("location"),"|","?")

**gRoberts** · Apr 30, 2005 00:21

True, thanks for pointing out the mistake.

Gav

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