Re: CGI : How to put an "&" into a GET-parameter

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Re^2: CGI : How to put an "&" into a GET-parameter by diotalevi (Canon) on Jan 28, 2003 at 01:32 UTC
HTML encoding is different than URI encoding. Ampersand for HTML is & or &. Ampersand for URIs using ASCII encoding is %26. Seeking Green geeks in Minnesota	[reply]
•Re: Re^2: CGI : How to put an "&" into a GET-parameter by merlyn (Sage) on Jan 28, 2003 at 16:06 UTC
And you need both for a URL appearing in HTML! -- Randal L. Schwartz, Perl hacker Be sure to read my standard disclaimer if this is a reply.	[reply]
Re: Re: CGI : How to put an "&" into a GET-parameter by bart (Canon) on Jan 28, 2003 at 14:05 UTC
So use escape(), from CGI::Util. It comes with, and is also imported into CGI.pm. You can use it as a function, or as a class/object method: `$escaped = CGI::escape($string); $escaped = CGI->escape($string); $escaped = $cgi->escape($string); # if $cgi is your CGI object` [download]	[reply] [d/l]
Re^2: CGI : How to put an "&" into a GET-parameter by Aristotle (Chancellor) on Jan 28, 2003 at 01:56 UTC
No, he wants to put them in a URL, not on a HTML page. Upd.: doh.. I should refresh before replying. Makeshifts last the longest.	[reply]