Insert URL Encoding

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Re: Insert URL Encoding by arturo (Vicar) on Jan 26, 2001 at 22:25 UTC
Yes, and it's called `CGI::escape`. I don't think it's exported in any of the standard sets (:html3, :standard, etc. -- I think it's mostly for internal use; you can check this if you know enough Perl and look at the source for CGI.pm on your system) but you might be able to access it if you're using the OO interface: `my $q = CGI->new(); # stuff $string = $q->escape($string);` [download] -- but that could be dangerous, you'd have to look at the source and see whether `escape` is designed as a method or not -- or, of course, by using its full name: `use CGI; # stuff $string= CGI::escape($string);` [download] I know the last one works, so that's usually what I use. HTH Philosophy can be made out of anything. Or less -- Jerry A. Fodor	[reply] [d/l] [select]
Re: Insert URL Encoding by tune (Curate) on Jan 26, 2001 at 22:25 UTC
You can use URI::Escape too! Update: where is CGI::escape documented? I can't find it in "man CGI"... -- tune	[reply]
another way... by howard40 (Beadle) on Jan 27, 2001 at 07:51 UTC
the excellent module CGI::Enurl; will also accomplish such a task.	[reply]
Re: Insert URL Encoding by Gibble (Novice) on Jan 26, 2001 at 22:25 UTC
Never mind I figured it out right away! I used the escape() function! Why didn't I think of that sooner?	[reply]
Re: Re: Insert URL Encoding by arturo (Vicar) on Jan 26, 2001 at 22:34 UTC
I don't think it's documented via `perldoc` (at least I don't remember having seen any for it); that's why I guess it was designed for internal use. I heard someone mention it once, but I don't know how you'd discover it was there except by "using the source, Luke" =) It sure beats having to import `URI::Escape` as well as `CGI` =) Philosophy can be made out of anything. Or less -- Jerry A. Fodor	[reply] [d/l] [select]
Re: Insert URL Encoding by jeroenes (Priest) on Jan 27, 2001 at 13:18 UTC
Instead of escaping, you could also consider packing your parameters using CGIpack. That results in a encoded string that doesn't have to be escaped. Jeroen "We are not alone"(FZ)	[reply]