[FX.php List] Text String question

[John Funk]

I figured something like that. Thank you Steve


On 5/19/10 11:13 AM, "Steve Winter" <steve at bluecrocodile.co.nz> wrote:

> Hi John,
> 
> What's happening here is that the & is the 'break' between arguments in a URL,
> so it's being seen as a new argument starting at that point... for some
> browsers the presence of spaces may also cause an issue...
> 
> Take a look at urlencode() which will correctly translate the ampersand,
> spaces, and other nasties for you...
> 
> Cheers
> Steve
> 
> 
> On 19 May 2010, at 16:50, John Funk wrote:
> 
>> I have a text string (A $ J Widgets) that has a <&> in  the FileMaker Field.
>> When I pass this string as a http variable from one page to another, it
>> clips it off.
>> 
>> I am using this code on the first page:
>> 
>> <meta http-equiv="REFRESH" content="1;url=tradenames.php?CompanyNumber=<?php
>> echo $CompanyNumber; ?>&Pass=<?php echo $Pass; ?>&Company=<?php echo
>> $Company; ?>&CompRecID=<?php echo $CompRecID; ?>"></HEAD>
>> 
>> On the originating page <?php echo $Company; ?> holds the correct company
>> name (A $ J Widgets)
>> 
>> On the top of the next page (tradenames.php) I use:
>> $Company=$_REQUEST['Company'];
>> And it cuts off the string off at the <&> character.
>> 
>> Any help?
>> 
>> Thanks
>> John Funk
>> 
>> 
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