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2006-12-28 09:31:51 PM
delphi123
Hi,
Just a quick question regarding urlencoding. Following e.g. this link:
www.codegear.com/default.aspx
If transforming so it looks like this:
www.codegear.com/default.aspx
The server {*word*88}s? (NOTE: Above is just an example
of a website exhibiting a behavior I am curious about.)
AFAIK: I suppose it is partially because the Anchor
fragment '#' should come before the '?' ... But still... Is the
best / most compatible thing simply to drop encoding '#' ?
best regards
Thomas Schulz
 

"dk_sz" <XXXX@XXXXX.COM>writes
It is a reserved delimiter that separates the actual URL which is
transmitted to the server from the fragment that the client will use
afterwards.
In this situation, the complete URL is trying to load a page named
"default.aspx", passing it a parameter named "tabid" with a value of "103",
and then telling the browser to jump to an anchor named "Online Stores"
after the page has been loaded. The fragment that follows the '#' is not
transmitted to the web server at all. It is a client-side value that the
server cannot use. By encoding the '#' character, it and the anchor name
become part of the "tabid" value instead, which does get transmitted to the
server, which is wrong.
only time it should ever be encoded is when it actually appears inside the
path data or the query string data. If it is used as a delimiter for an
anchor name instead, then DO NOT encode it!
Gambit
 

I now find, remove and store the anchor fragment
before I URL encode the individual parameters.
After urlencode I then reattach the anchor fragment.
If I encounter links/urls in documents that use
non-encoded '#' as part of query params...
Well... Tough luck :)
best regards
Thomas Schlz