losing characters passing a string in ASP passing

[1qaz2wsx]

Hello reader,

On my site i pass variables from one page to another, this is no problem. But when i'll get a string with a + or & sign for example this NE SO 1.1 + 1.2 string I will lose the + sign when I'll pass it from one page to another. I will get NE SO 1.1 1.2 this result when I'll pass it from one page to another. Even if I do this with the following simple code I will get the same result:
FILE : SENDING.ASP

<%
    name2 = "NE SO 1.1 + 1.2"
%> 
<a href="t3.asp?name=<%=name2%>" target="frameInfo" > link</a> 

FILE : GETTING.ASP

<%
    gotname = request.querystring("name")
%>

also then I will lose the + sign and will end with this result:
NE SO 1.1 1.2

Can someone give me a hind to avoid losing these signs?!

[Krandor]

If I understand your question correctly, you are passing those values through a query and you are losing those two chracters in the process.

I don't know about the + sign but the & is used in parts of the query to designate the next variable so you are confusing it when it is part of the data.

If you are sending the query to another of your pages, you could use session variables with the whole text instead. If not, you will have to remove the offending characters before you send the query.

[jhardman]

Those are both protected characters in querystrings. You can either use <%=server.urlEncode(name2)%> (this should work, but I think I have seen some bugs or holes in the implementation) or you can send them as form inputs instead. I could help you code that if you would like.

Jared