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SMG
Hi All,
I have created an application which is working fine and is in about to
launch, now suddenly my mgmt says there are chances that Scrip ID( a
particular id and not prim key) may have special characters like '&,*,),( or
/'

This data(field/key) I am passing this value as a querystring. e.g.

value to be passed : ABC
http://localhost/myProj/abc.aspx?ScripID=ABC
this works fine,

But when I have special characters like [ABC&D] then the value retrieved is
wrong it just retrieves ABC and not complete ID [ABC&D]
value to be passed : ABC&D
http://localhost/myProj/abc.aspx?ScripID=ABC&D

how do I overcome this, I know I can do it like we have %20 for space and
like wise for & there will be something, but this will be a major change to
my application, can I do this at one end some where in web.config or in aspx
page?

Regards,
Shailesh Gajare
Nov 19 '05
20 9393
Juan T. Llibre wrote:
Hi, Joerg.

Take a look at the result :
http://asp.net.do/test/utf-8.aspx
( Browsing it with IE6 set to use utf-8 results in the same.)

Now, look at the same code, using iso-8859-1 :
http://asp.net.do/test3/iso-8859-1.aspx
( Browsing with IE6 set to "Auto-select",
results in Western European getting selected.)

I've had numerous problems with utf-8, all of which result
in common characters in spanish not geting displayed.

Using iso-8859-1 gets rid of the problems.


I'm pretty sure that your source file's encoding is incorrect, because
in the UTF-8 version, the characters aren't even contained in the HTTP
response; the Content-Length is significantly less as well.

I also wouldn't be using XHTML for an encoding test, because a 10
minute experiment shows that both Firefox and IE aren't up to the task,
yet (or I did something very stupid).

Feel free to send me your project files and I'll investigate.

Cheers,
--
http://www.joergjooss.de
mailto:ne****** **@joergjooss.d e
Nov 19 '05 #11
I'll send you both file/web.config sets.
They are identical except for the file encoding.


Juan T. Llibre
ASP.NET MVP
http://asp.net.do/foros/
Foros de ASP.NET en Español
Ven, y hablemos de ASP.NET...
=============== =======

"Joerg Jooss" <ne********@joe rgjooss.de> wrote in message
news:xn******** ********@msnews .microsoft.com. ..
Juan T. Llibre wrote:
Hi, Joerg.

Take a look at the result :
http://asp.net.do/test/utf-8.aspx
( Browsing it with IE6 set to use utf-8 results in the same.)

Now, look at the same code, using iso-8859-1 :
http://asp.net.do/test3/iso-8859-1.aspx
( Browsing with IE6 set to "Auto-select",
results in Western European getting selected.)

I've had numerous problems with utf-8, all of which result
in common characters in spanish not geting displayed.

Using iso-8859-1 gets rid of the problems.


I'm pretty sure that your source file's encoding is incorrect, because
in the UTF-8 version, the characters aren't even contained in the HTTP
response; the Content-Length is significantly less as well.

I also wouldn't be using XHTML for an encoding test, because a 10
minute experiment shows that both Firefox and IE aren't up to the task,
yet (or I did something very stupid).

Feel free to send me your project files and I'll investigate.

Cheers,
--
http://www.joergjooss.de
mailto:ne****** **@joergjooss.d e

Nov 19 '05 #12
SMG
I am waiting for you......

"Juan T. Llibre" <no***********@ nowhere.com> wrote in message
news:OA******** *****@TK2MSFTNG P12.phx.gbl...
I'll send you both file/web.config sets.
They are identical except for the file encoding.


Juan T. Llibre
ASP.NET MVP
http://asp.net.do/foros/
Foros de ASP.NET en Español
Ven, y hablemos de ASP.NET...
=============== =======

"Joerg Jooss" <ne********@joe rgjooss.de> wrote in message
news:xn******** ********@msnews .microsoft.com. ..
Juan T. Llibre wrote:
Hi, Joerg.

Take a look at the result :
http://asp.net.do/test/utf-8.aspx
( Browsing it with IE6 set to use utf-8 results in the same.)

Now, look at the same code, using iso-8859-1 :
http://asp.net.do/test3/iso-8859-1.aspx
( Browsing with IE6 set to "Auto-select",
results in Western European getting selected.)

I've had numerous problems with utf-8, all of which result
in common characters in spanish not geting displayed.

Using iso-8859-1 gets rid of the problems.


I'm pretty sure that your source file's encoding is incorrect, because
in the UTF-8 version, the characters aren't even contained in the HTTP
response; the Content-Length is significantly less as well.

I also wouldn't be using XHTML for an encoding test, because a 10
minute experiment shows that both Firefox and IE aren't up to the task,
yet (or I did something very stupid).

Feel free to send me your project files and I'll investigate.

Cheers,
--
http://www.joergjooss.de
mailto:ne****** **@joergjooss.d e

Nov 19 '05 #13
I mailed them last night at 7 to joergjooss.de ( the news-reply alias ).

I haven't received a notice of refusal or problem.

Check your spam strap and/or attachment filter
and let me know if I should resend to the same
or to a different address.


Juan T. Llibre
ASP.NET MVP
http://asp.net.do/foros/
Foros de ASP.NET en Español
Ven, y hablemos de ASP.NET...
=============== =======

"SMG" <SM*@nodmain.co m> wrote in message news:u1******** ******@tk2msftn gp13.phx.gbl...
I am waiting for you......

"Juan T. Llibre" <no***********@ nowhere.com> wrote in message
news:OA******** *****@TK2MSFTNG P12.phx.gbl...
I'll send you both file/web.config sets.
They are identical except for the file encoding.


Juan T. Llibre
ASP.NET MVP
http://asp.net.do/foros/
Foros de ASP.NET en Español
Ven, y hablemos de ASP.NET...
=============== =======

"Joerg Jooss" <ne********@joe rgjooss.de> wrote in message
news:xn******** ********@msnews .microsoft.com. ..
Juan T. Llibre wrote:
Hi, Joerg.

Take a look at the result :
http://asp.net.do/test/utf-8.aspx
( Browsing it with IE6 set to use utf-8 results in the same.)

Now, look at the same code, using iso-8859-1 :
http://asp.net.do/test3/iso-8859-1.aspx
( Browsing with IE6 set to "Auto-select",
results in Western European getting selected.)

I've had numerous problems with utf-8, all of which result
in common characters in spanish not geting displayed.

Using iso-8859-1 gets rid of the problems.


I'm pretty sure that your source file's encoding is incorrect, because
in the UTF-8 version, the characters aren't even contained in the HTTP
response; the Content-Length is significantly less as well.

I also wouldn't be using XHTML for an encoding test, because a 10
minute experiment shows that both Firefox and IE aren't up to the task,
yet (or I did something very stupid).

Feel free to send me your project files and I'll investigate.

Cheers,
--
http://www.joergjooss.de
mailto:ne****** **@joergjooss.d e


Nov 19 '05 #14
Sorry for the previous message.

SMG, if you think I will individually mail sets of files
to everybody who reads this newsgroup, especially
someone with a fake address, either you're nuts,
or your sense of humor is rusty.

Thanks for wasting my time.

Juan T. Llibre
ASP.NET MVP
http://asp.net.do/foros/
Foros de ASP.NET en Español
Ven, y hablemos de ASP.NET...
=============== =======

"SMG" <SM*@nodmain.co m> wrote in message news:u1******** ******@tk2msftn gp13.phx.gbl...
I am waiting for you......

"Juan T. Llibre" <no***********@ nowhere.com> wrote in message
news:OA******** *****@TK2MSFTNG P12.phx.gbl...
I'll send you both file/web.config sets.
They are identical except for the file encoding.


Juan T. Llibre
ASP.NET MVP
http://asp.net.do/foros/
Foros de ASP.NET en Español
Ven, y hablemos de ASP.NET...
=============== =======

"Joerg Jooss" <ne********@joe rgjooss.de> wrote in message
news:xn******** ********@msnews .microsoft.com. ..
Juan T. Llibre wrote:
Hi, Joerg.

Take a look at the result :
http://asp.net.do/test/utf-8.aspx
( Browsing it with IE6 set to use utf-8 results in the same.)

Now, look at the same code, using iso-8859-1 :
http://asp.net.do/test3/iso-8859-1.aspx
( Browsing with IE6 set to "Auto-select",
results in Western European getting selected.)

I've had numerous problems with utf-8, all of which result
in common characters in spanish not geting displayed.

Using iso-8859-1 gets rid of the problems.


I'm pretty sure that your source file's encoding is incorrect, because
in the UTF-8 version, the characters aren't even contained in the HTTP
response; the Content-Length is significantly less as well.

I also wouldn't be using XHTML for an encoding test, because a 10
minute experiment shows that both Firefox and IE aren't up to the task,
yet (or I did something very stupid).

Feel free to send me your project files and I'll investigate.

Cheers,
--
http://www.joergjooss.de
mailto:ne****** **@joergjooss.d e


Nov 19 '05 #15
Juan T. Llibre wrote:
I mailed them last night at 7 to joergjooss.de ( the news-reply alias
).


Note that do I have a real job and am not being paid by MS for one hour
response times ;-) ;-)

I'll reply by mail, and we'll post the solution once we're there.

Cheers,
--
http://www.joergjooss.de
mailto:ne****** **@joergjooss.d e
Nov 19 '05 #16
heh, heh...

I actually was posting to somebody else's
idea of a joke, by mistake, and not to you.

I'll be looking forward to getting this puzzle solved.

;-)

Juan T. Llibre
ASP.NET MVP
http://asp.net.do/foros/
Foros de ASP.NET en Español
Ven, y hablemos de ASP.NET...
=============== =======

"Joerg Jooss" <ne********@joe rgjooss.de> wrote in message
news:xn******** ********@msnews .microsoft.com. ..
Juan T. Llibre wrote:
I mailed them last night at 7 to joergjooss.de ( the news-reply alias
).


Note that do I have a real job and am not being paid by MS for one hour
response times ;-) ;-)

I'll reply by mail, and we'll post the solution once we're there.

Cheers,
--
http://www.joergjooss.de
mailto:ne****** **@joergjooss.d e

Nov 19 '05 #17
Juan T. Llibre wrote:
heh, heh...

I actually was posting to somebody else's
idea of a joke, by mistake, and not to you.


Sure, but I still felt inclined to respond ;-)

Mail has been sent.

Cheers,
--
http://www.joergjooss.de
mailto:ne****** **@joergjooss.d e
Nov 19 '05 #18
SMG
Na m Not,
I thot you will post the solution over here..my thinking is going mad...
Anyways, you can mail me solution at ga***@iitiim.co m
thanks... I need solution urgently, please send it ASAP :-)
when going gets tough, Tough gets going...... :-)
Shailesh G

"Juan T. Llibre" <no***********@ nowhere.com> wrote in message
news:eL******** ******@TK2MSFTN GP15.phx.gbl...
Sorry for the previous message.

SMG, if you think I will individually mail sets of files
to everybody who reads this newsgroup, especially
someone with a fake address, either you're nuts,
or your sense of humor is rusty.

Thanks for wasting my time.

Juan T. Llibre
ASP.NET MVP
http://asp.net.do/foros/
Foros de ASP.NET en Español
Ven, y hablemos de ASP.NET...
=============== =======

"SMG" <SM*@nodmain.co m> wrote in message
news:u1******** ******@tk2msftn gp13.phx.gbl...
I am waiting for you......

"Juan T. Llibre" <no***********@ nowhere.com> wrote in message
news:OA******** *****@TK2MSFTNG P12.phx.gbl...
I'll send you both file/web.config sets.
They are identical except for the file encoding.


Juan T. Llibre
ASP.NET MVP
http://asp.net.do/foros/
Foros de ASP.NET en Español
Ven, y hablemos de ASP.NET...
=============== =======

"Joerg Jooss" <ne********@joe rgjooss.de> wrote in message
news:xn******** ********@msnews .microsoft.com. ..
Juan T. Llibre wrote:
Hi, Joerg.

Take a look at the result :
http://asp.net.do/test/utf-8.aspx
( Browsing it with IE6 set to use utf-8 results in the same.)

Now, look at the same code, using iso-8859-1 :
http://asp.net.do/test3/iso-8859-1.aspx
( Browsing with IE6 set to "Auto-select",
results in Western European getting selected.)

I've had numerous problems with utf-8, all of which result
in common characters in spanish not geting displayed.

Using iso-8859-1 gets rid of the problems.


I'm pretty sure that your source file's encoding is incorrect, because
in the UTF-8 version, the characters aren't even contained in the HTTP
response; the Content-Length is significantly less as well.

I also wouldn't be using XHTML for an encoding test, because a 10
minute experiment shows that both Firefox and IE aren't up to the task,
yet (or I did something very stupid).

Feel free to send me your project files and I'll investigate.

Cheers,
--
http://www.joergjooss.de
mailto:ne****** **@joergjooss.d e


Nov 19 '05 #19
Joerg and I are working on a solution offline.

We are very close to a solution right now.
As soon as we have one, we'll post it here.

Juan T. Llibre
ASP.NET MVP
http://asp.net.do/foros/
Foros de ASP.NET en Español
Ven, y hablemos de ASP.NET...
=============== =======

"SMG" <SM*@nodmain.co m> wrote in message news:%2******** **********@TK2M SFTNGP14.phx.gb l...
Na m Not,
I thot you will post the solution over here..my thinking is going mad...
Anyways, you can mail me solution at ga***@iitiim.co m
thanks... I need solution urgently, please send it ASAP :-)
when going gets tough, Tough gets going...... :-)
Shailesh G

"Juan T. Llibre" <no***********@ nowhere.com> wrote in message
news:eL******** ******@TK2MSFTN GP15.phx.gbl...
Sorry for the previous message.

SMG, if you think I will individually mail sets of files
to everybody who reads this newsgroup, especially
someone with a fake address, either you're nuts,
or your sense of humor is rusty.

Thanks for wasting my time.

Juan T. Llibre
ASP.NET MVP
http://asp.net.do/foros/
Foros de ASP.NET en Español
Ven, y hablemos de ASP.NET...
=============== =======

"SMG" <SM*@nodmain.co m> wrote in message
news:u1******** ******@tk2msftn gp13.phx.gbl...
I am waiting for you......

"Juan T. Llibre" <no***********@ nowhere.com> wrote in message
news:OA******** *****@TK2MSFTNG P12.phx.gbl...
I'll send you both file/web.config sets.
They are identical except for the file encoding.


Juan T. Llibre
ASP.NET MVP
http://asp.net.do/foros/
Foros de ASP.NET en Español
Ven, y hablemos de ASP.NET...
=============== =======

"Joerg Jooss" <ne********@joe rgjooss.de> wrote in message
news:xn******** ********@msnews .microsoft.com. ..
Juan T. Llibre wrote:

Hi, Joerg.

Take a look at the result :
http://asp.net.do/test/utf-8.aspx
( Browsing it with IE6 set to use utf-8 results in the same.)

Now, look at the same code, using iso-8859-1 :
http://asp.net.do/test3/iso-8859-1.aspx
( Browsing with IE6 set to "Auto-select",
results in Western European getting selected.)

I've had numerous problems with utf-8, all of which result
in common characters in spanish not geting displayed.

Using iso-8859-1 gets rid of the problems.

I'm pretty sure that your source file's encoding is incorrect, because
in the UTF-8 version, the characters aren't even contained in the HTTP
response; the Content-Length is significantly less as well.

I also wouldn't be using XHTML for an encoding test, because a 10
minute experiment shows that both Firefox and IE aren't up to the task,
yet (or I did something very stupid).

Feel free to send me your project files and I'll investigate.

Cheers,
--
http://www.joergjooss.de
mailto:ne****** **@joergjooss.d e



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