Handle # sign in url/querystring

[David C]

I have an asp.net page that sends a file name to another page for display.
However, when a file name has a # sign in it the full url is cut off at the
# sign. Below is an example of the url and the applicable code at the
receiving page. Can anyone help me as to handling this condition? Thanks.

David

url = "http://server/showdocs.aspx?doc=Test with #.doc"

Dim currurl As String = HttpContext.Current.Request.RawUrl.ToString
Dim strFile As String = ""

'Grab the full decoded url
strFile = HttpUtility.UrlDecode(currurl)

[=?Utf-8?B?YnJ1Y2UgYmFya2Vy?=]

"#"'s are not allowed in url parameters as they denote a bookmark. it should
have been encoded when the url was produced. you need to get this fixed
(should be translated to %23)

-- bruce (sqlwork.com)
"David C" wrote:

I have an asp.net page that sends a file name to another page for display.
However, when a file name has a # sign in it the full url is cut off at the
# sign. Below is an example of the url and the applicable code at the
receiving page. Can anyone help me as to handling this condition? Thanks.

David

url = "http://server/showdocs.aspx?doc=Test with #.doc"

Dim currurl As String = HttpContext.Current.Request.RawUrl.ToString
Dim strFile As String = ""

'Grab the full decoded url
strFile = HttpUtility.UrlDecode(currurl)

[Cowboy \(Gregory A. Beamer\)]

You have to URL encode many special symbols. I see you are already decoding
the URL sent.

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>I have an asp.net page that sends a file name to another page for display.
However, when a file name has a # sign in it the full url is cut off at the
# sign. Below is an example of the url and the applicable code at the
receiving page. Can anyone help me as to handling this condition? Thanks.

David

url = "http://server/showdocs.aspx?doc=Test with #.doc"

Dim currurl As String = HttpContext.Current.Request.RawUrl.ToString
Dim strFile As String = ""

'Grab the full decoded url
strFile = HttpUtility.UrlDecode(currurl)