Posted by chad.a.morris on 03/22/07 03:54

On Mar 20, 11:20 am, Erwin Moller
<since_humans_read_this_I_am_spammed_too_m...@spamyourself.com> wrote:
> chad.a.mor...@gmail.com wrote:
> > On Mar 19, 8:45 pm, Jerry Stuckle <jstuck...@attglobal.net> wrote:
> >> chad.a.mor...@gmail.com wrote:
> >> > I don't have a lot of experience using $_GET.
>
> >> > I need to know how to pass characters in using the $_GET method. The
> >> > character I'm having a problem with right now is '#', but I'm sure
> >> > there are others.
>
> >> > Could anyone give me a list of characters that need to be escaped
> >> > using $_GET, and then also how to use them?
>
> >> > Also, could you tell me if any characters simply are not allowed in a
> >> > get?
>
> >> > Example:
>
> >> > getData.php?type=edit&user=myName&item=Item#1
>
> >> > Thanks,
>
> >> > Chad
>
> >> urlencode() your parameters.
>
> >> --
> >> ==================
> >> Remove the "x" from my email address
> >> Jerry Stuckle
> >> JDS Computer Training Corp.
> >> jstuck...@attglobal.net
> >> ==================- Hide quoted text -
>
> >> - Show quoted text -
>
> > I'm trying to go from javascript (making the call) to php.
>
> > For example:
>
> > function getData()
> > {
> > var user = "user1" ;
> > var item = encodeURI( "Item #1" ) ;
> > xmlHttp.open( 'GET' , 'addData.php?user=' + user + '&item=' +
> > item ) ;
> > }
>
> > However, the encodeURI() function on the string give returns the
> > following:
>
> > Item%20#1
>
> > So, it is leaving the pound sign, which is messing me up.
>
> > Any other thoughts? Perhaps I'm not using the functions correctly?
>
> Indeed.
>
> encodeURI leaves ; / ? : @ & = + $ , # all intact.
>
> What you need in Javascript is escape(), not encodeURI().
>
> Tip: Buy a good JS book and you never fall for this kind of thing again.
> I recommend Javascript, the definitive guide, by Flanagan (O Reilly)
>
> Regards,
> Erwin Moller
>
>
>
>
>
> > Chad- Hide quoted text -
>
> - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text -
>
> - Show quoted text -

Thanks for the help Erwin and Jerry. I will definitely check out the
book you mentioned. I'm finding that the more in depth that I go, the
better off I'd be with a book.

THANKS!!

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