>>>>> "Paul" == Paul Campbell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
Paul> <a href="helpdesk.cgi?action=test_modify&name=$unique_id">
>>
>> That's illegal HTML. You need "&" encoded as "&" there.
Paul> If I was trying to *display* the ampersand in the browser then yes.
Paul> In this instance it is part of a URL, which isn't 'displayed' and
Paul> doesn't get interpreted the same way.
Sure it does. HTML entities are required *for attributes* as well as
plain text.
Paul> For example:
Paul> <p>
Paul> <a href="http://www.somewhere.com/script?page=2&mode=examples";>
Paul> Page 2 & examples
Paul> </a>
Paul> </p>
You're getting the benefit of error-correction.
Try that again setting the variable "copy" to "3".
Or "amp" to 7.
Don't abuse the error correction. Just *code it right*.
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