There is no difference. Anything prefixed by a "%" is to be interpreted as
a prefix to a hex representation of an ascii character. So, %20 would be a
space. Spaces also have the inherent shortcut of "+". So, either one is
correct and either one will work.
Regards,
Howie Hamlin
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----- Original Message -----
From: PC <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Friday, August 04, 2000 12:42 PM
Subject: OT: Confusion about URL/FORM encoding ... "+" vs "%20"
> I am trying to resolve some confusion I have about encoding spaces in
> URLs --
>
> Can somebody shed light on the difference between
>
> %20
>
>
> and
>
> +
>
> If one uses a search FORM it appears that the browser translates to "+"
any
> spaces from a text control ... but if one constructs a url with a variable
> such as ...index.cfm?desc=#description# the spaces in #description# are
> translated into %20's...
>
> If I am constructing a URL programatically to speak to a cgi -- should I
> encode with +'s or %20's ?
>
> TIA!!
>
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