Spaces in URL not converted to %20

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chairleg

Hi,

I'm using Windows XP with IE 6 SP2. When I hover my mouse over a URL
with spaces in, the spaces are not converted to %20 with the result
that I get a "page cannot be displayed" error message when I click on
the URL. Is there some DDE, IE or registry setting that I need to set
to automatically convert these spaces to %20?

Thanks,

O.
 
Hi,

I'm using Windows XP with IE 6 SP2. When I hover my mouse over a URL
with spaces in, the spaces are not converted to %20 with the result
that I get a "page cannot be displayed" error message when I click on
the URL. Is there some DDE, IE or registry setting that I need to set
to automatically convert these spaces to %20?
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Where are these URLs coming from? They should have been converted by
whatever created them in them the first place.

Dan
 
When I look in the source code the html reads:

<a href="file:///c:/test%20pages/a%20test%20page.htm"><font
face="arial" color="#FFFFFF" size="5">Test</font></a>

I could just take the spaces out of the directory name and the filename
but now it's bugging me as to why this happening. Any ideas anybody?
 
When I look in the source code the html reads:

<a href="file:///c:/test%20pages/a%20test%20page.htm"><font
face="arial" color="#FFFFFF" size="5">Test</font></a>

I could just take the spaces out of the directory name and the filename
but now it's bugging me as to why this happening. Any ideas anybody?
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I think it's happening because you're pointing to a file on your own hard
drive that has spaces in the path, and the address bar shows you the actual
location on your hard disk due to the integration between Internet Explorer
and Windows.

Dan
 
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