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Posted to user@struts.apache.org by Neil Aggarwal <ne...@JAMMConsulting.com> on 2005/07/26 09:01:28 UTC
Force URLEncoder to use %20 instead of + for spaces
Hello:
When I encode the name of an image file to place into a URL, I use this
code:
URLEncoder.encode(imageName,"UTF-8")
This gives me image names with spaces replaced by + signs which IE does not
like.
If I change the spaces to %20, the URL works perfectly in IE.
For example, if my image name is Ping G2 Driver.gif, URLEncoder gives me
this URL:
<http://dev.rentclubs.com/~maryanne/images/clubs/Driver/Ping+G2+Driver.gif>
http://dev.rentclubs.com/~maryanne/images/clubs/Driver/Ping+G2+Driver.gif
If I try to load this URL in IE, it gives me a 404 error.
If I use the exact same url with %20, it works just fine:
<http://dev.rentclubs.com/~maryanne/images/clubs/Driver/Ping%20G2%20Driver.g
if>
http://dev.rentclubs.com/~maryanne/images/clubs/Driver/Ping%20G2%20Driver.gi
f
I thought + and %20 were both acceptable for spaces in a URL, but apparently
IE does not like the plus signs.
Is there a way to force URLEncoder to use %20 instead of + signs?
Thanks,
Neil
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Re: [OT] Force URLEncoder to use %20 instead of + for spaces
Posted by Laurie Harper <la...@holoweb.net>.
Interestingly, I found the same problem occurs with Firefox on the Mac, so
this isn't an IE thing. I'll have to investigate why it's a problem, but
I'm glad you found a solution.
L.
Neil Aggarwal wrote:
> Laurie:
>
> FYI, I got a response from someone on comp.lang.java.programmer.
> They suggested using the java.net.URI class.
> I tried it and it works perfectly.
>
> Thanks,
> Neil
>
>
> --
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>
>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: Neil Aggarwal [mailto:neil@jammconsulting.com]
>>Sent: Tuesday, July 26, 2005 9:38 PM
>>To: 'Struts Users Mailing List'
>>Subject: RE: [OT] Force URLEncoder to use %20 instead of + for spaces
>>
>>
>>Laurie:
>>
>>Did you try these two URLs I put in my email?
>>
>>Why does this fail:
>>http://dev.rentclubs.com/~maryanne/images/clubs/Driver/Ping+G2
>>+Driver.gif
>>
>>and this one work:
>>http://dev.rentclubs.com/~maryanne/images/clubs/Driver/Ping%20
>>G2%20Driver.gi
>>f
>>
>>Any ideas?
>>
>>Thanks,
>> Neil
>>
>>--
>>Neil Aggarwal, JAMM Consulting, (214) 986-3533, www.JAMMConsulting.com
>>FREE! Valuable info on how your business can reduce operating costs by
>>17% or more in 6 months or less! http://newsletter.JAMMConsulting.com
>>
>>
>>>-----Original Message-----
>>>From: news [mailto:news@sea.gmane.org] On Behalf Of Laurie Harper
>>>Sent: Tuesday, July 26, 2005 5:12 PM
>>>To: user@struts.apache.org
>>>Subject: Re: [OT] Force URLEncoder to use %20 instead of +
>>
>>for spaces
>>
>>>
>>>Neil Aggarwal wrote:
>>>
>>>>Hello:
>>>>
>>>>When I encode the name of an image file to place into a
>>>
>>>URL, I use this
>>>
>>>>code:
>>>>
>>>>URLEncoder.encode(imageName,"UTF-8")
>>>>
>>>>This gives me image names with spaces replaced by + signs
>>>
>>>which IE does not
>>>
>>>>like.
>>>>
>>>>If I change the spaces to %20, the URL works perfectly in IE.
>>>>
>>>>For example, if my image name is Ping G2 Driver.gif,
>>>
>>>URLEncoder gives me
>>>
>>>>this URL:
>>>>
>>>
>>><http://dev.rentclubs.com/~maryanne/images/clubs/Driver/Ping+G
>>>2+Driver.gif>
>>>
>>>http://dev.rentclubs.com/~maryanne/images/clubs/Driver/Ping+G2
>>
>>+Driver.gif
>>
>>>If I try to load this URL in IE, it gives me a 404 error.
>>>
>>>If I use the exact same url with %20, it works just fine:
>>>
>>>
>>
>><http://dev.rentclubs.com/~maryanne/images/clubs/Driver/Ping%2
>>0G2%20Driver.g
>>
>>>if>
>>>
>>http://dev.rentclubs.com/~maryanne/images/clubs/Driver/Ping%20
>>G2%20Driver.gi
>>
>>>f
>>>
>>>I thought + and %20 were both acceptable for spaces in a URL, but
>>
>>apparently
>>
>>>IE does not like the plus signs.
>>>
>>>Is there a way to force URLEncoder to use %20 instead of + signs?
>>
>>Nope. '+' is canonical and should work fine. What encoding
>>are you sending
>>your pages with? That's the only thing I can think of that
>>might make a
>>difference.
>>
>>L.
>>--
>>Laurie, Open Source advocate, Java geek and novice blogger:
>>http://www.holoweb.net/laurie
>>
>>
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RE: [OT] Force URLEncoder to use %20 instead of + for spaces
Posted by Neil Aggarwal <ne...@JAMMConsulting.com>.
Laurie:
FYI, I got a response from someone on comp.lang.java.programmer.
They suggested using the java.net.URI class.
I tried it and it works perfectly.
Thanks,
Neil
--
Neil Aggarwal, JAMM Consulting, (214) 986-3533, www.JAMMConsulting.com
FREE! Valuable info on how your business can reduce operating costs by
17% or more in 6 months or less! http://newsletter.JAMMConsulting.com
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Neil Aggarwal [mailto:neil@jammconsulting.com]
> Sent: Tuesday, July 26, 2005 9:38 PM
> To: 'Struts Users Mailing List'
> Subject: RE: [OT] Force URLEncoder to use %20 instead of + for spaces
>
>
> Laurie:
>
> Did you try these two URLs I put in my email?
>
> Why does this fail:
> http://dev.rentclubs.com/~maryanne/images/clubs/Driver/Ping+G2
> +Driver.gif
>
> and this one work:
> http://dev.rentclubs.com/~maryanne/images/clubs/Driver/Ping%20
> G2%20Driver.gi
> f
>
> Any ideas?
>
> Thanks,
> Neil
>
> --
> Neil Aggarwal, JAMM Consulting, (214) 986-3533, www.JAMMConsulting.com
> FREE! Valuable info on how your business can reduce operating costs by
> 17% or more in 6 months or less! http://newsletter.JAMMConsulting.com
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: news [mailto:news@sea.gmane.org] On Behalf Of Laurie Harper
> > Sent: Tuesday, July 26, 2005 5:12 PM
> > To: user@struts.apache.org
> > Subject: Re: [OT] Force URLEncoder to use %20 instead of +
> for spaces
> >
> >
> > Neil Aggarwal wrote:
> > > Hello:
> > >
> > > When I encode the name of an image file to place into a
> > URL, I use this
> > > code:
> > >
> > > URLEncoder.encode(imageName,"UTF-8")
> > >
> > > This gives me image names with spaces replaced by + signs
> > which IE does not
> > > like.
> > >
> > > If I change the spaces to %20, the URL works perfectly in IE.
> > >
> > > For example, if my image name is Ping G2 Driver.gif,
> > URLEncoder gives me
> > > this URL:
> > >
> > <http://dev.rentclubs.com/~maryanne/images/clubs/Driver/Ping+G
> > 2+Driver.gif>
> > >
> > http://dev.rentclubs.com/~maryanne/images/clubs/Driver/Ping+G2
> +Driver.gif
> >
> > If I try to load this URL in IE, it gives me a 404 error.
> >
> > If I use the exact same url with %20, it works just fine:
> >
> >
> <http://dev.rentclubs.com/~maryanne/images/clubs/Driver/Ping%2
> 0G2%20Driver.g
> > if>
> >
> http://dev.rentclubs.com/~maryanne/images/clubs/Driver/Ping%20
> G2%20Driver.gi
> > f
> >
> > I thought + and %20 were both acceptable for spaces in a URL, but
> apparently
> > IE does not like the plus signs.
> >
> > Is there a way to force URLEncoder to use %20 instead of + signs?
>
> Nope. '+' is canonical and should work fine. What encoding
> are you sending
> your pages with? That's the only thing I can think of that
> might make a
> difference.
>
> L.
> --
> Laurie, Open Source advocate, Java geek and novice blogger:
> http://www.holoweb.net/laurie
>
>
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RE: [OT] Force URLEncoder to use %20 instead of + for spaces
Posted by Neil Aggarwal <ne...@JAMMConsulting.com>.
Laurie:
Did you try these two URLs I put in my email?
Why does this fail:
http://dev.rentclubs.com/~maryanne/images/clubs/Driver/Ping+G2+Driver.gif
and this one work:
http://dev.rentclubs.com/~maryanne/images/clubs/Driver/Ping%20G2%20Driver.gi
f
Any ideas?
Thanks,
Neil
--
Neil Aggarwal, JAMM Consulting, (214) 986-3533, www.JAMMConsulting.com
FREE! Valuable info on how your business can reduce operating costs by
17% or more in 6 months or less! http://newsletter.JAMMConsulting.com
> -----Original Message-----
> From: news [mailto:news@sea.gmane.org] On Behalf Of Laurie Harper
> Sent: Tuesday, July 26, 2005 5:12 PM
> To: user@struts.apache.org
> Subject: Re: [OT] Force URLEncoder to use %20 instead of + for spaces
>
>
> Neil Aggarwal wrote:
> > Hello:
> >
> > When I encode the name of an image file to place into a
> URL, I use this
> > code:
> >
> > URLEncoder.encode(imageName,"UTF-8")
> >
> > This gives me image names with spaces replaced by + signs
> which IE does not
> > like.
> >
> > If I change the spaces to %20, the URL works perfectly in IE.
> >
> > For example, if my image name is Ping G2 Driver.gif,
> URLEncoder gives me
> > this URL:
> >
> <http://dev.rentclubs.com/~maryanne/images/clubs/Driver/Ping+G
> 2+Driver.gif>
> >
> http://dev.rentclubs.com/~maryanne/images/clubs/Driver/Ping+G2
+Driver.gif
>
> If I try to load this URL in IE, it gives me a 404 error.
>
> If I use the exact same url with %20, it works just fine:
>
>
<http://dev.rentclubs.com/~maryanne/images/clubs/Driver/Ping%20G2%20Driver.g
> if>
>
http://dev.rentclubs.com/~maryanne/images/clubs/Driver/Ping%20G2%20Driver.gi
> f
>
> I thought + and %20 were both acceptable for spaces in a URL, but
apparently
> IE does not like the plus signs.
>
> Is there a way to force URLEncoder to use %20 instead of + signs?
Nope. '+' is canonical and should work fine. What encoding are you sending
your pages with? That's the only thing I can think of that might make a
difference.
L.
--
Laurie, Open Source advocate, Java geek and novice blogger:
http://www.holoweb.net/laurie
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Re: [OT] Force URLEncoder to use %20 instead of + for spaces
Posted by Laurie Harper <la...@holoweb.net>.
Neil Aggarwal wrote:
> Hello:
>
> When I encode the name of an image file to place into a URL, I use this
> code:
>
> URLEncoder.encode(imageName,"UTF-8")
>
> This gives me image names with spaces replaced by + signs which IE does not
> like.
>
> If I change the spaces to %20, the URL works perfectly in IE.
>
> For example, if my image name is Ping G2 Driver.gif, URLEncoder gives me
> this URL:
> <http://dev.rentclubs.com/~maryanne/images/clubs/Driver/Ping+G2+Driver.gif>
> http://dev.rentclubs.com/~maryanne/images/clubs/Driver/Ping+G2+Driver.gif
>
> If I try to load this URL in IE, it gives me a 404 error.
>
> If I use the exact same url with %20, it works just fine:
>
> <http://dev.rentclubs.com/~maryanne/images/clubs/Driver/Ping%20G2%20Driver.g
> if>
> http://dev.rentclubs.com/~maryanne/images/clubs/Driver/Ping%20G2%20Driver.gi
> f
>
> I thought + and %20 were both acceptable for spaces in a URL, but apparently
> IE does not like the plus signs.
>
> Is there a way to force URLEncoder to use %20 instead of + signs?
Nope. '+' is canonical and should work fine. What encoding are you sending
your pages with? That's the only thing I can think of that might make a
difference.
L.
--
Laurie, Open Source advocate, Java geek and novice blogger:
http://www.holoweb.net/laurie
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