Truncated output from querysring variable

Hi, list. Could you please help me with this: I have the following string variable "$sql" on page1.php, which I am trying to print on page2.php. The string and link are as follows: [PAGE1.PHP] $sql="SELECT * FROM contacts WHERE u='$u' ORDER BY id DESC LIMIT 10"; print("<td><a target=frame1 href=03frame1.php?u=$u&" . "inc=updrecord_form&id=$id&sql=$sql" . "updrecord=contact>upd</a></td>\n"); [PAGE2.PHP] Now, on this page I validate the variable and try to print it like this: $sql= $_REQUEST["sql"]; print("Query: " . $sql . "Query ends here<br>"); However, the output is rendered truncated after the first word ("SELECT").This is the output: Query: SELECTQuery ends here What could be happening? TIA Alberto Brea