Re: $_GET['sort'] & argument separator

What happens if you use a non-breaking html space instead? I.e Eval&nbsp# HTH Nick On Monday 28 Jul 2003 9:06 am, Ow Mun Heng wrote: > Hi, > > I have this problem, which could easily be solved through a name > change but I would like to learn more. > > There's a table set up from a MySQL query like this > > row1) Eval # Title # Heads My Findings > row2) P1000 Title1 6 This is my findings > row3) P1223 Eg 2 3 2nd findings > > row1 is the header columns, the title names are derived from sql statement > executed as SELECT eval_no as "Eval #" etc.. > > row1 is also set up such that if the user clicks the link, it will trigger > a SQL comand to sort it. > > The problem here is the '#' sign/key. spaces are no problem. the > $_GET['sort'] is not able to get the whole field, as such "Eval #" can only > be recognised as "Eval" and thus sql is not able to sort it. > > I've looked at the php.ini file and tried setting these 2 configs > > <snip from php manual> > arg_separator.output string > The separator used in PHP generated URLs to separate arguments. > > arg_separator.input string > List of separator(s) used by PHP to parse input URLs into variables. > Note: Every character in this directive is considered as separator! > </snip> > > but it still does not work.. > > <snip> > This is how the link looks like > > http://10.0.0.1/trackit/trackit-2003-07-28/view_set_tracker.php?sort=Eval%2 >0 #&dir=ASC > > > Help... Please... > > ==========view_tracker.php============== > $l_column_header = nl2br(mysql_field_name($l_results,$k)); > > echo nl2br(sql_sort_by_header($l_column_header, $l_column_header, > sql_sort_cat, $sql_sort_dir) ); > > =============sql_functions=========== > function sql_sort_by_header( $p_string, $p_sort_field, $p_sort, $p_dir ) { > if ( $p_sort_field == $p_sort ) { > # we toggle between ASC and DESC if the user clicks the same > sort order > if ( 'ASC' == $p_dir ) { > $p_dir = 'DESC'; > } else { > $p_dir = 'ASC'; > } > } > echo '<a href="view_set_tracker.php?sort=' . $p_sort_field . > '&amp;dir=' . > $p_dir . '">'. $p_string .'</a>'; > } > =================view_set_tracker.php================ > $_SESSION['sql_sort_cat'] = ''; > $_SESSION['sql_sort_dir'] = > $GLOBALS['g_default_sql_sort_dir']; > $_SESSION['sql_sort_cat'] = $_GET['sort']; > > if (!empty( $_GET['dir'] )) > { > $sql_sort_dir = $_GET['dir']; > } > > header_redirect_html("view_tracker.php"); > } > > ?> > > ================================= > > Cheers, > Mun Heng, Ow > H/M Engineering > Western Digital M'sia > DID : 03-7870 5168