query string

From:	thierry.museux	Date:	Thu, 11 May 2000 07:41:33 +0000
Subject:	query string
Groups:	php.general
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hi all i install and configure a solution provide by a bank to pay online with credit card. the bank's server send some thing like http://myserver/back.php?TPE=XXXXX&free-text=test&return-code=paiement the variable TPE is good with $TPE=XXXXX but free-text contains the - sign which is illegal in a varialble same thing with return-code how to get $free-text and $return-code idea ? i have not the courage to make a script to use $GLOBALS[QUERY_STRING] thank Thierry