Re: String handling with special char?

Thanks Frewuill, You are a STAR! Andy On Tue, 30 Oct 2001, Frewuill Rodriguez wrote: > well then you have to work on client side...doing urlenconde after receive > parameters is useless. So i guess your client (end user) is not using a html > form but sending parameters via HTTP GET as you said.. > > if you were using a html form you won't have this problem... so if you want > to pass the parameters via HTTP GET then you client (end user or whatever) > should do a little work like replace > > % by %25 > > so i you want to send > > 'script.php?text=%0A%01%00%B1%B2' > > what you should send in order to work properly > > 'script.php?text= %250A%2501%2500%25B1%25B2' > > Note that all % were changed by %25. > > I tested it and it worked. > > Hope this helps > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Andrew Cowles" <andy@cygnet.co.uk> > To: "Frewuill Rodriguez" <frewuill@merlin-corp.com> > Cc: <php-general@lists.php.net> > Sent: Tuesday, October 30, 2001 9:23 AM > Subject: Re: [PHP] String handling with special char? > > > > Hi Frewuill, > > > > Thanks for the mail. > > The parameters are passed from an end user via HTTP GET and on receipt I > > use urlencode($parametername) but, the parameter only contains data up to > > the 1st occurance of %00 and then ends. > > > > Calling the following code with 'script.php?text=%0A%01%00%B1%B2' would > > output '%0A%01' only. > > > > <? > > $text=urlencode($text); > > echo($text); > > ?> > > > > Am I missing something in your solution? > > Any ideas? > > Best wishes, > > > > Andy > > > > > > > > On Tue, 30 Oct 2001, Frewuill Rodriguez wrote: > > > > > just use url_encode() to encode your parameters and then pass them > > > > > > It's just like richard basket problem a few emails behind > > > > > > $parameters = url_encode("error=25"); > > > index.htm?$parameters > > > > > > Hope this helps > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: "Andrew Cowles" <andy@cygnet.co.uk> > > > To: <php-general@lists.php.net> > > > Sent: Tuesday, October 30, 2001 8:40 AM > > > Subject: [PHP] String handling with special char? > > > > > > > > > > Hi Guys & Gals, > > > > > > > > Sorry to re-post this but I'm still stuck and have had no reply. > > > > I receive via HTTP GET a string variable in encoded HEX format, for > > > > example; > > > > > > > > script.php?text=%0A%01%00%B1%B2 > > > > > > > > My problem is that PHP sees the first occurance of %00 as a field > > > > terminator and so anything after it is ignored. > > > > > > > > How can I access the full string? In C there is an alternative string > > > > handling module which can be used (as C also uses it as a terminator). > > > > How can I do this with PHP? > > > > Please, please, please help if you can. > > > > Best wishes, > > > > > > > > Andy > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > > > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: php-general-unsubscribe@lists.php.net > > > > For additional commands, e-mail: php-general-help@lists.php.net > > > > To contact the list administrators, e-mail: > php-list-admin@lists.php.net > > > > > > > >