How to put R&B in a query?

[lz83ny]

Is it possible to put r&b in a query without causing it to split to 2 variables? Does anybody know?

[The New Guy]

"R&B"

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[lz83ny]

are you sure?

[r2d2]

You may have to change the '&' to another character, maybe see what PHP's urlencode chucks out?

This is a URL query string you are talking about?

[lz83ny]

r2d2:yes, it is a url query. Do you think the quotation marks will do it?

[Westech]

I haven't tested this, but try substituting "&" or "%26" for the ampersand. (Without the quotes."

[r2d2]

Wel, I just tried it and it doesn't work for me. Firefox changes the " to %22, and IE leaves it as it is, but passes it as \". I.e. they both change them to the character code.

You need to use 'r%26b', where %26 is the code for &. You can use PHP's urlencode to do it for you, and urldecode on the receiving page.

[lz83ny]

what about the mod rewrite? I want it to work as an url as well.

[Westech]

Alternately, you could just come up with a new code for R&B for your query strings. Perhaps call it "rnb" and then have your server-side code check for "rnb" and then convert it to R&B? That's the lazy way out that I would take, anyway.

[lz83ny]

Westech: this seems like the best and easiest solution. Thanks alot.

[James]

this seems like the best and easiest solution.
Well, we all know what little Albert Einstein said...

[lz83ny]

What did that plagiarist say, James?

[bassplaya]

u better use 'r%26b' as it is standart thing