RE: Netscape ignores %20 with $sort="id DESC"

[Jonathan Hilgeman <JHilgeman@xxxxxxx>]

Try adding a line right below $sort:
$sort = urlencode($sort);

It should add the %20s for you.

- Jonathan

-----Original Message-----
From: Don Read [mailto:dread@xxxxxxxxx]
Sent: Sunday, December 02, 2001 8:35 PM
To: Paul Markov
Cc: mysql@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: RE: Netscape ignores %20 with $sort="id DESC"



On 02-Dec-2001 Paul Markov wrote:
> Hi,
> some users of my web are having problems with sorting a MySQL table
> because older
> versions of Netscape do not recognize a blank space and do not convert
> it into a %20.
> 
> Here's my situation:
> $sort = "id DESC"
> if ($page_num != $total_num_page){print " <a
> ref=\"./propview.php?$guidestring&cur_page=$nextpage&sort=$sort\">Next
> Page</a>
> 
> Netscape drops "DESC" because it can't convert the blank space into a
> %20.  (this works fine with newer versions of Netscape. Internet
> Explorer does not have such a problem).
> 
> Is there a workaround for this problem?

The '%20' is correct by current standards. For backwards compatibilty, you
can try a plus sign 'id+DESC' (be aware that this is now the "wrong" way to
do it).

Regards,  
-- 
Don Read                                       dread@xxxxxxxxx
-- It's always darkest before the dawn. So if you are going to 
   steal the neighbor's newspaper, that's the time to do it.
                            (53kr33t w0rdz: sql table query)

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