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jberryhill

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2. What Yonnie3 said

Reply to still_one (Original post)

Thu Apr 30, 2020, 08:16 AM

Apr 2020

Also, you will find this problem exists with spaces, parenthesis, and other special characters.

In the post above Yonnie3 provides you with the syntax for telling the software "I mean the hexadecimal code for the @ sign" which is 40.

If you run into problems with other characters, then you can look up the hexadecimal code using this chart:

https://www.ascii-code.com/

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The "@" character in a hyperlink doesn't carry the complete hyperlink across [View all] still_one Apr 2020 OP

Replace the symbol with ... Yonnie3 Apr 2020 #1

It is all up to the poster Yonnie3 Apr 2020 #3

No you didn't, you answered my question. Thank-you still_one Apr 2020 #6

Thanks Yonnie. Really appreciate it still_one Apr 2020 #4

What Yonnie3 said jberryhill Apr 2020 #2

Excellent. Thanks still_one Apr 2020 #5

Thanks for telling the rest of the story. Yonnie3 Apr 2020 #7

You should use '%40' to encode it in the URL. Make7 Apr 2020 #8

Thanks still_one Apr 2020 #9

I have an old thread here about problems with links working on DU... Make7 Apr 2020 #10

+++ still_one Apr 2020 #12

That is indeed a better way. Yonnie3 Apr 2020 #11

Two simple ways to deal with that problem. highplainsdem Apr 2020 #13