How to convert swedish letters in URL's using Classic ASP?

[krabban]

I have a CMS where users enter some information and also address to the personal website. It's been working great for years... until a person recently entered an URL containing swedish characters.

The Domain Converter really point out the problem:

http://domainconv.com/

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The deal is, I'm not sending users (on the public site) directly to the URL, there is also a counter. So... the link to the URL is like this:

redirect.asp?intURL=123

and then ... some database fiddle... and then redirect:

response.redirect [URL in database]

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This is working when no Swedish characters are involved. How to solve this??

 

[MakeItSo]

Try the URLencode/decode functions described here:

http://www.aspnut.com/reference/encoding.asp

Good luck!

MakeItSo

[navy]"We had to turn off that service to comply with the CDA Bill."[/navy]
- The Bastard Operator From Hell

 

[krabban]

Thank you for reply!!
With BIG enthusiasm, I tried all as I could think of from this page, the link. URLEncode as well as HTMLEncode in all sorts of different manners.

Unfortunately, I was never able to do successfully...

I must be missing something!?

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My code is little more complex than I stated earlier:

redirect.asp?strURL=123

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<!-- #INCLUDE VIRTUAL="/admin/open.asp" -->
<%
myVar = request("strURL")
IF myVar <> "" THEN ...
- Add a click to the counter
- Find the URL and put in variable, returnPath
END IF
[then there are some other alternatives, to download the file for example.]

%>

<!-- #INCLUDE VIRTUAL="/admin/close.asp" -->
<%
IF request("strURL") <> "" THEN
	response.redirect Server.HTMLEncode(returnPath)
ELSE
	response.redirect returnPath
END IF
%>

 

[MakeItSo]

Try with URLEncode instead.

Here is an interesting read on the topic: UrlEncode vs. HtmlEncode




[navy]"We had to turn off that service to comply with the CDA Bill."[/navy]
- The Bastard Operator From Hell

 

[krabban]

Thank you for the answer!
I think you read the code but not the post... I've tried with URLEncode as well.

I think I need to convert the URL to punycode before using the response redirect. I've looked for this... but my time is up for today.

I'll think of something.
Thank you!!