<a href> query string problem

[Davo67]

Hi
I'm trying to pass a variable called UUID via a <a href> tag. The UUID is a unique indentifier using the createuuid() function and therefore is in the UUID format.

The code I'm using is this
<a href=&quot;../history/history.cfm?uuid=#uuid#&quot;>amend</a>

When I hover the mouse over the link the browser the status bar shows
history/history.cfm?uuid=A30F1859-F5d0-11D4- ...etc which is correct.

The page receiving the string has
<CFSET uuid=url.uuid> as the first line.

When I click the link I get an error
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Error Diagnostic Information
An error occurred while evaluating the expression:
uuid = url.uuid
Error near line 1, column 7.
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When I click the back button and click the link again it works perfectly!!

This is happening on every record. It creates an error the first time but works the second time??!!!

why????

Please help (

 

[mikeshort]

I wonder if the minus signs in the UUID are causing trouble. Try this:

<cfoutput>
   <cfset uuid = '#URL.UUID#'>
</cfoutput>

-- or --

<cfoutput>
   <cfset temp = SetVariable( uuid, '#URL.UUID#'>
</cfoutput>

 

[Guest_imported]

User URL EncodedFormat(UUID)