special characters in local url

[shootsie]

Ok, I have a file I need to open on a local drive in Internet Explorer with a special character in the filename. i.e. (no pun intended):

c:/what%20file.html

The file actually has the %20 in the filename.

When IE tries to open it, it interprets the filename as:

c:/what%2520file.html

%25 being the special character for %

It works fine over a network when the path starts with http://

Any ideas? Fixes?

Thanks,
Shootsie

 

[SPYDERIX]

%20 indicates a space

I think the % sign is a non-usable character on the internet. Why don't you just change the file name. To whatpercent20file.html. Type the word out instead of using the character. People will still read it the way it should sound.

Hope this helps!

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[shootsie]

The %20 is in the filename because it is being generated by code. It takes the filename from the command line, and the command line automatically inserts the %20 into the filename since, as you mentioned, the %20 indicates a space.

The really strange thing about this problem is that as long as the filename occurs in an http:// address, it works fine and knows that the %20 is a space and not a literal '%20'.

Thanks,
Shootsie

 

[computerjin]

helo

which version of IE r u using on which OS?
try using IE 5.5 or higher. it will solve ur problem.

another solution is given below:
if u don't want to change the filename then try installing Personal Web Server PWS (if u r using Win95/98) or IIS (if u r using Win NT/2000/XP). then use the web server for local files too.

ComputerJin.

 

[shootsie]

I'm using IE 6.

The problem with installing a web server is that it won't work for everyone trying to view a file on their local system.

Thanks,
Shootsie