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NetTalk Web Server => Web Server - Ask For Help => Topic started by: RichBowman on May 03, 2018, 05:37:19 AM
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In my testing I've noticed that an & in the data stream can cause problems (when passing the parameter as a string to the url).
Are there other characters that should be off limits?
Also I'm having trouble understanding the "Clarion" way of calling this web service and passing it a JSON string with multiple records. Any sample code excerpts would be very welcome.
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Hi Rich,
>> In my testing I've noticed that an & in the data stream can cause problems (when passing the parameter as a string to the url).
>> Are there other characters that should be off limits?
yes, there are a few. &, <, > " and '
There is a method
string = p_web._jsok(string)
that "sanitizes" the text. This is automatically called for browses and forms and so on, so if you are seeing it cause a problem then let me know where (specifically) the text is so I can check and see.
cheers
Bruce
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Just to be clear, we should avoid these in our data, so:
Bruce & Sons Lumber Co. should be Bruce and Sons Lumber Co.
Bruce's Cabinet Shop should be Bruces Cabinet Shop
Correct?
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Hi Rich,
You can't really avoid "Bruce & Sons Lumber Co." unless your users are fabulously well behaved.
But if you run your fields through p_web._jsok() it will fix them.
eg:
Bruce & Sons Lumber Co.
becomes
Bruce & Sons Lumber Co.
NetTalk does this automatically pretty much all the time for you. But, there are times when you've got to do this yourself. Eg, if you are constructing a URL, then you must URL Encode the string.
Regards
Bill
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Clear explanation.
Thank you,