How: Ampersand in AppSettings value??

[Eidolon]

I am wondering how i can put an ampersand character into the value attribute
of a key in the appSettings section of my web.config file. If i try to
simply type it in, then run my web app, i get the following error:
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Parser Error Message: This is an unexpected token. The expected token is
'SEMICOLON'. Line 70, position -3896.

Source Error:

Line 68: </system.web>
Line 69: <appSettings>
Line 70: <add key="specsheet"
value="http://dev.domain.com/products/prodspecs.aspx?atrs=y&prodid=" />
Line 71: </appSettings>
Line 72: </configuration>
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I've tried to escape the character as "\&" but that didnt do anything.

Thanks in advance,
- Aaron.

[Adrian Banks]

Try &amp;

Adrian

"Eidolon" <aabdis@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> I am wondering how i can put an ampersand character into the value

attribute

> of a key in the appSettings section of my web.config file. If i try to
> simply type it in, then run my web app, i get the following error:
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------

--

> ------------------------------------------------
> Parser Error Message: This is an unexpected token. The expected token is
> 'SEMICOLON'. Line 70, position -3896.
>
> Source Error:
>
> Line 68: </system.web>
> Line 69: <appSettings>
> Line 70: <add key="specsheet"
> value="http://dev.domain.com/products/prodspecs.aspx?atrs=y&prodid=" />
> Line 71: </appSettings>
> Line 72: </configuration>
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------

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> ------------------------------------------------
> I've tried to escape the character as "\&" but that didnt do anything.
>
> Thanks in advance,
> - Aaron.
>
>

[Eidolon]

> Try &amp;

that works... thanks!

- Aaron.