URL variables not recognised because of encoded URL

[yitian]

Hi all,

Is there a way to let ColdFusion to recognise URL variables like:
http:abc.com/index.cfm?id=%3d123%26cat%3dabc

[Laksma]

You can use URLDecode() function to retrieve the value.

Laksma

[yitian]

Hi Laksma,

Thanks for your reply!

So is it that I have to do a loop to assign the URL variables using URLDecode() manually?

Just want to confirm that there's no other easier way out :P

[Laksma]

I might misunderstand your original question.
You have [url]http://abc.com/index.cfm?id=%3d123%26cat%3dabc[/url]

If I decode that URL, the result is
[url]http://abc.com/index.cfm?id=123&cat=abc[/url]

Are you looking for id and cat OR 123 and abc?


Laksma

[yitian]

Actually I'm trying to get url.id and url.cat.

The link, [url]http://abc.com/index.cfm?id=123&cat=abc[/url], is sent out to users via
email and some email clients encoded the link to
[url]http://abc.com/index.cfm?id=%3d123%26cat%3dabc[/url].

So when my code calls for url.id or url.cat, it will have undefined error.

Hope you understand this. Thanks! :)

[Laksma]

I see.
Unfortunately, I couldn't find an easier solution. You need to get the
variables and values manually. Use the following code to get the query string
portion of the encoded URL.

<cfset qryString = URLDecode(CGI.QUERY_STRING)>


Laksma

[Ipi]

Hi,
For me, the user input goes from the form through a javascript function, passed as URl, then in the action page it reaches without encoding the value. Which function and how I can use to get it correctly, if it contains some special keyboard characters !! Any suggestions?

My code is as below

page1.cfm:
function abc(){
document.page1Form.jsonCustomer.value = JSON.stringify(CustomerStructure);
<!--- In CustomerStructure above, we have the field values AddContactInfo and CustTicket --->
var randomnumber=Math.floor(Math.random()*11);
var wName='page1'+randomnumber;

showpopupwin('page2.cfm?winName='+wName+'&AddConta ctInfo='+encodeURI(AddContactInfo)+'&CustTicket='+ encodeURI(CustTicket)); <!--- showpopupwin() is defined in another javascript file --->
}
<Form...... >
<input ..... id ="AddContactInfo" ....>
<input ..... id ="CustTicket" ....>
</Form>

page2.cfm :
<cfdump var ="#URL#"><cfabort> <!--- Works fine and gives URL parameters correctly --->
<!--- The below code does not have correct output in page2.cfm url value, if I provide some special characters in the field AddContactInfo . Consequently the url is blocked due to restricted characters in url--->
<cfif IsDefined("URL.ADDCONTACTINFO")>
<cfset ADDCONTACTINFO = #URL.ADDCONTACTINFO#>
<cfelse>
Not Defined
</cfif>