Characters in valid URLs

john_childs · 2005-06-13, 01:55 AM

The VB code for URLs doesn't like URLs that have an apostrophe (or single quote) in them. I tried making a link to Goodwin's law in Wikipedia and the URL didn't get converted to a clickable link.

Goodwin's law

The apostrophe in the Wiki URL messes it up. Take out the apostrophe and the VB code turns into a clickable link.

Is the apostrophe a bad character for some web servers? It's obviously a valid character for whatever system and web server Wikipedia is using.

Gilby · 2005-06-13, 03:59 PM

Goodwin's law

Gilby · 2005-06-13, 04:04 PM

Doesn't even work with quotes around it...

Gilby · 2005-06-13, 04:18 PM

According to RFC 1738, the ' is an acceptable character to be used unencoded.

I just tested it out on my test board and the URL code is working on that. Hopefully I'll have that new version up soon.

john_childs · 2005-06-14, 03:17 AM

That's good that it's working with the newer vBulletin. That means they're finding and fixing bugs.

The apostrophe or single quote in a URL works for now if you replace it with %27
Goodwin's law

2005-06-13, 01:55 AM	#1
john_childs Guinness Mojo Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Portland, Oregon USA Posts: 12,420	Characters in valid URLs The VB code for URLs doesn't like URLs that have an apostrophe (or single quote) in them. I tried making a link to Goodwin's law in Wikipedia and the URL didn't get converted to a clickable link. Goodwin's law The apostrophe in the Wiki URL messes it up. Take out the apostrophe and the VB code turns into a clickable link. Is the apostrophe a bad character for some web servers? It's obviously a valid character for whatever system and web server Wikipedia is using. __________________ john_childs (att) hotmail (dott) com Team Never Wash Your Muni My Gallery :: Unicycling Bookmark List :: World Clock

2005-06-13, 03:59 PM	#2
Gilby Unicyclist.com Webmaster Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Minnesota, USA Age: 33 Posts: 4,854	Goodwin's law __________________ Get educated about the legitimacy of government.

2005-06-13, 04:04 PM	#3
Gilby Unicyclist.com Webmaster Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Minnesota, USA Age: 33 Posts: 4,854	Doesn't even work with quotes around it... __________________ Get educated about the legitimacy of government.

2005-06-13, 04:18 PM	#4
Gilby Unicyclist.com Webmaster Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Minnesota, USA Age: 33 Posts: 4,854	According to RFC 1738, the ' is an acceptable character to be used unencoded. I just tested it out on my test board and the URL code is working on that. Hopefully I'll have that new version up soon. __________________ Get educated about the legitimacy of government.

2005-06-14, 03:17 AM	#5
john_childs Guinness Mojo Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Portland, Oregon USA Posts: 12,420	That's good that it's working with the newer vBulletin. That means they're finding and fixing bugs. The apostrophe or single quote in a URL works for now if you replace it with %27 Goodwin's law __________________ john_childs (att) hotmail (dott) com Team Never Wash Your Muni My Gallery :: Unicycling Bookmark List :: World Clock

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