RE: [Htmlparser-user] Problem parsing a link

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Hi Stephen,

Using '>' in your link is incorrect since it is a special character in
HTML. What I am saying is that your code is incorrect. Your query string
must be scaped before sending tot he server. You must use the hex
representation of > in your link 
i.e. %3E. 

This should not only make your HTML correct but will solve your parsing
problem as well.

Regards,

Dhaval Udani
Senior Analyst
M-Line, QPEG
OrbiTech Solutions Ltd.
+91-22-8290019 Extn. 1457

-----Original Message-----
From: Stephen.Harrington [mailto:Ste...@tr...]
Sent: Friday, September 27, 2002 11:08 PM
To: Stephen.Harrington; htmlparser-user
Subject: [Htmlparser-user] Problem parsing a link

I have a simple document which I am trying to parse a link out of:

Here is the code:

<html>
<body>
<DL>
<DT>YOUR QUERY WAS:
</DL>
Select one of the following documents to retrieve.
<P>
<HR>
<P><DL>
<DT><B>1:</B> <!-- hit  --><A
HREF="/cgi-bin/view_search?query_text=postdate>20020701&txt_clr=White&bg
_clr=Red&url=http://localhost/Testing/Report
1.html">20020702 Report 1</A>
<DD><font size="-1">Score: 1000, Size: 7.4 kbytes, Type: URL file</font>

</DL>
</body>
</html>

The parser is getting confused by the '>' after the postdate.  Instead
of returning the whole link:

http://localhost/cgi-bin/view_search?query_text=postdate>20020701&txt_cl
r=White&bg_clr=Red&url=http://localhost/Testing/Report
1.html

only a portion of the link is returned:

http://localhost/cgi-bin/view_search?query_text

If the 'postdate>' is replaced by 'postdate=' then it functions
properly.  Seems like the parser is not looking at the double quotes.

I am using the latest integration build (1.2-2002_08_31)

Before digging into the source code and trying to fix the problem, I
thought maybe someone might have run into this problem before.

Thanks,

--stephen

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