FP98: Space in Hyperlink Changes to %2520 in FrontPage

ID: Q221941

The information in this article applies to:

SYMPTOMS

When you are creating a hyperlink to a URL that contains a space, and you click the "Use your Web Browser to select a page or file" button and use Internet Explorer as your browser, the space in the URL is filled in by a %20. When you view the HTML code for the link in FrontPage, the %20 has been encoded and is changed to %2520. The link is therefore incorrect and broken.


RESOLUTION

To work around this problem, do one of the following:

  • Manually edit the hyperlink and replace the %2520 with a space.

    -or-


  • Avoid using directories or filenames that contain spaces.



    • STATUS

    Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article.This problem was corrected in Microsoft FrontPage 2000.

    Additional query words: front page 

    
Keywords          : kbdta 
Version           : WINDOWS:
Platform          : WINDOWS 
Issue type        : kbbug

    Last Reviewed: July 29, 1999