[CLOSED] How to use amper variable in a hyperlink

You'll need to post an example of what your doing and the actual error or response your getting.

If your being prompted for variable information, then it's because you have &var1=value.. in your URL. To get around that you have to place a '|' behind the &, for example. http://mydom/folder/file?&|var1=value&|var2=value

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MartinY

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Instead of a button, I suggest to display an hyperlink and have a on change event on the list box that, depending on selection made, assign the proper URL to the displayed hyperlink.
So the user will have to click on the hyperlink instead of a button to open the spreadsheet.

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escape the & sign with a &|
here's an example of a redirect i use, running a fex with parms


 
<head>
<META HTTP-EQUIV="Refresh"
CONTENT="0 ;
URL=/ibi_apps/WFServlet?IBIF_webapp=/ibi_apps&|IBIC_server=EDASERVE&|IBIWF_msgviewer=OFF
&|IBIAPP_app=ec_app&|&|IBIMR_drill=X,dsomgran/dsomgran.htm
&|IBIF_ex=&redirectfex&|CLICKED_ON=&|USER_ID=&USER_ID&|WFFMT=&WFFMT&|REPDATE=&REPDATE&|PROJECTID=&PROJECTID"> 
</head>

oh i see Gavin already said that. yep, do what Gavin says.

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Keith_Tice

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the URL I have specified on the run button is as follows:

/approot/uabserver/medicalpracticetest?&|Loc=1.xlsm

I get the following error. I think I have some type of syntax problem.

HTTP Status 404 - /approot/uabserver/medicalpracticetest

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type Status report

message /approot/uabserver/medicalpracticetest

description The requested resource is not available.

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Apache Tomcat/7.0.41

I am populating the variable from a selection made from a list box. If I change the URL to /approot/uabserver/medicalpracticetest1.xlsm the spread sheet opens. I just can't get it to work with the amper variable.

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Ignored post by Keith_Tice posted

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what is the ? doing in there?
there's no ? between your file name and your parm value in your hardcoded example

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Keith_Tice

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quote:
Originally posted by GavinL:
You'll need to post an example of what your doing and the actual error or response your getting.

If your being prompted for variable information, then it's because you have &var1=value.. in your URL. To get around that you have to place a '|' behind the &, for example. http://mydom/folder/file?&|var1=value&|var2=value

I had the ? in there like the above example.

If I remove it I get the following:

HTTP Status 404 - /approot/uabserver/medicalpracticetest&%7CLoc=1.xlsm

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type Status report

message /approot/uabserver/medicalpracticetest&%7CLoc=1.xlsm

description The requested resource is not available.

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Apache Tomcat/7.0.41

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Ignored post by Keith_Tice posted

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How are you running launching this page?
If you are launching from a fex with -HTMLFORM then the &var can be evaluated
but if not, then the .htm hasn't got a clue what an &var is.

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Keith_Tice

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It's a button on my html page and I'm putting the URL in the source for hyperlink properties within the HTML composer.

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well, it sounds like the htm source page cna't evaluate an &var, you gotta put that source htm into a fex with -HTMLFORM
See how i did that redirect page?
that's a fex that launches an htm (or anything) and the name of the page that is being launched is an &var. that's what you need.

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Waz

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What is medicalpracticetest ?

Is it a folder or file ?

If its a file, then anything after the ? will only be part of the URL

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