I need to set a variable as below:-

-SET &URL_LINK = 'http://www.XXXXXX.com/yy/as/df/kl?LMCS_UGT=management&LMCS_ID=studies

but i am not able to do so. It is giving error as "value missing for LMCS_ID". how can I nullify the ampersand(&) effect?

This message has been edited. Last edited by: Kerry,

Include a pipe symbol after the '&' to avoid this.

-SET &URL_LINK = 'http://www.XXXXXX.com/yy/as/df/kl?LMCS_UGT=management&|LMCS_ID=studies';

Now i think pipe did nullify &, but it is giving new error now. As
(FOC3202) BAD VALUE IN STYLESHEET FILE AT LINE: 462
URL=http://www.XXXXXX.com/yy/as/df/kl?LMCS_UGT=management&LMCS_ID=studies/

MKS,
Can you show the stylesheet element where you have the URL? Maybe you have a comma or a comma-dollar missing?

Here it is

TYPE=SUBHEAD,
BY=11,
LINE=2,
OBJECT=TEXT,
ITEM=2,
SIZE=14,
COLOR='RED',
URL=&URL_LINK,
$

I have checked it and it seams the ' =' in the URL is creating trouble. I have tried to escape the '=' using pipe(|) but it didn't work as it did for '&'.

Any thoughts please....

Have tried directly without using the variable URL_LINK?

TYPE=SUBHEAD,
BY=11,
LINE=2,
OBJECT=TEXT,
ITEM=2,
SIZE=14,
COLOR='RED',
URL=http://www.XXXXXX.com/yy/as/df/kl?LMCS_UGT=management&|LMCS_ID=studies,$

Fernando

quote:

directly without using the variable URL_LINK

I have tried that too. It gave same error.

If you enc;lose the URL value in quotes(like 'RED' in the line above that), that may overcome the stylesheet parser's dyslexia.

TYPE=SUBHEAD,
BY=11,
LINE=2,
OBJECT=TEXT,
ITEM=2,
SIZE=14,
COLOR='RED',
URL='&URL_LINK',
$

quote:

http://www.XXXXXX.com/yy/as/df/kl?LMCS_UGT=management&|LMCS_ID=studies

This too didn't help me, it gave error as
(FOC3202) BAD VALUE IN STYLESHEET FILE AT LINE: 462 URL=http://www.XXXXXX.com/yy/as/df/kl?LMCS_UGT=management&LMCS_ID=studies

The url you use is a standard URL with parameters. That means that you should code your URL with parameters in the syntax provided for this. So, code it as follows:

URL=http://www.XXXXXX.com/yy/as/df/kl(LMCS_UGT='management' LMCS_ID='studies'), $

and your problems are gone.

Hope this helps ...

GamP,
Thanks a lot that did the trick, it worked.

This my be easier

-SET &URL_LINK = 'http://www.XXXXXX.com/yy/as/df/kl?LMCS_UGT=management' | '&' | 'LMCS_ID=studies';