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Jim Fernandez
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I've gotten lots of help reading through all the threads on specifying a URL within my stylesheet. Much pain and anguish in escaping special characters and getting the syntax just right.

My code:
TYPE=DATA, COLUMN=WONUM,
	URL=https://&WLSSERV/MaximoServiceRequest/action.jsf?formAction (\=13 WONUM=WONUM),
	ALT='Non-conformance verification', $


works just fine with PDF output but insists on placing the %5C character in the link when displaying in HTML.

The above stylesheet definition resolves to:
https://webdev2.sandia.gov/MaximoServiceRequest/action....on%5C=13&WONUM=95465


I've also tried defining a variable that is the full url, but don't know how to get the stylesheet parameter to recognize it.

Any thoughts?


WebFOCUS 7.1.6 on Sun/Solaris (dev/qual/prod), Servlet running on WebLogic 9.2
 
Posts: 17 | Registered: October 09, 2006Report This Post
<JG>
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Jim,

Change

quote:
TYPE=DATA, COLUMN=WONUM,
URL=https://&WLSSERV/MaximoServiceRequest/action.jsf?formAction (\=13 WONUM=WONUM),
ALT='Non-conformance verification', $


To

quote:
TYPE=DATA, COLUMN=WONUM,
URL=https://&WLSSERV/MaximoServiceRequest/action.jsf?formActio (n=13 WONUM=WONUM),
ALT='Non-conformance verification', $


This kids WebFocus into thinking that the n of 'formAction' is the first parm
which it substitutes without the & so you end up with formAction=13&WONUM=95456
which is what I believe you need.

Works in html/PDF and Excel
 
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Jim Fernandez
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Absolutely awesome (and very obscure) solution. As you said, works equally well in both PDF and HTML outputs. Now I know to fool around with different combinations of those escaped characters.

Thanks a million!


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