Another '&' question with php

SkinnyDawg · March 23rd, 2006, 12:55 PM

This is the link to a cubecart page:
http://www.<domain name>/index.php?act=viewCat&catId=13

This link and several others go into a txt file that a flash header will import and use as menu links. The problem is the & is used in the text file to deliniate variable begining. Example:

&url1=<first link>&url2=<second link>&url3=<third link>&url4=<fourth link>

When the menu is clicked it stops reading the link at the &:

index.php?act=viewCat&catId=13

and fails from there.

So the question is:

Can the & in either place the link itself or in the flash header (i have the fla) be replaced with something else? Or are they like reserved?

Any help certainly appreciated...

-Roger

H · March 23rd, 2006, 1:07 PM

In the text file, try changing the & to &

SkinnyDawg · March 23rd, 2006, 2:31 PM

Did not work..

thanks for trying though...

I'll probably just hardcode the links in the fla.

H · March 23rd, 2006, 2:44 PM

Hmm.. Maybe using XML would work? Then you could use CDATA!

SkinnyDawg · March 23rd, 2006, 3:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Haugland

Hmm.. Maybe using XML would work? Then you could use CDATA!

I've already changed the code in the fla. Easier this was but I don't like losing the convience of changing options thru a txt file.

Thanks,
-Roger

H · March 23rd, 2006, 3:22 PM

Fair enough, although XML is very easy to manage. You could even make a PHP script to do it.

SkinnyDawg · March 23rd, 2006, 3:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Haugland

Fair enough, although XML is very easy to manage. You could even make a PHP script to do it.

Not that versed with either. I'm an old DOS era xBase programmer... I just learn what I need to anymore....

**David** · March 23rd, 2006, 5:27 PM

Cubecart is screwing up for us too. We can't get categories to display existing data, and we can't get existing data to update. It's really getting annoying. We're probably switching to OSC or Zen Cart or something.

H · March 23rd, 2006, 5:39 PM

David, you might want to keep an eye on http://www.freecsscart.com/

March 23rd, 2006, 12:55 PM	#1 (permalink)
SkinnyDawg Registered User Comfy Contributor Joined in Nov 2004 Lives in Henderson Kentucky Hosted on PASS49 and dedicated 110 posts Gave thanks: 0 Thanked 0 times	Another '&' question with php This is the link to a cubecart page: http://www.<domain name>/index.php?act=viewCat&catId=13 This link and several others go into a txt file that a flash header will import and use as menu links. The problem is the & is used in the text file to deliniate variable begining. Example: &url1=<first link>&url2=<second link>&url3=<third link>&url4=<fourth link> When the menu is clicked it stops reading the link at the &: index.php?act=viewCat&catId=13 and fails from there. So the question is: Can the & in either place the link itself or in the flash header (i have the fla) be replaced with something else? Or are they like reserved? Any help certainly appreciated... -Roger __________________ Pray Harder ... Time's Short OC10 on PASS49 http://www.smallbusinessnetworks.us

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SkinnyDawg Registered User Comfy Contributor Joined in Nov 2004 Lives in Henderson Kentucky Hosted on PASS49 and dedicated 110 posts Gave thanks: 0 Thanked 0 times	Did not work.. thanks for trying though... I'll probably just hardcode the links in the fla. __________________ Pray Harder ... Time's Short OC10 on PASS49 http://www.smallbusinessnetworks.us

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March 23rd, 2006, 1:07 PM	#2 (permalink)
H after g, before i Resident. Joined in Jul 2004 Lives in N,BC,CA 8,092 posts Gave thanks: 48 Thanked 131 times	In the text file, try changing the & to &

March 23rd, 2006, 2:44 PM	#4 (permalink)
H after g, before i Resident. Joined in Jul 2004 Lives in N,BC,CA 8,092 posts Gave thanks: 48 Thanked 131 times	Hmm.. Maybe using XML would work? Then you could use CDATA!

March 23rd, 2006, 3:22 PM	#6 (permalink)
H after g, before i Resident. Joined in Jul 2004 Lives in N,BC,CA 8,092 posts Gave thanks: 48 Thanked 131 times	Fair enough, although XML is very easy to manage. You could even make a PHP script to do it.

March 23rd, 2006, 5:39 PM	#9 (permalink)
H after g, before i Resident. Joined in Jul 2004 Lives in N,BC,CA 8,092 posts Gave thanks: 48 Thanked 131 times	David, you might want to keep an eye on http://www.freecsscart.com/

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