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stroev
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9 years ago

Calling variable, which reads e-mail addresses from CSV file replaces @ symbol with %40

Hi all,

 

I have recorded a scenario in which I enter an e-mail address in an input field and after that send an e-mail to the entered value.

I have created a variable which reads information from a .CSV file, which contains e-mail addresses.

So when I run a scenario, in which I have replaced the input value with the valiable I get the following information for the simulation:

 

The '@' symbol is changed to '%40'.

 

Could someone advise me how to escape the replacement/transformation?

 

Kind regards,

 

Stoyan.

  • Hello Stoyan,

     

    Can you confirm how you insert the variable into the request? Do you call the variable directly within the request body, or do you use a Data Replacer?

     

    If you are calling the variable directly, then it will be automatically URL-encoded (see this article for more information).

     

    The recommended practice in this case is to create a Data Replacer for that request, which will allow you to specify that the variable will not be converted/encoded.

     

    Hope this helps!

  • Hello Stoyan,

     

    Can you confirm how you insert the variable into the request? Do you call the variable directly within the request body, or do you use a Data Replacer?

     

    If you are calling the variable directly, then it will be automatically URL-encoded (see this article for more information).

     

    The recommended practice in this case is to create a Data Replacer for that request, which will allow you to specify that the variable will not be converted/encoded.

     

    Hope this helps!

    • stroev's avatar
      stroev
      Occasional Contributor

      Hello Ryan,

       

      Thank you very much for your reply and for the article.

       

      Yes, I call the variable directly in the request body.

       

      Usung data replacer should work.

       

      Kind regards,

      Stoyan