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WesleyG's avatar
WesleyG
Occasional Contributor
9 years ago

Percent sign in variables

When I use a percent sign in a variable, the output seems to add the number 25 after it.   For example: Variable name: test Variable type: constant Variable value: %abc   If I add that variabl...
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    WesleyG
    9 years ago

    Thanks for the info! I was able to solve the problem by using a data selector that does a URL decode. If it wasn't for this info I wouldn't have been able to solve it, so thanks again!

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AlexeyKryuchkov
SmartBear Alumni (Retired)
9 years ago

Hi,

 

%25abc is URL encoded %abc. If you parameterize query string or form parameters, LoadComplete performs implicit URL encoding of the value. Does this cause any issues?

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    WesleyG
    Occasional Contributor
    9 years ago

    Thanks for the info! I was able to solve the problem by using a data selector that does a URL decode. If it wasn't for this info I wouldn't have been able to solve it, so thanks again!