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Ampersand getting encoded in SmartObject Update method

  • June 25, 2008
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I have an InfoPath form that uses a SmartObject update method, using a few text fields in the InfoPath form. One of the fields is for a URL, and when I put an ampersand (&) in the text field, e.g.


http://server/file.aspx?val1=x&val2=y


the ampersand gets replaced with the encoded value of & ---


http://server/file.aspx?val1=x&val2=y


Is there any way to prevent this from happening?  Note I am using the Dynamic SQL Service broker (not SmartBox).

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    • DavidL1
    • June 25, 2008
    Are you sure it's not InfoPath that's doing it?  InfoPath stores all of the data you enter in an XML document.  Certain symbols like ampersands have special meaning in XML and must be esacaped before they can be inserted into the document. 
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    • crum66
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    • June 25, 2008
    Well, I'm only using InfoPath for the UI and calling the Update method of my SmartObject when I tab out of the text field.  I'm not actually storing any data in XML, only updating the SmartObject. It seems to me the problem lies in the web service or the SmartObject somewhere....
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    • maxpirate
    • May 21, 2009
    Have u resolved this error,,the infopath uses xml encode for special characters and that causes this problem..Please let me know if you have resolved this error
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    • crum66
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    • May 21, 2009
    It's been a long time, but I believe I ended up doing something different.  We didn't do much with this particular project, so I don't remember what approach we ended up taking.
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