The more complete code is
$idxA=mysql_result($result,$i,"idxA");
$idxN=mysql_result($result,$i,"idxN");
$idxS=mysql_result($result,$i,"idxS");
$idx="#" . $idxA . $idxN . $idxS;
$rgn = mysql_result($result,$i,"rgnId");
$pageId=mysql_result($result,$i,"pageId");
$pageIdx=mysql_result($result,$i,"pageIdx");
$ltLabel=mysql_result($result,$i,"ltLabel");
?>
<form action="../showSql.php" method="get">
<table>
<tr>
<td style="width:250px">
<input name="file" type="text" value="<? echo $rgn . '/' . $pageId . $idx; ?>" style="width: 250px" />
</td>
<td style="width:250px">
<input type="text" style="width: 245px" value="<? echo $ltLabel; ?>" />
</td>
<td>
<input value="Open Page" type="submit" /></td>
</tr>
</table>
</form>
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The operative form problem is the 'form, type=get' where I hope to get the following echoed -->../showSql.php?file=RG/pageID#xx123S. What comes out is not a hash symbol by the ;023 (which I assume is the internal code for a hash symbol, but none of my browsers treat it that way.) Overtype the ;023 with a hash symbol, and they work correctly.