urlencode issue (Maybe?)

[tHud]

Hi

I am using urlencode to create links to pages.

 

It all works well until I come up against 'TradeMark' or 'Registered' etc.

 

The snippet below works up to a point...

 

<?php

$pagename = urlencode("Test Device® CR Plus");

touch ("$pagename.htm");

echo "<a href=\"$pagename\">Test Device® CR Plus</a>";

?>

 

The point being, it creates a file called Test+Device%AE+CR+Plus.htm as you would expect.

 

However, when clicking on that link, I get a 404.

 

I checked in the browser window and in the FTP pane and the file is definitely there.

 

However, when clicking on Test+Device%AE+CR+Plus.htm in a browser file listing, this  Test+Device%25AE+CR+Plus.htm  is what I see in the browser navigation bar.

 

Any thoughts on how I can get around this?

 

Thanks.

 

[tHud]

Unable to edit - so I will just mention here that I left .htm out in the echo statement.

 

$pagename.htm

 

It doesn't affect the actual problem.

 

Thanks.

[BlueSkyIS]

Any thoughts on how I can get around this?

 

remove trademark or register symbol from the url.

[tHud]

If I were able/allowed to do that, I would have done so.

 

Any other thoughts, please?

[BlueSkyIS]

not url-encoding seems to work for me.

 

$pagename = "Test Device® CR Plus.htm";

touch ($pagename);

echo "<a href='$pagename'>Test Device® CR Plus</a>";

[tHud]

Thanks.

However if I do that, the browser shows this link...

 

DEVICE%C2%AE%201000%20AED.htm

 

but the generated file is...

 

DEVICE® 1000 AED.htm

[BlueSkyIS]

oh i see. so in your post you are using the html

®

 

i misunderstood and thought you were using the actual symbol, which is what I did in my example. in other words: i did not change the symbol to it's HTML counterpart before placing it into the url.

[tHud]

Yes, sorry for not explaining more clearly.

 

The snippet is from a larger program.

 

The original data may have been entered as a TM or 'R' etc. but have been encoded prior to entry into the database.