Re: CDATA

["Michael Ryan" <michaelrtr@xxxxxxxxx>]

Thanks Scott...I'll check my CCSIDs.

- Michael

On Mon, Feb 25, 2008 at 12:59 PM, Scott Klement <sk@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> You say you're URL encoding the data, then you say the vendor requires
>  CDATA.  I'm a bit confused....  URL encoding is for data that's to be
>  placed in a URL, or uploaded as if it's a form from a browser.  CDATA is
>  an XML thing.  So I guess I'm kinda lost.
>
>  At any rate, adding CDATA should be a matter of coding something like this:
>
>      data = '<xmltag><![CDATA[' + yourData + ']]>';
>
>  If the brackets aren't translating properly, it means you have your
>  CCSIDs set incorrectly.  If the CCSIDs (set with HTTP_setCCSIDs) are set
>  properly, the brackets should translate to the correct characters on the
>  other end.
>
>  I can't see writing a MakeCDATA routine... it'd be almost more difficult
>  to use than coding it directly, and certainly would require more
>  overhead.  I could see having a general XML escape routine to convert
>  characters like & into &amp;, however.
>
>
>
>
>  Michael Ryan wrote:
>  > I have a routine where I send email addresses using HTTPAPI. I'm url
>  > encoding the data, but I'm having a problem with an email address like
>  > One&Two@xxxxxxxxxxx The ampersand is causing a problem, and the
>  > vendor's documentation calls for CTDATA for the ampersand. However,
>  > the brackets aren't translating correctly. I have the program in
>  > debug, and here's what I'm seeing: Instead of [, I get Ý, and instead
>  > of ], I get "...so my CDATA[&]] looks like this: !ÝCDATAÝ&¨¨.
>  >
>  > Two questions: Is there a MakeCDATA type function in HTTPAPI? And,
>  > what do I need to do to handle the translation of the brackets?
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