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urlencode

Purpose
Encode a text string for a URL.
Synopsis
function urlencode(data:string|text):text
Argument
data 
Text to encode
Return value
Encoded text suitable for building a URL
Example
The following request sends query "qry" to the server "srv" requiring parameters "a" and "b". The values associated with these parameters are URL-encoded: 
status:=httpget("http://srv/qry?a="+urlencode(a)+
    "&b="+urlencode(b), "result.txt")
Further information
1. This function converts a text string into a format that is compatible with URL conventions. The conversion consists in replacing characters with a special meaning by a portable representation based on the character code. For example, the character "&" is replaced by "%26".
2. Typically, query parameters have to be encoded when sending them via an HTTP GET request, data sent via POST may also have to be encoded.
Module
mmhttp

Parent Topic Procedures and functions

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