Problems with Discussions that Have &# Characters

ID: Q218427

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Office 2000 Server Extensions

SYMPTOMS

When you create multiple discussion threads on a single Web page that contain the "&#" characters in the subject line, the metadata is not unique for each discussion item.

CAUSE

There are two completely distinct bugs that cause this behavior:

HrFormEncodeString (util.cpp) does not encode '#' characters, even though they are 'unsafe' in URLs.

HrCanonicalizeUrlEx (wsutil.cpp) truncates everything after a '#' character.

MORE INFORMATION

File names that include the characters "&#" will be truncated at these characters and the full URL will not be properly displayed.

Additional query words: OFF2000

Keywords : OSEClient ose2000
Version : winnt:
Platform : winnt
Issue type : kbprb