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Command prompt
« on: June 30, 2009, 01:52:37 AM »
I'm sorry if this is the wrong sub forum, although I'm using windows 2003, it has little to do with it.

I'm trying to open a website in the windows command prompt. Simple? Yes!
The url has a query in it, so lets use this as an example:

start mybrowser.exe www.mypage.com/searchQuery=MY-SEARCH-STRING&forum=WHERE-TO-LOOK

As you can see my url contains the sign '&', which the command prompt does not understand. Is there any way to bypass this problem, or do I have to find another solution?

My question may seem strange, and yes, indeed it is! Why not use java? Well, this is not my question. I was wondering if this was possible in the command prompt.

Thanks!

Rob Pomeroy



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Re: Command prompt
« Reply #1 on: June 30, 2009, 03:37:56 AM »
Try "%26" instead of "&".  Or put the entire URL in quotes.
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