[Solved] RD Simple RSS will parse a link by changing the # to a % symbol, breaking my link.

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mrDavid BTMods.com Posts: 3936 Reg: May 21, 2011 San Diego, CA 51,910	confirm \| cancel 08/15/15 08:37 PM (8 years ago) [Solved] RD Simple RSS will parse a link by changing the # to a % symbol, breaking my link. Hi BT Gang! Got a fun one for you today :-) Currently using RD Simple RSS, I have a RSS feed that looks like: <item> <title>cool title!</title> <description>cool description!</description> <link>http://www.coolsite.com/category/schedule#01<link> </item> However, when you tap on the link, it actually loads: http://www.coolsite.com/category/schedule%01 (notice the link now has a % instead of a #, which breaks the link) Any ideas? I've gone through the source code but have 0 experience with RSS feeds. Any help would be appreciated - threw a PM to Red Dog already (plugin creator). :-) Thanks folks! mrDavid Title Comments Hi BT Gang! Got a fun one for you today :-) Currently using RD Simple RSS, I have a RSS feed that looks like: <item> <title>cool title!</title> <description>cool description!</description> <link>http://www.coolsite.com/category/schedule#01<link> </item> However, when you tap on the link, it actually loads: http://www.coolsite.com/category/schedule%01 (notice the link now has a % instead of a #, which breaks the link) Any ideas? I've gone through the source code but have 0 experience with RSS feeds. Any help would be appreciated - threw a PM to Red Dog already (plugin creator). :-) Thanks folks! mrDavid

CheechNChong Aspiring developer Posts: 4 Reg: Nov 01, 2011 location unknow... 40	08/15/15 11:09 PM (8 years ago) did you properly encode the xml for http://www.coolsite.com/category/schedule#01?" <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" ?> <rss version="2.0"> <channel> <item> <title>cool title!</title> <description>cool description!</description> <link>http://www.coolsite.com/category/schedule#01</link> </item> </channel> </rss> PS...not sure if you typed it or copied and pasted but the link data isn't escaped... gotta add / in the ending tag. Comments did you properly encode the xml for http://www.coolsite.com/category/schedule#01?" <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" ?> <rss version="2.0"> <channel> <item> <title>cool title!</title> <description>cool description!</description> <link>http://www.coolsite.com/category/schedule#01</link> </item> </channel> </rss> PS...not sure if you typed it or copied and pasted but the link data isn't escaped... gotta add / in the ending tag.

mrDavid BTMods.com Posts: 3936 Reg: May 21, 2011 San Diego, CA 51,910	08/16/15 12:22 AM (8 years ago) Hi CNC! Thanks for the advice - that wasn't it, but appreciate it! @SmugWimp had my back on this, he noted that the URL was encoded before loaded. In: RD_customURL.m on line 293, go around "escapedUrl" and just load "useURL", super easy. Thanks again! mrDavid Comments Hi CNC! Thanks for the advice - that wasn't it, but appreciate it! @SmugWimp had my back on this, he noted that the URL was encoded before loaded. In: RD_customURL.m on line 293, go around "escapedUrl" and just load "useURL", super easy. Thanks again! mrDavid

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