Quickly parse URL parameters

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I got tired of cutting out the ParentUNID and Count and Start parameters from a URL when submitting a page from browsers. So I came up with this LotusScript function named "makeParams()" to make a list of parameters and their corresponding values, if any. The parameter can be accessed from the list in LotusScript by using the format paramlist("ParentUNID").

I've also provided this function in JavaScript below, too. (I tested it on Internet Explorer though, so I'm not sure how it'll work on Netscape, Opera, Mac, etc.) You can access the JavaScript list using paramlist["ParentUNID"].

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Domino 6 has a command called @UrlQueryString that may be easier to use. Presumably it works with the LotusScript Evaluate command if you need to use it in LotusScript.

—Mark B.

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I think it's also worth pointing out that ND6 foregoes the need for any of this using the @URLQueryString function. Also, users can then use split and join in LotusScript rathe

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r than an Evaluate and @Explode.

I have found that I've had to rewrite code like these functions as they don't cater for characters such as quotation marks being passed in via the URL, and this effectively breaks the LotusScript as the @Explode can't cope. Of course, there are workarounds, but if you have ND6 you don't need to bother!

—Giles H.

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You can use the Split function for this. The code doesn't "URL decode" the parameters, so it will fail with values that contain spaces, "&" or other characters that can't appear or have special meaning in the URL.

Portions of the parameter value to the right of an "=" are lost -- e.g., "&Equation=e=m*c^2" would only see the value "e."

—Andre Guirard

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