special characters on window.open URL needed to open the file

Question

I have an application in which the user would open the document clicking the a linkbutton which opens the path of document

if (e.CommandArgument.ToString().ToLower().IndexOf(".pdf") > 0)
        ScriptManager.RegisterStartupScript(Page, this.GetType(), "myPopUp", "<script language='Javascript'>mywin=window.open('file:" + e.CommandArgument.ToString().Trim().Replace("\\", "/") + "', '', 'location=0,status=0,resizable=1,scrollbars=1,height=800px, width=1000px');</script>", false);

In this when the filename is something like xyz## it is reading as xyz#

and if filename is like xyz# it is reading xyz

Any solution?

You can read through [this](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/86477/does-c-sharp-have-an-equivalent-to-javascripts-encodeuricomponent) for more insight . — NT_, May 03 '12 at 18:54

score 0 · Answer 1 · edited May 31 '12 at 01:40

if (e.CommandArgument.ToString().ToLower().IndexOf(".pdf") > 0)
    ScriptManager.RegisterStartupScript(Page, this.GetType(), "myPopUp", "<script language='Javascript'>mywin=window.open('file:" + e.CommandArgument.ToString().Trim().Replace("\\", "/") + "', '', 'location=0,status=0,resizable=1,scrollbars=1,height=800px, width=1000px');</script>", false);

Replace above with this instead:

if (e.CommandArgument.ToString().ToLower().IndexOf(".pdf") > 0)
    ScriptManager.RegisterStartupScript(Page, this.GetType(), "myPopUp", "<script language='Javascript'>mywin=window.open('file:" + e.CommandArgument.ToString().Trim().Replace("\\", "/") + "', **'_self'**, 'location=0,status=0,resizable=1,scrollbars=1,height=800px, width=1000px');</script>", false);

solved the problem.

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Oct 04 '12 at 15:41

In my opinion... These are exactly these problems which are caused by IE but by benevolent programmer too.

As better solution I see something like this:

window.open('scriptUrl?parameters')

and inside script get file name from parameters and return file after redirect or similarly.

special characters on window.open URL needed to open the file

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