slash character ignored when send query string for asp.net

Question

ResponseHelper.Redirect("popup.aspx?file= "+ LogicLayer.ManualPath + _ddlPLCs.SelectedValue.ToString() + "\\" + _PLCRow[0][0].ToString() ,"_page", "menubar=0,width=100,height=100");

in the second page :

if (Request.QueryString["file"] != null)
        {
            LogicLayer.viewManual(Request.QueryString["file"].ToString());
        }

i found that slash (\) characters is removed from the file path

are there any idea ???

slash character was removed : d:\\folder1\\manuals\\pdfs\\file1.pdf >> became d:folder1 manuals pdfs file1.pdf — Ragaei Mahmoud, Jun 22 '11 at 16:49
I don't think the backslash character is valid for HTTP URLs. You might change them to `%5C`. Also, you may want to try the `HttpServerUtility.UrlEncode` function — Dirk, Jun 22 '11 at 16:52

score 1 · Accepted Answer · edited May 23 '17 at 11:55

The backslash (\) is not acceptable in a URL. You have to encode the characters to a %HEX value. In ASP.Net there is a method to encode a URL string, and one to decode the string.

In the View:

ResponseHelper.Redirect("popup.aspx?file= "+ System.Web.HttpUtility.UrlEncode(LogicLayer.ManualPath + _ddlPLCs.SelectedValue.ToString() + "\\" + _PLCRow[0][0].ToString()) ,"_page", "menubar=0,width=100,height=100");

In the Code Behind:

if (Request.QueryString["file"] != null)
{
   LogicLayer.viewManual(HttpServerUtility.UrlDecode(Request.QueryString["file"].ToString()));
}

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