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[4364] 2.0 RC3 - urls that contain [brackets] are truncated

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rbeuker:
When you try to use a link like the one below, SMF will truncate it:


--- Code: ---http://www.trosradar.nl/index.php?id=artikel_detail&tx_ttnews[tt_news]=27928&cHash=ad35a38d5899c4d722702bda6f8bd7dc
--- End code ---

Example:
=27928&cHash=ad35a38d5899c4d722702bda6f8bd7dc]http://www.trosradar.nl/index.php?id=artikel_detail&tx_ttnews[tt_news]=27928&cHash=ad35a38d5899c4d722702bda6f8bd7dc

We have solved it, by manually replacing the brackets:


--- Code: ---[  becomes %5B
]  becomes %5D
--- End code ---

So after doing the manual changes, the link looks like:


--- Code: ---http://www.trosradar.nl/index.php?id=artikel_detail&tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=27928&cHash=ad35a38d5899c4d722702bda6f8bd7dc
--- End code ---

And now it works:

http://www.trosradar.nl/index.php?id=artikel_detail&tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=27928&cHash=ad35a38d5899c4d722702bda6f8bd7dc

Could this be fixed in RC4? :)

Thanks,

Ronald

Arantor:
It only truncates it if you let it try to auto convert to URLs, and this has been discussed before, in this very board in fact.

Specifically: http://www.simplemachines.org/community/index.php?topic=363099.0
See also: http://www.simplemachines.org/community/index.php?topic=377762.0

rbeuker:

--- Quote from: Arantor on May 13, 2010, 08:30:12 AM ---It only truncates it if you let it try to auto convert to URLs

--- End quote ---

I'm using the
--- Code: ---[url]
--- End code ---
and
--- Code: ---[/url]
--- End code ---
tags to create the URL.

Does that mean that I'm trying to auto convert to URLs?
If yes, how could I prevent this auto conversion?  :)

Arantor:
Hmm, I assumed you were just posting the URL itself, which would attempt to auto convert.

What *exactly* are you typing?

rbeuker:
Wow, you're fast!   8)

Ok, here goes:

The first line below shows what I will enter on the 2nd line:


--- Code: ---[url]http://www.trosradar.nl/index.php?id=artikel_detail&tx_ttnews[tt_news]=27928&cHash=ad35a38d5899c4d722702bda6f8bd7dc[/url]
--- End code ---

=27928&cHash=ad35a38d5899c4d722702bda6f8bd7dc]http://www.trosradar.nl/index.php?id=artikel_detail&tx_ttnews[tt_news]=27928&cHash=ad35a38d5899c4d722702bda6f8bd7dc
This is a mess...  :-\

And now another test, using the manual fix (note that, in the middle of the URL, I have replaced the opening bracket with %5B and I have replaced the closing bracket with %5E)


--- Code: ---[url]http://www.trosradar.nl/index.php?id=artikel_detail&tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=27928&cHash=ad35a38d5899c4d722702bda6f8bd7dc[/url]
--- End code ---

http://www.trosradar.nl/index.php?id=artikel_detail&tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=27928&cHash=ad35a38d5899c4d722702bda6f8bd7dc
And this works!!  ;D


And let's also try *without* using the url tags--in other words, using the automatic conversion by SMF:

Using the original URL:
http://www.trosradar.nl/index.php?id=artikel_detail&tx_ttnews[tt_news]=27928&cHash=ad35a38d5899c4d722702bda6f8bd7dc
Nope, not working... although it looks better than the 1st URL in this message.

Using the manually fixed URL:
http://www.trosradar.nl/index.php?id=artikel_detail&tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=27928&cHash=ad35a38d5899c4d722702bda6f8bd7dc
Yes, this also works! :)


By the way, I wholeheartedly agree that websites should not use square brackets in their URLs. Still, it would be great if SMF could handle them (in particular when the url tags are used). :D

Where/how could I suggest this for a 2.0 RC4 version?

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