Re: [ProgSoc] PERL equivalent for 'escape'

[Paul Cameron <thrase@nospam.progsoc.uts.edu.au>]

On Sat, 27 Feb 1999, Lucian D. Kafka wrote:

> Does anyone know of a function (like javascript 'escape') in PERL, which
> converts a given string to something passable in a GET query?

This is a FAQ:

http://www.perl.com/CPAN-local/doc/manual/html/pod/perlfaq9.html

Go to the "How do I decode or create those %-encodings on the web?"
section.

There you will find your easy answer.

Cheers,

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