Question

I have a querystring parameter that populates another page and the problem happens when the parameter starts with a hashtag #

Ex:
mysitepage/Details?param=#456

Of course this happens because hashtags in url ends the request. The problem is that these are ids from the database and cant be changed. Instead of using a querystring, is there any work around for this that someone can inform me of.

Edit1-

I realized I was encoding the whole url wheere the problem was. Now I am only doing the parameter part, but it seems to be making the parameter static instead of dynamic now:

example :

String.Format("mysite.com?param="+Server.UrlEncode({0}), Eval("param")) 

basically it encodes the 0 in curly braces and not the actual evaluated value

Answer 1

You should checkout HttpUtility.UrlEncode(string)

It will encode # to %23& and of course you can decode it back with UrlDecode()