Question

My code is in c# asp.net 3.5

In the following code the ‘Msg’ has many words with spaces and characters (eg:Failed to prepare Sync Favorites : Directory does not exist: \STL-FNP-02\ryounes$\Sync\Favorites). This ‘Msg’ is pulled from database to a gridview. I am not able to create hyperlink for this ‘Msg’ in gridview. Since it has spaces it is not creating hyperlink.

I need to create hyperlink for this ‘Msg’ and latter use it in linq query.

I think one shud either use eval or url encoder. I am not sure how to do it. Can anyone say how to go about it?

 <asp:HyperLinkField DataTextField='Msg' HeaderText='Msg' DataNavigateUrlFields='Msg'      DataNavigateUrlFormatString='Sync.aspx?Msg={0}' /> 

Answer 1

The easiest way to get around it is to use something like

<asp:TemplateField HeaderText='Msg'>      <asp:HyperLink runat='server' Text='<%# HttpUtility.UrlEncode(Eval('Msg')) %>' NavigateUrl='<%#Eval('Msg')%>' /> </asp:TemplateField> 

Not 100% certain that the syntax is correct but you get the general idea