IV05135: # (POUND SIGN) BEING CONVERTED TO %23 IN THE URL.

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• PROBLEM:
  
  When opening a hyperlink URL that has character # in the URL
  link, the character # is converted to it's hex equivalent of
  %23. Thus, the URL becomes invalid and you are not able to open
  the link. This was tested on both IE 6 and 8.
  
  Hyperlink URL:
  http://www.ibm.com/
  eti/ETIDept/Process&Tools/ProcessMgt/Publish/index.htm#core.
  std_cat_def.base/disciplines/or_14C51F37.html
  
  When opened from the application, the link is converted to this:
  http://www.ibm.com/
  eti/ETIDept/Process&Tools/ProcessMgt/Publish/index.htm%23core.
  std_cat_def.base/disciplines/or_14C51F37.html
  and does not work.
  
  Steps to reproduce:
  Define a section in an application to launch URLs from.
  
  Current Erroneous Results:  # converted to %23
  
  Expected result:  # should not be converted
  
  ENVIRONMENT:
  - SRM : 7201
  - MBS : 7116
  - OS  : AIX 61
  - DB  : DB2 95
  

Local fix

• 1.)  Make a back up of library.js in directory
  
  ...\IBM\SMP\maximo\applications\maximo\maximouiweb\webmodule\web
  client\javascript
  2.)  Edit library.js and find the following lines of code:
  
   function openURL(url)
   {
    while(url.search("#")>-1)
    {
     url=url.replace("#", "%23");
    }
    urlValue = url;
    stopFocus=true;
    setTimeout(newWindow(), 3000);
   }
  3.)  Comment out the while loop as follows:
  
   function openURL(url)
   {
   // while(url.search("#")>-1)
   // {
   //  url=url.replace("#", "%23");
   // }
    urlValue = url;
    stopFocus=true;
    setTimeout(newWindow(), 3000);
   }
  4.)  Rebuild and deploy maximo.ear and also delete the browser's
  temporary internet files.
  

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED: n/a                                          *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: PROBLEM:                                *
  *                                                              *
  *                      When opening a hyperlink URL that has   *
  *                      character # in the URL                  *
  *                                                              *
  *                      link, the character # is converted to   *
  *                      it's hex equivalent of                  *
  *                                                              *
  *                      %23. Thus, the URL becomes invalid and  *
  *                      you are not able to open                *
  *                                                              *
  *                      the link. This was tested on both IE 6  *
  *                      and 8.                                  *
  *                                                              *
  *                      Hyperlink URL:                          *
  *                                                              *
  *                      http://www.ibm.com/                     *
  *                                                              *
  *                      eti/ETIDept/Process&Tools/ProcessMgt/Pu *
  *                      blish/index.htm#core.                   *
  *                                                              *
  *                      std_cat_def.base/disciplines/or_14C51F3 *
  *                      7.html                                  *
  *                                                              *
  *                      When opened from the application, the   *
  *                      link is converted to this:              *
  *                                                              *
  *                      http://www.ibm.com/                     *
  *                                                              *
  *                      eti/ETIDept/Process&Tools/ProcessMgt/Pu *
  *                      blish/index.htm%23core.                 *
  *                                                              *
  *                      std_cat_def.base/disciplines/or_14C51F3 *
  *                      7.html                                  *
  *                                                              *
  *                      and does not work.                      *
  *                                                              *
  *                      Steps to reproduce:                     *
  *                                                              *
  *                      Define a section in an application to   *
  *                      launch URLs from.                       *
  *                                                              *
  *                      Current Erroneous Results:  # converted *
  *                      to %23                                  *
  *                                                              *
  *                      Expected result:  # should not be       *
  *                      converted                               *
  *                                                              *
  *                      ENVIRONMENT:                            *
  *                                                              *
  *                      - SRM : 7201                            *
  *                                                              *
  *                      - MBS : 7116                            *
  *                                                              *
  *                      - OS  : AIX 61                          *
  *                                                              *
  *                      - DB  : DB2 95                          *
  *                                                              *
  *                      LOCAL FIX:                              *
  *                                                              *
  *                      1.)  Make a back up of library.js in    *
  *                      directory                               *
  *                                                              *
  *                      ... IBM SMP maximo applications maximo  *
  *                      maximouiweb webmodule web               *
  *                                                              *
  *                      client javascript                       *
  *                                                              *
  *                      2.)  Edit library.js and find the       *
  *                      following lines of code:                *
  *                                                              *
  *                      function openURL(url)                   *
  *                                                              *
  *                      while(url.search("#")>-1)               *
  *                                                              *
  *                      url=url.replace("#", "%23");            *
  *                                                              *
  *                      urlValue = url;                         *
  *                                                              *
  *                      stopFocus=true;                         *
  *                                                              *
  *                      setTimeout(newWindow(), 3000);          *
  *                                                              *
  *                      3.)  Comment out the while loop as      *
  *                      follows:                                *
  *                                                              *
  *                      function openURL(url)                   *
  *                                                              *
  *                      // while(url.search("#")>-1)            *
  *                                                              *
  *                      //                                      *
  *                                                              *
  *                      //  url=url.replace("#", "%23");        *
  *                                                              *
  *                      //                                      *
  *                                                              *
  *                      urlValue = url;                         *
  *                                                              *
  *                      stopFocus=true;                         *
  *                                                              *
  *                      setTimeout(newWindow(), 3000);          *
  *                                                              *
  *                      4.)  Rebuild and deploy maximo.ear and  *
  *                      also delete the browser's               *
  *                                                              *
  *                      temporary internet files.               *
  *                                                              *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
  *                                                              *
  *                                                              *
  *                                                              *
  ****************************************************************
  # (POUND SIGN) BEING CONVERTED TO %23 IN THE URL.
  

Problem conclusion

• Fixed. Character is no longer encoded for doclinks.
  
  The fix for this APAR is contained in the following maintenance
  package:
  
    | release\fix pack | REL 7.1.1.10 - BS
  

Temporary fix

Comments

APAR Information

• APAR is sysrouted FROM one or more of the following:

• APAR is sysrouted TO one or more of the following:

Modules/Macros

• MAXIMO
  

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  SYSTEM CONFIG

• Fixed component ID

  5724R46S1

Applicable component levels

• R711 PSY

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