Re: punctuation and path names

One option is to percent-encode the URI.  I recommend taking a look at
RFC 3986 on URIs.  In particular, see the following section on
percent-encoding:

http://greenbytes.de/tech/webdav/rfc3986.html#percent-encoding

Cheers,
Tim

On Tue, 27 May 2008 12:04:39 -0600
"Phillips, Mark" <[email protected]> wrote:

> 
> Hello,
> 
> I am new to this list, so please point me in the right direction if,
> and when, I post an off topic question. For the record, I am new to
> DAV, but have read the RFC's and the book by Lisa Dusseault. Thus I
> have a modest grip on the terminology. I did succeed in building a
> working client so I have a small amount of "hands on" experience.
> Still, the level of discourse on this list easily exceeds my depth.
> 
> I have a question regarding embedded punctuation, e.g. forward and
> backward slashes, colons, question marks, etc.. The source data and
> end user habits seem to require performing a substitution for some
> components of the URI. Say, "Client 16_Red Documents" in lieu of
> "Client 16/Red Documents". That is, I have reached the gap between
> correct URI and human language.
> 
> I assume others have considered this problem before. I would like to
> know what strategies and techniques others have employed to resolve
> or mitigate it. 
> 
> Thank you,
> 
>  - Mark Phillips
> 
>