Getting a section name into a mailto subject line

[Artisan]

I've been trying to get a mailto to create an email with a section name in the subject line with this example...

<script language="javascript">
<!--
var contact = "click here"
var email = "office"
var emailName = "artinet"
var emailTLD = ".co.uk"
document.write("<a href=" + "mail" + "to:" + email + "@" + emailName + emailTLD + "?Subject=Enquiry%20about%20the%20<actinic:variable name="SectionName" />%20range" + ">"Click here to enquire about this range."</a>")
//-->
</script>

The problem is that a lot of the section names have a space in them and so the subject line cuts off at that point, e.g. the subject line "Enquiry about the Golden Glow range" only gets as far as "Enquiry about the Golden" .

Does anyone know of a way of replacing the spaces in section names with %20 in the script?

Malcolm

[Rich Brady]

What about using the page name variable instead?

[NormanRouxel]

Try using escape('<actinic:variable name="SectionName" encoding="perl" selectable="false"/>')

This would need to be added as JavaScript.

[NormanRouxel]

Or <actinic:block php="true">echo rawurlencode('<actinic:variable name="SectionName" encoding="perl" selectable="false"/>');</actinic:block>

This one would swap right in for the variable you were using.

[NormanRouxel]

This might be cleanest as it save you typing those %20's.

document.write("<a href=" + "mail" + "to:" + email + "@" + emailName + emailTLD + "?Subject=<actinic:block php="true">echo rawurlencode('Enquiry about the <actinic:variable name="SectionName" encoding="perl" selectable=" false"/> range');</actinic:block>" + ">Click here to enquire about this range.</a>");

[Rich Brady]

In the Immortal words of Darren "Whooooossshhhh"

Nice one Norman, great response(s)

[Artisan]

Thanks Norman and Rich, it appears from the page source that it will generate the full subject line, but the link's not appearing on the page because of an error...

Line: 1393
Char: 145
Error: Expected ')'

... which is odd because both sets of nested brackets close in the relevant places and there are no other brackets in the script.

I've even pasted in the original script from my OP and that's showing the same error now! (in Actinic as well as in IE).

The full script is now...

<script language="javascript">
<!--
var contact = "click here"
var email = "office"
var emailName = "artinet"
var emailTLD = ".co.uk"
document.write("<a href=" + "mail" + "to:" + email + "@" + emailName + emailTLD + "?Subject=<actinic:block php="true">echo rawurlencode('Enquiry about the <actinic:variable name="SectionName" encoding="perl" selectable=" false"/> range');</actinic:block>" + ">"Click here to enquire about this range."</a>");
//-->
</script>

Any ideas?

Malcolm

[Rich Brady]

Could it be the "pasting" action that's causing issues here Norman?

Have you tried pasting the code through notepad first?

[Artisan]

Yes, I pasted into Notepad first, then into Actinic.

Malcolm

[Rich Brady]

This isn't really my strong point, sorry Malcolm. There doesn't seem to be anything obvious there. Try restarting Actinic.

[NormanRouxel]

I've edited post 5. Try it again.

[Artisan]

Marvellous, what a star, many thanks Norman