Prepopulated form - do ampersands work?

At the attached prepopulated URL, everything is correctly auto-filling except for the bold section below. Is the ampersand causing a problem?

http://form.jotformpro.com/form/52446564402958?description={ecrmGen=a3Ja0000000TVou&siteName=AT&T%20-%206301%20BIXBY%20RD,%20CANAL%20WINCHESTER,%20OH%20(L34119)&siteAddress=6301%20BIXBY%20RD&address2=&city=CANAL%20WINCHESTER&state69=OH&zip75=43110&genLocation=back%20of%20building&generatorName=&generatorMake53=Spectrum%20Detroit%20Diesel&generatorModel=400DS60&generatorSerial=339411&generatorRated50=400&fuelType=Diesel&engineMake54=&engineModel=&engineSerial=&engineManufacture=&engineOutput=0&engineOutput38=}

Hi,

If you use the hard coded ampersand/"&", it tells the URL that you are adding another parameter on it. The field name and values are separated by "&". If you want to add an "&" in the actual prepopulated value, you need to use the converted ASCII element of it. In this case, "&" = "%26"

Here's a reference: http://www.w3schools.com/tags/ref_urlencode.asp

This is how the URL should look like, assuming you are only referring to "AT&T" value:

http://form.jotformpro.com/form/52446564402958?description={ecrmGen=a3Ja0000000TVou&siteName=AT%26T%20-%206301%20BIXBY%20RD,%20CANAL%20WINCHESTER,%20OH%20(L34119)&siteAddress=6301%20BIXBY%20RD&address2=&city=CANAL%20WINCHESTER&state69=OH&zip75=43110&genLocation=back%20of%20building&generatorName=&generatorMake53=Spectrum%20Detroit%20Diesel&generatorModel=400DS60&generatorSerial=339411&generatorRated50=400&fuelType=Diesel&engineMake54=&engineModel=&engineSerial=&engineManufacture=&engineOutput=0&engineOutput38=}

If there are some missing values, let us know. You can also refer to this guide about prepopulating form URL: 

mschmitt

Replied on September 28, 2015 at 2:52 PM

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