[plt-scheme] string->url using semicolon where ampersand belongs

Hi,

This would have got me too - so I've put it in the Scheme Cookbook as
this is where I often look;

http://schemecookbook.org/Cookbook/WebFetchingURL

I should probably add a link to the 'Net collection' documentation,
but I can't  open the documentation site at the moment.

Cheers,

Stephen

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On 7/9/07, Ethan Herdrick <info at reatlas.com> wrote:
> Hi folks:
>
> I'd like to cast an emphatic vote in favor of changing the default
> query string separator used in string->url from the semicolon to the
> ampersand.  The standards that matter here are the customs and typical
> practices of the world, not what's written in RFCs.  Please change the
> code of string->url accordingly.
>
> Thank you.
>
> -Ethan
>
> For those frustrated Schemers who find this thread while trying to
> figure out why string->url is broken, here's what to do:  Before using
> string->url, do this:
>
> (require (lib "uri-codec.ss" "net"))
> (current-alist-separator-mode 'amp)
>
> And here's the thread where I finally found this answer:
> http://www.cs.brown.edu/pipermail/plt-scheme/2006-October/014947.html
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