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I have constructed a URL, Called "StartingURL" from several variables, If I paste this URL into Chrome it navigates correctly

https://miamidade.realforeclose.com/index.cfm?zaction=user&zmethod=calendar&selCalDate=%7Bts%20%272016-2-01%2000%3A00%3A00%27%7D.

However if I use this variable when I launch Chrome, Chrome converts it to:

https://miamidade.realforeclose.com/index.cfm?zaction=user&zmethod=calendar&selCalDate={ts%20%272016-2-01%2000%3A00%3A00%27} which is an error. The end part is "corrupted"

Do I have to escape my variable before using it in Chrome?

This is how I am constructing my URL:

%StartingYearMonthPart1%%StartingYear%-%StartingMonth%-%StartingYearMonthPart2%

Where

StartingYearPart1=https://miamidade.realforeclose.com/index.cfm?zaction=user&zmethod=calendar&selCalDate=%7Bts%20%27

StartingYear=2016

StartingMonth=5

and

StartingYearPart2=01%2000%3A00%3A00%27%7D

TIA

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Nived_Nambiar 18,129 Super User 2025 Season 2 on at

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Hi @Steve48

Just to confirm, have you confirmed whether both url constructed are same ?

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CristinaValdes 65 on at

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Hi,
Remember that you must escape each text with %, the way to do it is with double %, so if you have a variable and text with %, your URL should look something like this
https://miamidade.realforeclose.com/index.cfm?zaction=user&zmethod=calendar&selCalDate=%%7Bts%%20%%27%YourVariable%

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Steve48 431 on at

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Hi @Nived_Nambiar I am only constructing one URL. When the browser is launched with this URL I get an error page. However if I copy the value of the URL variable and paste it into the browser, it works. Apparently PAD is not able to interpret the URL string correctly, maybe because of the % signs. I made a short video which demonstrates the problem
https://youtu.be/FCrpAlXPH3o

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CristinaValdes 65 on at

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My Recomendation is Put you url with your variables in a variable and then put the variable in chrome. Just one variable, maybe this work

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Steve48 431 on at

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Hi @CristinaValdes & @Nived_Nambiar I'm not sure what you (Cristina) mean by putting the url in a variable and then put the variable in Chrome. I think I am already doing that
In response to your previous suggestion about escaping, i hardcoded the parts of the URL that are constant, escaping the % signs which resulted in this url which works if i paste it into the browser.
https://miamidade.realforeclose.com/index.cfm?zaction=user&zmethod=calendar&selCalDate=%7Bts%20%272016-5-01%2000%3A00%3A00%27%7D

The url in the browser after Chrome Launch that didnt work is this:
https://miamidade.realforeclose.com/index.cfm?zaction=user&zmethod=calendar&selCalDate={ts%20%272016-5-01%2000%3A00%3A00%27}

It seems to be having a problem with the %7Bts at the beginning of the last part and the 7D at the end

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