43356 - RegChrome returns "%20" for blank char in the log file

Status: VERIFIED INVALID

(Core Graveyard :: Installer: XPInstall Engine, defect, P3)

Description

[David Epstein]

yesterdays builds: 2000-06-20-08.
1. Go to http://jimbob/trigger3.html.
2. Enter a_register_chrome.xpi or regChromeTest.xpi in the URL field (both on 
http://jimbob/jars).
3. Press Trigger, then OK.
4. Check logfile.
Result: Returned pathway for register chrome shows "%20" for a blank character 
in that pathway (i.e. "Netscape%206/")
Expected: the blank char itself (i.e. "Netscape 6").

log file:

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
http://jimbob/jars/a_register_chrome.xpi  --  06/21/2000 13:15:15
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------

     Acceptance: a_register_chrome
     -----------------------------

     ** registerChrome returns: 0
     [1/1]	Register Package: 
file:///C:/Program%20Files/Netscape/0619/Netscape%206/chrome/packages/core//

     Install completed successfully
     Finished Installation  06/21/2000 13:15:15

Comment 1

[Daniel Veditz [:dveditz]]

Spaces (and other characters) are not valid in URLs, they must be escaped.

That double slash at the end is slightly troubling, though without seeing the 
script it's hard to say if that's a bug in XPInstall or in your script.

Comment 2

[Jimmy Lee]

Reassigning QA Contact to David.

Comment 3

[David Epstein]

it's part of the URL string.