From: ara.t.howard@...
Date: 2006-06-28T05:56:35+09:00
Subject: Re: URI::InvalidURIError when using curly brackets

On Wed, 28 Jun 2006 Ara.T.Howard@noaa.gov wrote:

> irb(main):001:0> 
> URI.parse(URI.encode("http://www.google.co.uk/search?q={3F2504E0-4F89-11D3-9A-0C-03-05-E8-2C-33-01}"))
> => #<URI::HTTP:0xfdba8216c 
> URL:http://www.google.co.uk/search?q=%7B3F2504E0-4F89-11D3-9A-0C-03-05-E8-2C-33-01%7D>

sorry.  hit send too soon - here's the rest:

   irb(main):002:0> f = open uri
   => #<File:/tmp/open-uri11746.1>

   irb(main):003:0> f.read.size
   => 17004


so encoding seems to work for me?

regards.

-a
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