Web Folder Mappings Contain the Characters "%20" When You Copy and Paste a URL (817928)

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Windows SharePoint Services

SYMPTOMS

When a you try to add a Web folder mapping to a SharePoint Team Services document library by copying and pasting the Web folder's URL , you find that the URL now contains the following characters: %20. You have to remove the "%20" characters before the address is accepted for the Web folder.

CAUSE

When you paste a Web address, any blank spaces in the URL are replaced with the blank space code, %20. The blank spaces in the URL are automatically translated into the "%20" characters.

WORKAROUND

To work around this behavior, you must type the Web folder address manually.

For example, when you copy the URL from the browser, it looks similar to http://server/Shared%20Documents. Either your attempt to create a Web folder with this URL is unsuccessful, or the network place or Web folder is created at http://server. To create the Web folder correctly, type the URL without the %20: http://server/shared documents.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article.

Modification Type:	Minor	Last Reviewed:	1/9/2006
Keywords:	kbpending kbBug KB817928