Re: [dssslist] & as string

[Alberto Martinez <alberto.martinez@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

David Carlisle schrieb:

>    <a href="/cgi-bin/contact.cgi?lng=eng&to=webmaster">
> That is an HTML syntax error (although typically browsers do not report
> syntax errors)
>
>  but I obtain:
>
>    <a href="/cgi-bin/contact.cgi?lng=eng&#38;to=webmaster">
>
> Given that, the browser should make a http request for
> /cgi-bin/contact.cgi?lng=eng&to=webmaster
> and the cgi bin script should execute.
>
> Are you sure that the output you have doesn't work?
>
> David
>
>  
Thank you David, but the output doesn't work...

Sorry, I think, perhaps I was beating about the bush, let's forget the 
CGI and HTML, what I basically would like to know is:

Why (string-append "&#43;" "Hello" "&#43;") gives "+Hello+" as output,
and (string-append "&#38;" "Hello" "&#38;") gives "&#38;Hello&#38;" as 
output, instead of "&Hello&"?

I would like to define, for example an element like this:

(element TEST
   (make element gi: "OUTPUT"
      (string-append "Starsky " "&" " Hutch")
   )
)

And obtain <OUTPUT>Starsky & Hutch</OUTPUT>

But if I use "&" as string I get <OUTPUT>Starsky &#38; Hutch</OUTPUT> as 
output.
And when I use "&#38;" I get also <OUTPUT>Starsky &#38; Hutch</OUTPUT>.
I know, if I would use literals it would be easy, but as I said, I must 
use strings...
The goal is to obtain anyway using strings <OUTPUT>Starsky & 
Hutch</OUTPUT>, is this possible?

   Thank you again!