Help with external link

From the help on Custom Menus:

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How to use form data in parameters

For menus with action type URL, PL/SQL Block and External Program it is possible to use field values in a form, and context substitution variables in the Parameter field. The values can be used as parameters in a URL, as bind variables in a PL/SQL block and as parameters to an external program. The syntax rule is #<context substitution variable># for context substitution variables and &<column name> for form fields. In URLs the form field parameter should be additionally enclosed in curly braces ({&<column name>}) .

Examples of usage:

URL: http://www.myintranet.com/purchasingroutines.htm?company=#USER_COMPANY#&&site={&CONTRACT}

Note: The syntax requires that the URL parameter AND operator must be defined with two && instead of a single &.

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So, do you need double ampersands in the URL? sounds like it is almost working, and you aren’t using parameters, so I am not sure…

Thanks,
Joe Kaufman

It is for IEE, and the help file is the “Page Help” when on the Custom Menu screen.

Like I said, though, I am not sure those rules apply when the URL is an “internal” IEE link and when you are not using parameterized values…

Thanks,

Joe Kaufman