Text - URL encode/decode

Declaration

Encodes normal text characters to URL format or decodes URL encoded characters to normal binary data.

Commonly used to convert characters into a format that can be transmitted over the Internet.

Property	Type	Required	Default	Markup	Description
Text	Text	Yes	(Empty)	TEXT="text string"	The target data to encode/decode. As with every text parameter, if the data you wish to convert is contained in a variable, simply enter the variable name surrounded by percentage signs to resolve it to it's contents at runtime (i.e. %variableName%).
Action	Text (options)	Yes	Encode	ACTION="encode" ACTION="decode"	The action to perform. The available options are: Encode (default) - Encodes the target data into URL format. Decode - Decodes URL encoded characters into binary data.
Populate variable with result	Text	Yes	(Empty)	RESULTVARIABLE="VarName"	The name of an existing variable in which to populate the newly encoded/decoded data.

NOTE: The sample AML code below can be copied and pasted directly into the Steps panel of the Task Builder.

This sample task demonstrates AutoMate's ability to encode and decode data in URL format.

<AMSHOWDIALOG ACTIVITY="input" DEFAULTVALUE="Enter a string of text here." RESULTVARIABLE="theText">This task demonstrates AutoMate's ability to

encode and decode data in URL format.</AMSHOWDIALOG>

<AMTEXT ACTIVITY="url_encode_decode" RESULTVARIABLE="theText">%theText%</AMTEXT>

<AMSHOWDIALOG WINDOWTITLE="The text encoded to URL format.">%theText%</AMSHOWDIALOG>

<AMTEXT ACTIVITY="url_encode_decode" ACTION="decode" RESULTVARIABLE="theText">%theText%</AMTEXT>

<AMSHOWDIALOG WINDOWTITLE="The URL encoded data decoded back to binary text.">%theText%</AMSHOWDIALOG>