Kapil Thangavelu wrote: > what i am trying to do > <dtml-call "RESPONSE.redirect(URL1+'?foo_bar='+foobar)"> <dtml-call "RESPONSE.redirect(URL1+'?foo_bar='+foobar)" url_quote> <dtml-call "RESPONSE.redirect(URL1+'?foo_bar='+foobar)" url_quote_plus> dependent on whether you want spaces coded as + or %20 cheers, Chris