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Workflow search URL syntax issue

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Updated July 31, 2023

asked on July 28, 2023 • Show version history

I'm trying to run the following search and saving the URL to send out in an email:

{LF:Name="%*", Type="F"} & {LF:LOOKIN="Repository\HR Scanning"}

The LaserficheWebsearchURL that Workflow creates looks like this (I'm also using the EncodeURI function on the token):

%(GenerateLaserficheWebClientURLs_LaserficheWebSearchURL 1#@EncodeURI@#)

The URL sent in the email looks like this:

https://lfserver.com/laserfiche/index.aspx?db=Repository#/view=search;search=%7BLF:Name=%22%25*%22,%20Type=%22F%22%7D%20&%20%7BLF:LOOKIN=%22Repository%5CHR%20Scanning%22%7D

When I click on the URL nothing happens. Any suggestions?

Thanks!

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replied on July 31, 2023

Ah I completely missed the percentage in your search. You could also use the "Assign Token Values" activity and create the link yourself:

Then use the "Encode URL" function to encode the search syntax. That seems to work for me.

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replied on July 28, 2023

I found that the encode URI function doesn't encode it properly. Are you using this feature?

If so, I believe Workflow should already encode it for you and you should not need the Encode URI function.

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replied on July 31, 2023

Hi Michelle. I am using the URI encoding. If I turn off that function, the resulting URL looks like this:

Even if I copy/paste the whole URL into a browser, nothing happens.

I'm guessing that the URL I included in the original post needs a way to escape the %* in the search syntax but I haven't been able to figure out a way to do that.

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replied on July 31, 2023

Ah I completely missed the percentage in your search. You could also use the "Assign Token Values" activity and create the link yourself:

Then use the "Encode URL" function to encode the search syntax. That seems to work for me.

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replied on July 31, 2023

That worked; thanks for the work-around!

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