http / browser help: changing url in location window

[Bill McGonigle]

On Feb 1, 2006, at 14:22, Python wrote:

> Aha.  You are suggesting that I stuff the form variables into the
> location URL.  Then the GET would include the variables.  It would be 
> an
> ugly looking URL, but the path part would match the form.

How much data are we talking?  If it's all multiple choice you can do 
some great bitwise compression and have a tiny URL state path part.  
Base 64 gets you six bits per character before compression.  However, 
if there's lots of freeform text you might overflow some buffers in 
some browsers on the length of the URL.


-Bill

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