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AleX_
AleX_

Reputation: 508

Is there a Google Chrome switch (command line) to toggle url-encoding?

I have written a C# code that calls Google Chrome to load a specific url on the computers local hard drive. The C# code already encodes the URL (replaces space characters with %20) and this used to work fine until a couple of weeks ago that this issue started happening!

The quickest band-aid seems to be modifying the C# code to not replace " " with %20. But the Chrome behavior may change in the future or some customers may not have the same version/settings of the chrome installed.

I think the sustainable solution is to Tell Chrome to either Encode or not encode the URL. Now my question is:

Is there a Chrome switch that enforces it to either translate the url or ignore it?

Does it have a setting or option for this?

I have found a couple of lists with Chrome Switches Here and Here. However both of these lists are incomplete and refer to this reference. I have Ctrl+F'ed for "URL" and "URI" but did not come across a relevant answer.

Thanks in advance.

I have already asked this question on Super User, however I think people in this forum has more expertise on solving these types of issues. (Also after 24hrs, the question in Super User has not received any feedback at all!)

Upvotes: 0

Views: 924

Answers (1)

AleX_
AleX_

Reputation: 508

There is no Switch for it, however, as HexBolt has stated adding the "file://" tells Chrome that the url is already translated. Please see his extension to the answer for this question.

Upvotes: 1

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