URL w/multiple parameters in Outlook

[Steve Swanson]

Hello all! I'm currently having the following problem:

My web app has a "Send Mail" feature which needs to open Outlook via a simple mailto. Once the outlook window opens, I populate the subject and body fields, as such:

Subject: Re: Permit Number <permitNumber>
 
Body: Please click the following link:
<http link printed via out.println>

The http link is a url to a servlet that needs to pass three parameters.
The mailto in my jsp looks like:

out.println("<div><a href='mailto:?subject=Re: Permit Number: " 
+ permit.getPermitNumber() + "&body=Please click the following link: \n"
+ "http://appsvr:9080/ProjWeb/ControlServlet?action=loadWorkItem&wiID=0&permitNumber=" + permit.getPermitNumber()
+ "'>Send Mail</a></div>");

Unfortunately what I get for my hyperlink is:
http://appsvr:9080/ProjWeb/ControlServlet?action=loadWorkItem

(It is not a big deal if users see these parameters in the link.)
The rest of the parameters aren't rendered in the email's body.
I have a feeling it's because of the ampersand following my first parameter. Is there a way to render my complete url in outlook, with all three parameters?

--Steve

[Steve Swanson]

Never mind, I just figured out the solution! javascript: x()
jumpingjoy

[raul marzo]

Hi,

I have the same problem. Could you post how you did it with Javascript?

[Ben Souther]

Since this post is over a year old and the original poster only has 4 posts to his name, I think it's safe to assume that he's moved on.

I'll move this to our HTML/Javascript forum where the Ranch's Javascript Gurus hang out.