> I want to pass two arguments to my writeKML.php script from a network
> link .KML file however all my attempts to do have failed.

>     <NetworkLink>
>       <Link>
>         <href>http://www...../writeKML.php?arga=A-
> BCDE&argb=2008-04-16</href>
>         <refreshMode>onInterval</refreshMode>
>         <refreshInterval>300</refreshInterval>
>       </Link>
>     </NetworkLink>

> When I tried the above but I got the "not well formed (invalid token)"
> error message on loading the network link KML file.

> URLencoding the above <href> line to....

>     <NetworkLink>
>       <Link>
>         <href>http%3A%2F%2Fwww.....%2FwriteKML.php%3Farga%3DA-BCDE
> %26argb%3D2008-04-16</href>
>         <refreshMode>onInterval</refreshMode>
>         <refreshInterval>300</refreshInterval>
>       </Link>
>     </NetworkLink>

> removes the error message and GE loads OK but I get the broken network
> link icon (red dot)

> If I hard code the arguments into the writeXML.php and remove the
> arguments from the <href> element in the network link KML file
> everything works fine.
> That is ...

> In writeXML.php ...
> $arga = 'A-BCDE';
> $argb = '2008-04-16'

> In my network link KML file...
>     <NetworkLink>
>       <Link>
>         <href>http://www...../writeKML.php</href>
>         <refreshMode>onInterval</refreshMode>
>         <refreshInterval>300</refreshInterval>
>       </Link>
>     </NetworkLink>

> So the question is how can I pass arguments to a php script in a
> network link?

> I hope I have made my requirments/problems clear !!!

> As KoflAIR suggested, you can escape it using &amp;http://code.google.com/apis/kml/documentation/kmlreference.html#httpq...
> You can also use the <httpQuery> element:
>      <NetworkLink>
>        <Link>
>          <href>http://www...../writeKML.php</href>
>          <httpQuery>arga=ABCDE;argb=2008-04-16</httpQuery>
>          <refreshMode>onInterval</refreshMode>
>          <refreshInterval>300</refreshInterval>
>        </Link>
>      </NetworkLink>

> http://code.google.com/apis/kml/documentation/kmlreference.html#httpq...

> Mano

> On May 17, 10:18 am, Tallywag wrote:

> > Ok first post for help on KML everything up to this point has been
> > pretty straightforward !

> > I want to pass two arguments to my writeKML.php script from a network
> > link .KML file however all my attempts to do have failed.

> >     <NetworkLink>
> >       <Link>
> >         <href>http://www...../writeKML.php?arga=A-
> > BCDE&argb=2008-04-16</href>
> >         <refreshMode>onInterval</refreshMode>
> >         <refreshInterval>300</refreshInterval>
> >       </Link>
> >     </NetworkLink>

> > When I tried the above but I got the "not well formed (invalid token)"
> > error message on loading the network link KML file.

> > URLencoding the above <href> line to....

> >     <NetworkLink>
> >       <Link>
> >         <href>http%3A%2F%2Fwww.....%2FwriteKML.php%3Farga%3DA-BCDE
> > %26argb%3D2008-04-16</href>
> >         <refreshMode>onInterval</refreshMode>
> >         <refreshInterval>300</refreshInterval>
> >       </Link>
> >     </NetworkLink>

> > removes the error message and GE loads OK but I get the broken network
> > link icon (red dot)

> > If I hard code the arguments into the writeXML.php and remove the
> > arguments from the <href> element in the network link KML file
> > everything works fine.
> > That is ...

> > In writeXML.php ...
> > $arga = 'A-BCDE';
> > $argb = '2008-04-16'

> > In my network link KML file...
> >     <NetworkLink>
> >       <Link>
> >         <href>http://www...../writeKML.php</href>
> >         <refreshMode>onInterval</refreshMode>
> >         <refreshInterval>300</refreshInterval>
> >       </Link>
> >     </NetworkLink>

> > So the question is how can I pass arguments to a php script in a
> > network link?

> > I hope I have made my requirments/problems clear !!!- Hide quoted text -

> - Show quoted text -