SharePoint Workflow URL Encoding %2520

Ajay_Deval
Copper Contributor
May 10, 2022
Jason Ross what is the solution to this, I cannot interpret the answer from this article. I am having trouble with url https://sharepointsite.domain.com/projectname/Shared%20Documents/Forms/AllItems.aspx

it happens after the Fed-auth redirection is seen, after that %2520 is added in place of %20 in the above url.

is browser/ms office/any specific windows setting is responsible for url encoding.?

I'll appreciate any help in the matter, thanks in advance.

Regards
Ajay Deval
- SCHWEIGER_Florian_INH
  Copper Contributor
  Dec 01, 2022
  Ajay_Deval Still have the problem with Version 2208 (Build 15601.20286 Klick-und-Los)
  
  Any solution?
  
  Regards
  Florian
Andreas Ratzke
Copper Contributor
Sep 24, 2018
Dear Jason,

I got the same issue when I try to open Recent Documents in MS Office (Word, Excel, PP ...) which are located on our Sharepoint Online instance.
The following version of Office / Windows are installed:
Excel: 16.0.9126.2282 - 32 Bit
Windows: Version 1709 - 16299.666

Wrong Path in Excel Recent files:
https://xxxx.sharepoint.com/sites/ITandCommunicationSingapore/Shared%2520Documents/Communication%2520and%2520Safety%2520System%2520DTSS2/1%2520Quotations%2520and%2520Contracts/Price-Comparison-NEW.xlsx?web=1

Right Path:
https://xxxx.sharepoint.com/sites/ITandCommunicationSingapore/Shared%20Documents/Communication%20and%20Safety%20System%20DTSS2/1%20Quotations%20and%20Contracts/Price-Comparison-NEW.xlsx

When I open files directly from the Windows Explorer (One Note integration), it works and also when I browse inside Office and open files from there.

Any idea??

Best regards, Andreas
- SteveKnutson
  MVP
  Sep 28, 2018
  I am getting the same issue with Excel
  
  When I access a file from the Recent Files list in Excel and the file has a space in the path, I get a file not found error. The problem is the URL to the file is double encoded e.g. %20 for space becomes %2520
  
  For example, the URL:
  https://tenant.sharepoint.com/sites/Subsite/Documents/File 1.xlsx
  
  is encoded as this in the recent files
  https://tenant.sharepoint.com/sites/Subsite/Documents/File%25201.xlsx
  
  It should encode as:
  https://tenant.sharepoint.com/sites/Subsite/Documents/File%201.xlsx
  
  I suspect the issue is PC build related because opening the file from a PC not joined to the client domain and opening the same file from their SP Online tenant doesn't generate the double encoded URL in the Excel recent files list.
  
  Any ideas on what is causing this?
  - Patrick G.
    Copper Contributor
    Oct 01, 2018
    Same issue here: https://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/office/en-US/10c13497-adf6-4de4-86f8-d011c63e9e8f/recent-sharepoint-files-which-was-opened-local-gets-corrupted-url-where-20-is-replaced-to-2520?forum=Office2016ITPro
    
    Not solved too.
Khoa Hoang
Copper Contributor
Feb 08, 2018
Yes it is working now. I am glad you guys fixed it.

So, did special character support cause that issue?
- Andreas Ratzke
  Copper Contributor
  Sep 19, 2018
  Dear Jason,
  
  I got the same issue when I try to open Recent Documents in MS Office (Word, Excel, PP ...) which are located on our Sharepoint Online instance.
  The following version of Office / Windows are installed:
  Excel: 16.0.9126.2282 - 32 Bit
  Windows: Version 1709 - 16299.666
  
  Wrong Path in Excel Recent files:
  https://XXXX.sharepoint.com/sites/ITandCommunicationSingapore/Shared%2520Documents/Communication%2520and%2520Safety%2520System%2520DTSS2/1%2520Quotations%2520and%2520Contracts/Price-Comparison-NEW.xlsx?web=1
  
  Right Path:
  https://XXXX.sharepoint.com/sites/ITandCommunicationSingapore/Shared%20Documents/Communication%20and%20Safety%20System%20DTSS2/1%20Quotations%20and%20Contracts/Price-Comparison-NEW.xlsx
  
  When I open files directly from the Windows Explorer (One Note integration), it works and also when I browse inside Office and open files from there.
  
  Any idea??
  
  Best regards, Andreas

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