SharePoint decodes ampersand character and breaks the link
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09-01-2021 - |
Question
I am trying to make a link (in SharePoint) to a Power App I created, following this tutorial: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/powerapps/sharepoint-scenario-build-app
A problem is that the "EDIT LINKS" function (as described in step 7 in the linked page) automatically replaces all ampersands (the & character) with the escape character &
in the URL.
And this breaks the link to my Power App. I can't find a way to circumvent this. I am convinced someone else must have run into this.
Solution
This is very weird looks like a BUG but workaround edit/open below link:
https://.../_layouts/15/quiklnch.aspx
or
- Go to Site settings
- Click 'Quick Launch'
- Change the desire link and hit 'ok'
OTHER TIPS
Do you mean the ampersands in the site url?
You cannot use the following characters anywhere in a site name, in a subsite name, or in a site or Active Directory group name:
- Tilde (~)
- Number sign (#)
- Percent (%)
- Ampersand (&)
- Asterisk (*)
- Braces ({ })
- Backslash () (etc....)