URL Encoding
Parameters can be included within the URL string by appending them to the end of the URL, with a
question mark (?) between the URL and the first parameter and an ampersand (&) between each
parameter:
http://www.MySite.com/MyPage.asp?param1=value1¶m2=value2¶m2=value3
This has the advantage that the parameters form part of the URL and hence can be stored in the user’s
Favorites list or typed directly into the browser. It has the disadvantage that there is a limit to the total
length of a URL (2,083 characters in Internet Explorer), restricting the amount of information than can be
passed in this way.