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Hi David. The correct HTML entity for an ampersand is & See this link: http://htmlhelp.com/tools/validator/problems.html, the "Ampersands (&'s) in URLs" section. Give that a try. -Julien > Full Name: David ahijevych > Email Address: address@hidden > Organization: ncar > Package Version: > Operating System: > Hardware: > Description of problem: I would like to download satellite images from an > ADDE server with an ISL script. > > I started with the ISL example > http://www.unidata.ucar.edu/software/idv/docs/userguide/isl/datasource.isl , > and replaced the url with my ADDE location. (attachment 1). > The location was copied from the "Details" section of one of my Data Sources > in an IDV display. > > When I tried the ISL script with the new url, it complained about requiring > semicolons. After I replaced the ampersands with semicolons, it got further, > but didn't parse the user and proj number correctly. > > (new ISL script in 2nd attachment) > > Thanks, > -Dave > > When I replaced the > > Ticket Details =================== Ticket ID: HCJ-134320 Department: Support IDV Priority: Normal Status: Open