White-space issue while accessing the database field from SQL-Server 2008 into asp.net

Question

I am trying to retrieve one of the database field from sql server 2008 with the following code,In the database the data field is named as OBGST & GYNAECOLOGY which has a ampersand in it. Now when i am retrieving in asp.net only the first text before ampersand is been displayed as OBGST ,but the actual result should be OBGST & GYNAECOLOGY .

I have tried the following code but still didn't get rid of this issue.

 literal.Text = "<script>window.open('UploadFiles.aspx?dept="+deptname+"&hosno=" + hosno + "&visitno=" + visitno + "','_blank')</script>";

 txtdept.Text = Request.QueryString["dept"].ToString().Replace("%20&%20", "&");

Answer 1

The problem is not the whitespace, but the ampersand. URLEncode it: %26 , in your literal.Text .

Answer 2

You can use Reqex to remove extra space

Regex.Replace(YOURTEXT, @"\\s+", "")

This will remove any space within text.