# I have '&' in my loadVars variable - problem

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**Created:** [January 23, 2004, 2:52am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/i-have-in-my-loadvars-variable-problem/99872 "2004-01-23T02:52:46Z")\
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**Post date:** [January 23, 2004, 2:52am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/i-have-in-my-loadvars-variable-problem/99872/1 "2004-01-23T02:52:46Z")

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See, the ‘&’ symbol is in a URL, it does not signify a new variable. So when I use loadVars to grab the variable (that contains the URL), flash just quits reading at the ‘&’ symbol.

How can I escape? the character.