Reading %26 (ampersand)

Hey Guys!

I am trying to read and update some data via flash - php - sql.

Now i know that to send “&”, i should send it as “%26”, its fine till here. Lets say i want to send

**a&b co. ltd
**
SO i send it as

a%26b co. ltd

When flash reads it back then it displays it as

a&b co. ltd

Here is a problem. If i have to update then i again need to change all ampersands to %26 and press UPDATE.

So i want Flash to read back " %26" as “%26” only and not as “&”.

Thanks for looking!