I’m generating CSV data that includes URLs with multiple query parameters, so “&somekey” in them. These get serialized as “&somekey” where I want “&somekey”.

 

My CSV XML looks like this:

<record>
  <AppID>sn_admin_center</AppID>
  <DocsURL>=HYPERLINK(https://docs.servicenow.com/csh?topicname=admin-center-intro&amp;version=vancouver)</DocsURL>
</record>

 

I’m then doing:

let $report := csv:serialize($csv, map{})
let $doWrite := file:write('/Users/eliot.kimber/temp/apps-to-topics.csv', $report)

To write the CSV file.

 

The resulting file looks like:

sn_admin_center,”=HYPERLINK(“"https://docs.servicenow.com/csh?topicname=admin-center-intro&amp;version=vancouver”")"

 

Note that the “&” is still escaped.

 

Reviewing the docs for the CVS module and the serialize options, I don’t see any option that looks like it would control how escaping is handled.

 

Is there a way to do what I want?

 

Thanks,

 

E.

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