# Bug with embedded % characters

**URL:** https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/bug-with-embedded-characters/4640
**Category:** Bugs
**Created:** [January 16, 2007, 4:19am UTC](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/bug-with-embedded-characters/4640 "2007-01-16T04:19:46Z")
**Posts on this page:** 4
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### Author: ![rloewy](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/ea666f/32.png) [@rloewy](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/u/rloewy)
#### Post date: [January 16, 2007, 4:19am UTC](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/bug-with-embedded-characters/4640/1 "2007-01-16T04:19:46Z")

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I am trying to send an e-mail message with a Send Email action.The message includes a variable that holds text I received earlier from the interactive user using the InputBox action.If this variable holds a % character - the action fails… Seems unreasonable to me to expect the user to know that…The send mail action text is:-----------Some information here:%mailmessage%------------Where %mailmessage% holds the input I accepted in the InputBox action earlier…

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### Author: ![tate](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/t/e19b73/32.png) [@tate](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/u/tate)
#### Post date: [January 16, 2007, 7:03am UTC](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/bug-with-embedded-characters/4640/2 "2007-01-16T07:03:40Z")

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You can disable further variable expansion by using the following syntax:  
%!VariableName%  
  
cheers,  
.t8

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### Author: ![Vincent](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/user_avatar/www.finalbuilder.com/vincent/32/938_2.png) [@Vincent](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/u/Vincent)
#### Post date: [January 16, 2007, 7:04am UTC](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/bug-with-embedded-characters/4640/3 "2007-01-16T07:04:17Z")

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Hi Ron  
  
The problem you are seeing is caused by how Automise does variable expansion, which is recusive by default. This article explains it and has the answer on how to resolve the problem : [https://www.finalbuilder.com/articles.aspx?mid=370&ctl=ArticleView&articleId=10](https://www.finalbuilder.com/articles.aspx?mid=370&ctl=ArticleView&articleId=10)

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### Author: ![rloewy](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/ea666f/32.png) [@rloewy](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/u/rloewy)
#### Post date: [January 16, 2007, 5:28am UTC](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/bug-with-embedded-characters/4640/4 "2007-01-16T05:28:11Z")

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Thanks. I will give it a try.