Space in variable

[Anon]

I have a unique problem here. I am trying to create a link to a page from my profile in AIM but as part of it I am including the variable of their screen name. So the code I enter in my profile would look like this <a href="http://www.host.com/page.php?n=%n" target="_self">Click here</a>. This works all and well if you don't have a space in your screen name or you view it in a normal browser but if you have a space in your screen name it only detects what comes before the first space. I know SubProfile does it somehow and I was wondering how I could do it. I don't mind getting rid of the spaces. I know this isn't exactly php question but I will take any help.

[brandonschnell]

you need to urlencode the AIM screen name before adding it to the GET string.

[Anon]

exactly how would i do that since the only way i can start using php is after the url has been sent