First, minor off-topic here, I'm thinking it'd be a fun idea to kind of expand on the site and community here and try to offer some other more general content in different feeds. I mean, programming can't possibly be the only thing that makes you ask WTF, right? For example, Tim Cartwright pointed me to this article ... and I made an interesting observation today when looking to buy phones on Amazon. Both elicited a similar response for me ... perhaps they will for you. Thoughts? Ideas? Suggestions? Submissions? Just send em along and I'll look to start up a new feed.

With that said, some of the commenters on Monday's URLEncoder blamed the language for allowing such an attrocity. I think after seeing Bob Gateaux's discovery from a C++ project he inherited, we can put the language-is-to-blame theory to rest. Note the elite use of hexidecimal.

void m_SetYear ( CTime &Time ) 
{ 
   switch ( Time.GetYear() )
   { 
      case 2000: m_TagDate.Year = 0x00; break; 
      case 2001: m_TagDate.Year = 0x01; break; 
      case 2002: m_TagDate.Year = 0x02; break; 
      case 2003: m_TagDate.Year = 0x03; break; 
      case 2004: m_TagDate.Year = 0x04; break; 
      case 2005: m_TagDate.Year = 0x05; break; 
      case 2006: m_TagDate.Year = 0x06; break; 
      default : m_TagDate.Year = 0x00; break;
   } 
} 

void m_SetMonth ( CTime &Time ) 
{ 
   switch (Time.GetMonth() )
   { 
      case 1: m_TagDate.Month = 0x01; break; 
      case 2: m_TagDate.Month = 0x02; break; 
      case 3: m_TagDate.Month = 0x03; break; 
      case 4: m_TagDate.Month = 0x04; break; 
      case 5: m_TagDate.Month = 0x05; break; 
      case 6: m_TagDate.Month = 0x06; break; 
      case 7: m_TagDate.Month = 0x07; break; 
      case 8: m_TagDate.Month = 0x08; break; 
      case 9: m_TagDate.Month = 0x09; break; 
      case 10: m_TagDate.Month = 0x0A; break; 
      case 11: m_TagDate.Month = 0x0B; break; 
      case 12: m_TagDate.Month = 0x0C; break;
   } 
} 

void m_SetDay ( CTime &Time ) 
{ 
   switch ( Time.GetDay() )
   { 
      case 1: m_TagDate.Day = 0x01;break; 
      case 2: m_TagDate.Day = 0x02;break; 
      case 3: m_TagDate.Day = 0x03;break; 
      case 4: m_TagDate.Day = 0x04;break; 
      case 5: m_TagDate.Day = 0x05;break; 
      case 6: m_TagDate.Day = 0x06;break; 
      case 7: m_TagDate.Day = 0x07;break; 
      case 8: m_TagDate.Day = 0x08;break; 
      case 9: m_TagDate.Day = 0x09;break; 
      case 10: m_TagDate.Day = 0x0A;break; 
      case 11: m_TagDate.Day = 0x0B;break; 
      case 12: m_TagDate.Day = 0x0C;break; 
      case 13: m_TagDate.Day = 0x0D;break; 
      case 14: m_TagDate.Day = 0x0E;break; 
      case 15: m_TagDate.Day = 0x0F;break; 
      case 16: m_TagDate.Day = 0x10;break; 
      case 17: m_TagDate.Day = 0x11;break; 
      case 18: m_TagDate.Day = 0x12;break; 
      case 19: m_TagDate.Day = 0x13;break; 
      case 20: m_TagDate.Day = 0x14;break; 
      case 21: m_TagDate.Day = 0x15;break; 
      case 22: m_TagDate.Day = 0x16;break; 
      case 23: m_TagDate.Day = 0x17;break; 
      case 24: m_TagDate.Day = 0x18;break; 
      case 25: m_TagDate.Day = 0x19;break; 
      case 26: m_TagDate.Day = 0x1a;break; 
      case 27: m_TagDate.Day = 0x1b;break; 
      case 28: m_TagDate.Day = 0x1c;break; 
      case 29: m_TagDate.Day = 0x1d;break; 
      case 30: m_TagDate.Day = 0x1e;break; 
      case 31: m_TagDate.Day = 0x1f;break;
   } 
} 



void m_SetHour ( CTime &Time) 
{ 
   switch ( Time.GetHour() )
   { 
      case 0: m_TagTime.Hour = 0x00;break; 
      case 1: m_TagTime.Hour = 0x01;break; 
      case 2: m_TagTime.Hour = 0x02;break; 
      case 3: m_TagTime.Hour = 0x03;break; 
      case 4: m_TagTime.Hour = 0x04;break; 
      case 5: m_TagTime.Hour = 0x05;break; 
      case 6: m_TagTime.Hour = 0x06;break; 
      case 7: m_TagTime.Hour = 0x07;break; 
      case 8: m_TagTime.Hour = 0x08;break; 
      case 9: m_TagTime.Hour = 0x09;break; 
      case 10: m_TagTime.Hour = 0x0A;break; 
      case 11: m_TagTime.Hour = 0x0B;break; 
      case 12: m_TagTime.Hour = 0x0C;break; 
      case 13: m_TagTime.Hour = 0x0D;break; 
      case 14: m_TagTime.Hour = 0x0E;break; 
      case 15: m_TagTime.Hour = 0x0F;break; 
      case 16: m_TagTime.Hour = 0x10;break; 
      case 17: m_TagTime.Hour = 0x11;break; 
      case 18: m_TagTime.Hour = 0x12;break; 
      case 19: m_TagTime.Hour = 0x13;break; 
      case 20: m_TagTime.Hour = 0x14;break; 
      case 21: m_TagTime.Hour = 0x15;break; 
      case 22: m_TagTime.Hour = 0x16;break; 
      case 23: m_TagTime.Hour = 0x17;break; 
      case 24: m_TagTime.Hour = 0x18;break;
   } 
} 

void m_SetMinute( CTime &Time ) 
{ 
   switch ( Time.GetMinute() )
   { 
      case 1: m_TagTime.Minute = 0x01;break; 
      case 2: m_TagTime.Minute = 0x02;break; 
      case 3: m_TagTime.Minute = 0x03;break; 
      case 4: m_TagTime.Minute = 0x04;break; 
      case 5: m_TagTime.Minute = 0x05;break; 
      case 6: m_TagTime.Minute = 0x06;break; 
      case 7: m_TagTime.Minute = 0x07;break; 
      case 8: m_TagTime.Minute = 0x08;break; 
      case 9: m_TagTime.Minute = 0x09;break; 
      case 10: m_TagTime.Minute = 0x0A;break; 
      case 11: m_TagTime.Minute = 0x0B;break; 
      case 12: m_TagTime.Minute = 0x0C;break; 
      case 13: m_TagTime.Minute = 0x0D;break; 
      case 14: m_TagTime.Minute = 0x0E;break; 
      case 15: m_TagTime.Minute = 0x0F;break; 
      case 16: m_TagTime.Minute = 0x10;break; 
      case 17: m_TagTime.Minute = 0x11;break; 
      case 18: m_TagTime.Minute = 0x12;break; 
      case 19: m_TagTime.Minute = 0x13;break; 
      case 20: m_TagTime.Minute = 0x14;break; 
      case 21: m_TagTime.Minute = 0x15;break; 
      case 22: m_TagTime.Minute = 0x16;break; 
      case 23: m_TagTime.Minute = 0x17;break; 
      case 24: m_TagTime.Minute = 0x18;break; 
      case 25: m_TagTime.Minute = 0x19;break; 
      case 26: m_TagTime.Minute = 0x1a;break; 
      case 27: m_TagTime.Minute = 0x1b;break; 
      case 28: m_TagTime.Minute = 0x1c;break; 
      case 29: m_TagTime.Minute = 0x1d;break; 
      case 30: m_TagTime.Minute = 0x1e;break; 
      case 31: m_TagTime.Minute = 0x1f;break; 
      case 32: m_TagTime.Minute = 0x20;break; 
      case 33: m_TagTime.Minute = 0x21;break; 
      case 34: m_TagTime.Minute = 0x22;break; 
      case 35: m_TagTime.Minute = 0x23;break; 
      case 36: m_TagTime.Minute = 0x24;break; 
      case 37: m_TagTime.Minute = 0x25;break; 
      case 38: m_TagTime.Minute = 0x26;break; 
      case 39: m_TagTime.Minute = 0x27;break; 
      case 40: m_TagTime.Minute = 0x28;break; 
      case 41: m_TagTime.Minute = 0x29;break; 
      case 42: m_TagTime.Minute = 0x2a;break; 
      case 43: m_TagTime.Minute = 0x2b;break; 
      case 44: m_TagTime.Minute = 0x2c;break; 
      case 45: m_TagTime.Minute = 0x2d;break; 
      case 46: m_TagTime.Minute = 0x2e;break; 
      case 47: m_TagTime.Minute = 0x2f;break; 
      case 48: m_TagTime.Minute = 0x30;break; 
      case 49: m_TagTime.Minute = 0x31;break; 
      case 50: m_TagTime.Minute = 0x32;break; 
      case 51: m_TagTime.Minute = 0x33;break; 
      case 52: m_TagTime.Minute = 0x34;break; 
      case 53: m_TagTime.Minute = 0x35;break; 
      case 54: m_TagTime.Minute = 0x36;break; 
      case 55: m_TagTime.Minute = 0x37;break; 
      case 56: m_TagTime.Minute = 0x38;break; 
      case 57: m_TagTime.Minute = 0x39;break; 
      case 58: m_TagTime.Minute = 0x3f;break; 
      case 59: m_TagTime.Minute = 0x3a;break; 
      case 60: m_TagTime.Minute = 0x3b;break;
   } 

} 

void m_SetSecond( CTime &Time ) 
{ 
   switch ( Time.GetSecond() )
   { 
      case 1: m_TagTime.Second = 0x01;break; 
      case 2: m_TagTime.Second = 0x02;break; 
      case 3: m_TagTime.Second = 0x03;break; 
      case 4: m_TagTime.Second = 0x04;break; 
      case 5: m_TagTime.Second = 0x05;break; 
      case 6: m_TagTime.Second = 0x06;break; 
      case 7: m_TagTime.Second = 0x07;break; 
      case 8: m_TagTime.Second = 0x08;break; 
      case 9: m_TagTime.Second = 0x09;break; 
      case 10: m_TagTime.Second = 0x0A;break; 
      case 11: m_TagTime.Second = 0x0B;break; 
      case 12: m_TagTime.Second = 0x0C;break; 
      case 13: m_TagTime.Second = 0x0D;break; 
      case 14: m_TagTime.Second = 0x0E;break; 
      case 15: m_TagTime.Second = 0x0F;break; 
      case 16: m_TagTime.Second = 0x10;break; 
      case 17: m_TagTime.Second = 0x11;break; 
      case 18: m_TagTime.Second = 0x12;break; 
      case 19: m_TagTime.Second = 0x13;break; 
      case 20: m_TagTime.Second = 0x14;break; 
      case 21: m_TagTime.Second = 0x15;break; 
      case 22: m_TagTime.Second = 0x16;break; 
      case 23: m_TagTime.Second = 0x17;break; 
      case 24: m_TagTime.Second = 0x18;break; 
      case 25: m_TagTime.Second = 0x19;break; 
      case 26: m_TagTime.Second = 0x1a;break; 
      case 27: m_TagTime.Second = 0x1b;break; 
      case 28: m_TagTime.Second = 0x1c;break; 
      case 29: m_TagTime.Second = 0x1d;break; 
      case 30: m_TagTime.Second = 0x1e;break; 
      case 31: m_TagTime.Second = 0x1f;break; 
      case 32: m_TagTime.Second = 0x20;break; 
      case 33: m_TagTime.Second = 0x21;break; 
      case 34: m_TagTime.Second = 0x22;break; 
      case 35: m_TagTime.Second = 0x23;break; 
      case 36: m_TagTime.Second = 0x24;break; 
      case 37: m_TagTime.Second = 0x25;break; 
      case 38: m_TagTime.Second = 0x26;break; 
      case 39: m_TagTime.Second = 0x27;break; 
      case 40: m_TagTime.Second = 0x28;break; 
      case 41: m_TagTime.Second = 0x29;break; 
      case 42: m_TagTime.Second = 0x2a;break; 
      case 43: m_TagTime.Second = 0x2b;break; 
      case 44: m_TagTime.Second = 0x2c;break; 
      case 45: m_TagTime.Second = 0x2d;break; 
      case 46: m_TagTime.Second = 0x2e;break; 
      case 47: m_TagTime.Second = 0x2f;break; 
      case 48: m_TagTime.Second = 0x30;break; 
      case 49: m_TagTime.Second = 0x31;break; 
      case 50: m_TagTime.Second = 0x32;break; 
      case 51: m_TagTime.Second = 0x33;break; 
      case 52: m_TagTime.Second = 0x34;break; 
      case 53: m_TagTime.Second = 0x35;break; 
      case 54: m_TagTime.Second = 0x36;break; 
      case 55: m_TagTime.Second = 0x37;break; 
      case 56: m_TagTime.Second = 0x38;break; 
      case 57: m_TagTime.Second = 0x39;break; 
      case 58: m_TagTime.Second = 0x3f;break; 
      case 59: m_TagTime.Second = 0x3a;break; 
      case 60: m_TagTime.Second = 0x3b;break;
   } 
}

And speaking of the URLEncode function, Dave Crowell just pointed out that he found its compliment: URLDecode.

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