# URI scheme does not work when there is an (encoded) & character in the password
**URL:** https://community.royalapps.com/t/uri-scheme-does-not-work-when-there-is-an-encoded-character-in-the-password/1728
**Category:** Royal TSX (for macOS)
**Created:** [February 9, 2023, 3:10pm UTC](https://community.royalapps.com/t/uri-scheme-does-not-work-when-there-is-an-encoded-character-in-the-password/1728 "2023-02-09T15:10:28Z")
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### Author:  [@ashjin](https://community.royalapps.com/u/ashjin)
#### Post date: [February 9, 2023, 3:10pm UTC](https://community.royalapps.com/t/uri-scheme-does-not-work-when-there-is-an-encoded-character-in-the-password/1728/1 "2023-02-09T15:10:28Z")
Hello,
How do I use the URI for an adhoc connection, when the password has the ‘&’ character in it? Encoding special characters in the password works for everything except ‘&’
Example URI to reproduce problem:
```auto
open 'rtsx://rdp://localhost:3303?using=adhoc&username=Administrator&password=%26'
```
This results in an adhoc connection with the password empty instead of a single ‘&’.
Does anyone have an insight into this?
My env:
Royal TSX (macOS Monterey)
Version 6.0.0.3 (Beta)
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### Author:  [@christoph\_muehlberger](https://community.royalapps.com/u/christoph_muehlberger)
#### Post date: [February 10, 2023, 9:57am UTC](https://community.royalapps.com/t/uri-scheme-does-not-work-when-there-is-an-encoded-character-in-the-password/1728/2 "2023-02-10T09:57:38Z")
Hi Ash,
please use `%2526` to escape the `&` character
In my example I used `pass&word` as the password and was able to connect via:
```auto
open 'rtsx://rdp://192.168.0.199:3389?using=adhoc&username=testuser&password=pass%2526word&action=connect'
```
However, we recommend encoding the URL after the `rtsx://` block, so the correct string in my example would be:
```auto
open 'rtsx://rdp%3A//192.168.0.199%3A3389?using%3Dadhoc%26username%3Dtestuser%26password%3Dpass%2526word%26action%3Dconnect'
```
I hope this helps!
Best regards,
Christoph