Well actually the problem is a little different. I'm not positive, butI think your problem might be that the main hal program or VB is filtering out the & sign.
My problem is that the main Hal program is set up to check the mywebhal service to see which web page you want to get your weather from. This service can be set up under Hal's Options, internet tab, just under the email settings.
But someone at Zabaware didn't set it up correctly. One of the options should have been a zip code and then use it in the url to display the correct page for the user's local weather.
The Weather.Com option takes you there, but then Hal speaks and says, "Here is your local weather." But he isn't really there yet. You still have to enter the zip in the box.
As for CNN.COM, I don't know what link they used, but I just get a "Page not found error".
So, I was hoping I could by pass the built in feature with a little code in the script to open the url I want. the problem is that the stupid main program over rides the script. When I say anything that sounds like I'm asking for weather, Hal goes to one of those stupid preset pages.
See how I'm stuck. I hope Mr. M gets back and makes some fixes soon.