Function URLEncode(URL As String, Exceptions As String = "") As String
  For i As Integer = 0 To 255
    If InStr(Exceptions, Chr(i)) > 0 Then Continue For i
    Dim char As String = Chr(127) + Right("00" + Hex(i), 2)
    URL = ReplaceAll(URL, Chr(i), char)
    If i = 47 Then i = 57
    If i = 64 Then i = 90
    If i = 96 Then i = 122
    If i = 126 Then i = 128
  Next
  URL = ReplaceAll(URL, Chr(127), "%")
  Return URL
End Function