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asp_databases thread: MASKING URL IN ADDRESS LINE
Message #1 by "Phil Perks" <philp@w...> on Thu, 22 Jun 2000 17:25:1
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-----Original Message-----
From: wswyght@t... [mailto:wswyght@t...]
Sent: 21 June 2000 23:14
To: Phil Perks
Subject: MASKING URL IN ADDRESS LINE
If you reply directly to me please use this address
wswyght@t...
My problem is when my page gets the user information to do a search in the
Access Database it generates a URL that is a query string. This query
string has information in it we do not want the general public to know. How
can I hide this information in the address bar?
I have tried URLEncode but I can not seem to get this to work at all.
<%
Dim OldURL,strNewURL
OldURL = "http://www.globalautolink.com"
strNewURL = Server.URLEncode (OldURL)
%>
Problem 1) I do not know the OldURL address as the query string will
change
this each time.
Problem 2) I do not even know where to put the code
nor do I know where to put
<Form Action=????what do I put here and where do I put this????>
Why this is important is the URL is showing the location of what we are
selling and the costs. We do not want that open to view.
Thanks for any help you may give me
Warren S. Wyght
Message #2 by "Ken Schaefer" <ken.s@a...> on Fri, 23 Jun 2000 10:57:03 +1000
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Put the information into a database. Give the information an ID. Pass the ID
across in the querystring, extract the data from the database using the ID
passed in the querystring.
Alternatively use cookies or session variables to acoomplish the whole
thing.
Server.URLEncode() takes your input and URLEncodes all reserved characters
(eg replaces spaces with %20), it doesn't "encrypt" your URL in anyway.
Cheers
Ken
> -----Original Message-----
> From: wswyght
> Sent: 21 June 2000 23:14
> To: Phil Perks
> Subject: MASKING URL IN ADDRESS LINE
>
> If you reply directly to me please use this address
> wswyght@t...
>
> My problem is when my page gets the user information to do a search in the
> Access Database it generates a URL that is a query string. This query
> string has information in it we do not want the general public to know.
How
> can I hide this information in the address bar?
>
> I have tried URLEncode but I can not seem to get this to work at all.
>
> <%
> Dim OldURL,strNewURL
> OldURL = "http://www.globalautolink.com"
> strNewURL = Server.URLEncode (OldURL)
> %>
>
> Problem 1) I do not know the OldURL address as the query string will
> change
> this each time.
>
> Problem 2) I do not even know where to put the code
> nor do I know where to put
>
> <Form Action=????what do I put here and where do I put this????>
>
>
> Why this is important is the URL is showing the location of what we are
> selling and the costs. We do not want that open to view.
>
> Thanks for any help you may give me
>
> Warren S. Wyght
>
Message #3 by "Warren S. Wyght" <wswyght@t...> on Sat, 24 Jun 2000 18:32:37 -0600
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Thank you Ken, I have not had the time today to get after this nor did I have the time yesterday. I feel
like a lucky man, I was put into a position of repairing a ASP site that uses Access, this site was not built correctly so I must
always be running trying to fix each
problem. So even though the URL is a problem for the last two days it has been replaced. I will try all your ideas on Monday and let
you know how it worked.
I am not kidding about being lucky, I will learn tons and I love to feel overburdened so this is fun for me. Mind you I do not want
to be in this position for ever. Peace is good also.
Warren
Ken Schaefer wrote:
> Put the information into a database. Give the information an ID. Pass the ID
> across in the querystring, extract the data from the database using the ID
> passed in the querystring.
>
> Alternatively use cookies or session variables to acoomplish the whole
> thing.
>
> Server.URLEncode() takes your input and URLEncodes all reserved characters
> (eg replaces spaces with %20), it doesn't "encrypt" your URL in anyway.
>
> Cheers
> Ken
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: wswyght
> > Sent: 21 June 2000 23:14
> > To: Phil Perks
> > Subject: MASKING URL IN ADDRESS LINE
> >
> > If you reply directly to me please use this address
> > wswyght@t...
> >
> > My problem is when my page gets the user information to do a search in the
> > Access Database it generates a URL that is a query string. This query
> > string has information in it we do not want the general public to know.
> How
> > can I hide this information in the address bar?
> >
> > I have tried URLEncode but I can not seem to get this to work at all.
> >
> > <%
> > Dim OldURL,strNewURL
> > OldURL = "http://www.globalautolink.com"
> > strNewURL = Server.URLEncode (OldURL)
> > %>
> >
> > Problem 1) I do not know the OldURL address as the query string will
> > change
> > this each time.
> >
> > Problem 2) I do not even know where to put the code
> > nor do I know where to put
> >
> > <Form Action=????what do I put here and where do I put this????>
> >
> >
> > Why this is important is the URL is showing the location of what we are
> > selling and the costs. We do not want that open to view.
> >
> > Thanks for any help you may give me
> >
> > Warren S. Wyght
> >
>
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