Phillip, What is it you're trying to accomplish as an end result ... returning users to where they came from?
There may be other solutions to your problem ..(if you stated this, sorry, I must have missed it). Paul Giesenhagen QuillDesign ----- Original Message ----- From: "Phillip B" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "CF-Talk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, January 21, 2003 4:27 PM Subject: Re: Passing URL in query string > > So you could run into problems like: > > > > index.cfm?go=yes&url=http://www.asdf.com/index.cfm?x=x&y=y&url=jjjj > > > > In this case, the url variable url would be set to jjj (not to http...) > > You hit the nail on the head my friend. Thats the problem I am running into. > > So you think I should find a better way than what I am trying because its > "very, very wrong" :) > > I guess its back to the drawing board. Dang! > > Thanks everyone! > > Phillip B. > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Jerry Johnson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "CF-Talk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Tuesday, January 21, 2003 4:13 PM > Subject: Re: Passing URL in query string > > > > It's really not that simple. > > > > You are trying to do something that is very, very wrong. > > > > =) > > > > But a little more seriously, you are trying to pretend that url variables > aren't split up the way url variables are split up. > > > > IIRC, the url variables are treated as a "&?" delimited list starting at > the first ? character. > > Then it breaks each element of the list into name and value pairs with = > as delimiter. > > > > The problem is, it writes the variable each time it encounters one. > > > > So you could run into problems like: > > > > index.cfm?go=yes&url=http://www.asdf.com/index.cfm?x=x&y=y&url=jjjj > > > > In this case, the url variable url would be set to jjj (not to http...) > > > > I have seen (and been paid to fix) more than a few redirected websites > just like this. > > > > But if you absolutely need to do this, there is a variable called > cgi.QUERY_STRING that will tell you the complete string as it was passed. > > > > Using finds, or regex, you will be able to parse through this info, and > get what you need. > > > > (for example (horrible code, but hey...) > > > > <cfset url=rereplacenocase(QUERY_STRING,".*url=(.*)$","\1")> > > > > FWIW > > Jerry Johnson > > > > >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] 01/21/03 04:59PM >>> > > I've tried the URLEncodedFormat and URLDecode but it still separates them. > > It shows it correctly encoded in the html but that gets blown to hell once > > you click the link. This is so freaking simple but I cant see what I am > > doing wrong. > > > > Phillip B. > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Clint Tredway" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: "CF-Talk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Sent: Tuesday, January 21, 2003 3:45 PM > > Subject: Re: Passing URL in query string > > > > > > > Have you tried using URLENCODEDFORMAT function to encode the vars and > then > > > use the urldecode function to decode it? > > > > > > This will probably get your desired results. > > > > > > Clint > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: "Phillip B" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > To: "CF-Talk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > Sent: Tuesday, January 21, 2003 3:40 PM > > > Subject: Re: Passing URL in query string > > > > > > > > > > I have a link that has to have another link passed in the query > string. > > > This > > > > makes the link I click look like this. > > > > index.cfm?go=yes&url=http://www.asdf.com/index.cfm?x=x&y=y > > > > The problem is that when index.cfm gets it, it sees the variables go, > > url > > > > and y. 3 vars insted of two. What I need is to make sure the var y > stays > > > > with the url var. > > > > > > > > I hope that this is a better explanation. > > > > > > > > Phillip B. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > what exactly do you mean? > > > > > > > > > > anything in the url string, is in the url string to stay. > > > > > > > > > > ...tony > > > > > > > > > > Tony Weeg > > > > > Senior Web Developer > > > > > UnCertified Advanced ColdFusion Developer > > > > > Information System Design > > > > > Navtrak, Inc. > > > > > Mobile workforce monitoring, mapping & reporting > > > > > www.navtrak.net > > > > > 410.548.2337 > > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > > From: Phillip B [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > > > > Sent: Tuesday, January 21, 2003 4:25 PM > > > > > To: CF-Talk > > > > > Subject: Passing URL in query string > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Whats the best way to pass this > > > > > http://www.asdf.com/index.cfm?x=x&y=y > > > > > and keep everything after the "&" with the passed URL? > > > > > > > > > > Phillip B. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?forumid=4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?method=subscribe&forumid=4 FAQ: http://www.thenetprofits.co.uk/coldfusion/faq Structure your ColdFusion code with Fusebox. 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