Set IIS to use a custom error page for 404 errors... make that a coldfusion page that grabs the cgi variables, determines what page they want and send them to it that way?
We converted from asp to cfml a few years back, kept the same database, so I grabbed the query string and switched it around so that they'd land on the exact samespot. On Jun 30, 2009, at 6:35 PM, Dave Watts wrote: > >> hi guys, we have just redone an existing asp site using coldfusion >> (so much nicer!!). >> >> question: how do we redirect someone using a google link to the old >> asp page. we are putting most of them into a remove request with >> google but would like to address any strays. >> >> i thought something like the following would work in the >> application file but no... >> >> <cfif listContainsNoCase(CGI.SCRIPT_NAME, '.asp')> >> <cflocation url="#application.settings.rootURL#" >> addtoken="no"> >> </cfif> > > That wouldn't work unless CF was configured to run pages with the .asp > extension. You have three options: > > 1. Configure CF to run pages with the .asp extension. > 2. Configure your web server to rewrite URLs - on IIS, that would > involve ISAPI_Rewrite or something similar. > 3. Create an ASP page to redirect the user. > > I would personally prefer the second option. > > Dave Watts, CTO, Fig Leaf Software > http://www.figleaf.com/ > > Fig Leaf Software provides the highest caliber vendor-authorized > instruction at our training centers in Washington DC, Atlanta, > Chicago, Baltimore, Northern Virginia, or on-site at your location. > Visit http://training.figleaf.com/ for more informat > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Want to reach the ColdFusion community with something they want? Let them know on the House of Fusion mailing lists Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/message.cfm/messageid:324096 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4
