Hi Michael,
I've checked out Opera for you and yup, cgi.HTTP_REFERER exists. In
regards to your code all i would do is rewrite it like this, but that
doesn't affect how it works in the browser:
<Cfif isdefined("cgi.HTTP_REFERER") and (cgi.HTTP_REFERER CONTAINS
"#articleID#" OR cgi.HTTP_REFERER CONTAINS "#calcfilename#")>...</cfif>
Rgds
Dave A.
-----Original Message-----
From: Michael Kear [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Monday, May 13, 2002 9:14 AM
To: CF-Talk
Subject: Opera and cgi.HTTP_REFERER
I have a page which allows access only if a user is coming from a
specific page, and I use http_referer to grant or deny access. But I
don't think Opera gives this variable. can anyone else verify that?
And how do you get around it?
The situation is people buy access to an article or series of articles
through an online shop, and I am reasoning that if they have got as far
as page 101625, they must have paid or been given appropriate access.
(that means I can leave it to the guy who looks after page 101625 to
make sure he restricts access appropriately. The code I'm using is as
follows:
<cfif isdefined("HTTP_REFERER") AND
(
<!---- if he's coming from the article page ----->
(#HTTP_REFERER# contains "#articleID#")
OR
<!---- or he is coming back from the results page for another go round
--->
(#HTTP_REFERER# contains "#calcfilename#")
)
>
<!---- if that's the case do nothing, i.e. let him in ---->
<cfelse>
<!--- Otherwise send him to the head page of the article, where
the user will be bounced if not logged in --->
<cflocation
url="http://www.mydomain.com/goArticle.asp?ID=#articleID#&p=01";>
<cfabort>
</cfif>
Can anyone see the flaw in this snippet that lets it work for IE and NN
but not for Opera?
Cheers
Mike Kear
AFP Webworks
Windsor, NSW, Australia
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