url rewrite

[dodgeyb]

newbie to asp.net url rewriting and need help understanding.

if I simply add to global.asax file :

Protected Sub Application_BeginRequest(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e
As System.EventArgs)

If InStr(Request.CurrentExecutionFilePath,
"userfriendlyurl.aspx") Then
Context.RewritePath("realurl.aspx", False)
End If
End Sub


This appears to work fine.

what relevance / need is there to involve httpHandlers or
httpModules ?

cheers
Chris

 

[Michael Nemtsev [MVP]]

Hello dodgeyb,

using httpHandler allows you to extract you rewrting to the separate dlll
and distribute it amon different projects, not only current one

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d> newbie to asp.net url rewriting and need help understanding.
d>
d> if I simply add to global.asax file :
d>
d> Protected Sub Application_BeginRequest(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal
d> e As System.EventArgs)
d>
d> If InStr(Request.CurrentExecutionFilePath,
d> "userfriendlyurl.aspx") Then
d> Context.RewritePath("realurl.aspx", False)
d> End If
d> End Sub
d> This appears to work fine.
d>
d> what relevance / need is there to involve httpHandlers or httpModules
d> ?
d>
d> cheers
d> Chris

 

[dodgeyb]

gotcha. thanks v. much. Chris

 

[George]

I would like to add that there is more to Url rewriting than just that.
I wrote a set of articles about .NET applications and one is about Url
rewriting.
you can visit them here
http://georgeplusnet.blogspot.com/2008/06/perfect-aspnet-application-part-0.html

This
http://georgeplusnet.blogspot.com/2008/06/perfect-aspnet-application-part-7.html
one is about Url rewriting but you might want to start from the beginning.

George.

 

[dodgeyb]

Excellent, I'll definately have a read.
Cheers
Chris