hiding querystring in URL

[Lord Merlin]

if I have a page which insert info into a DB, and then redirects the user to
another page, with the following code:

Response.Redirect("index.asp?p=confirm&Action=" & Request("Action") &
"&FName=" & Server.URLEncode(Request("FName")) & "&Email=" &
Request("Email") & "&newcode=" & Server.URLEncode(newcode) & "")

how can I hide the stuff after the URL? This is what I get:

http://hobbit/newhp/index.asp?p=confirm&Action=New&FName=Rudi&Email=theesain
(e-mail address removed)&newcode=M7EW1RZO

This is not a form, so it's not todo with the GET / POST actions.

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Rudi Ahlers
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[Jonas S.]

You could imitate a form and then submit it (for example using JavaScript)

 

[Lord Merlin]

: Lord Merlin wrote:
: > if I have a page which insert info into a DB, and then redirects the
: > user to another page, with the following code:
: >
: > Response.Redirect("index.asp?p=confirm&Action=" & Request("Action") &
: > "&FName=" & Server.URLEncode(Request("FName")) & "&Email=" &
: > Request("Email") & "&newcode=" & Server.URLEncode(newcode) & "")
: >
: > how can I hide the stuff after the URL? This is what I get:
: >
: >
:
http://hobbit/newhp/index.asp?p=confirm&Action=New&FName=Rudi&Email=theesain
: > (e-mail address removed)&newcode=M7EW1RZO
: >
: > This is not a form, so it's not todo with the GET / POST actions.
:
: Well, that *is* a get request, but anyhoo:
:
: 1. Hiding querystrings from the browser address bar is usually done with
: a frameset that fills the viewport. Don't go this route, users can't
: bookmark your pages and if search engines do find your content then
: incoming links go deep into the site without the frameset anyway so it's
: useless at best.
: 2. Pass the primary key id on the querystring instead.
: 3. Use Server.Transfer
: 4. Use Sessions (either native or custom-built)
: 5. Re-write the page logic to not require the redirect
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Ok, fair point, but ......
1) The site was originally in frames, and now I'm taking it out of frames
2) I don't follow you on this one.
3) sounds like a good option to try out
4) sound like a good option to try out
5) different options require different redirects, thus I can't have all the
redirected pages' info in one file


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Rudi Ahlers
+27 (82) 926 1689

Greater love has no one than this, that he lay down his life for his friends
(John 15:13).

 

[Aaron Bertrand [MVP]]

Added an article today.
http://www.aspfaq.com/2517

 

[Bob Barrows]

Added an article today.
http://www.aspfaq.com/2517

You forgot to finish a sentence in option 2
Bob

 

[Aaron Bertrand [MVP]]

You forgot to finish a sentence in option 2

I caught that a couple minutes ago. Thanks!

 

[Lord Merlin]

heh, it looks like I cause quite a stir on the NG

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Kind Regards
Rudi Ahlers
+27 (82) 926 1689

Greater love has no one than this, that he lay down his life for his friends
(John 15:13).
: > You forgot to finish a sentence in option 2
:
: I caught that a couple minutes ago. Thanks!
:
: