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Joshua Rose

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10/7/2022 3:10 PM

    I have some simple code to manage redirects

            If Request.Cookies("lastURL") Is Nothing Then
                Dim aCookie As New HttpCookie("lastURL")
                aCookie.Value = HttpContext.Current.Request.Url.ToString()
                aCookie.Expires = DateTime.Now.AddDays(1)
                Response.Cookies.Add(aCookie)
            Else 
                Response.Cookies("lastURL").Value = HttpContext.Current.Request.Url.ToString()
                Response.Cookies("lastURL").Expires = DateTime.Now.AddDays(1)
            End If

    For example if I navigate to:
    https://[site]page/time-to-address-the-inter-without-operability-issue

    that script will cache
    https://[site]/Default.aspx?tabid=33&artmid=383&articleid=2495&language=en-US

    This sadly will break if I'm trying to direct to a DNN easy news article (not anything else)

    Was hoping I can figure out how to get the URL friendly name with the same bit of code

    My google fu is failing me and just keeps saying the same or similar things that just get me the original

    Thanks
     






    Will Strohl

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    10/7/2022 3:30 PM

      Well, the second URL is what DNN always sees.  Well, something like that.  If you're concerned about the SEO version of your URL - the public-, human-version - then, you'll want to check the URL using a different variable. 

      Most likely, you'll want to no longer use this:  

      HttpContext.Current.Request.Url.ToString()

      And instead, use this:  

      HttpContext.Current.Request.Url.AbsoluteUri

      Or this:

      HttpContext.Current.Request.Url.AbsolutePath

      Or this:  

      HttpContext.Current.Request.Url.PathAndQuery

      Will Strohl

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      Joshua Rose

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      10/7/2022 3:55 PM

        nm work around found 

        Always happens right after I post to a forum

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