Actually - you could make it look like this: http://www.frbatlanta.org/<http://www.frbatlanta.org/invoke.cfm?objectid=1B958F16-5056-9F12-126A0E08FED1D8F1&method=display> go/promo5
You'd map anything that starts with "go/" to be passed to a CF template via the ISAPI filter and in CF you'd look for the long complex URL that matches the friendly URL and CFLOCATION the person to the right URL. You'd have to manage the friendly URL strings somehow, and that might not be directly supported by Spectra (shudder), but it would work. There is alot more you can do with this filter too. I worked on a project for a major retailer who'd implemented it for every single page on their entire sute, using short names for each section and item. The whole site is human readable, but underneath is picking apart the URL and using the friendly URL data to drive it. -Cameron On Tue, Oct 21, 2008 at 10:18 AM, shawn gorrell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > So what would it makes something like this look like? > > > http://www.frbatlanta.org/invoke.cfm?objectid=1B958F16-5056-9F12-126A0E08FED1D8F1&method=display > > ? > > > http://www.frbatlanta.org/invoke.cfm/1B958F16-5056-9F12-126A0E08FED1D8F1/display/ > > > > Still longer than I'd like. > > ----- Original Message ---- > From: Cameron Childress <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: discussion@acfug.org > Sent: Tuesday, October 21, 2008 10:14:06 AM > Subject: Re: [ACFUG Discuss] Something like TinyURL? > > If you are on IIS, look into ISAPI Rewrite to create friendly URLs on your > machines. IIRC, you can map it out to send friendly URL requests that match > a RegEx pattern to CF for execution and then manage the friendly names in > CF/Database. I suspect John Mason knows alot about this. > > http://www.isapirewrite.com/ > > -Cameron > > On Tue, Oct 21, 2008 at 10:05 AM, shawn gorrell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote: > >> Do any of you know of alternatives to TinyURL for taking long urls from >> something like a CMS and turning it into something much smaller? We have a >> CMS customer who doesn't like how many of our urls tend to behave when put >> in marketing PDF's or how they can look in an email. Looking for >> alternatives, preferably without reinventing the wheel. >> >> Thanks in advance, >> >> S >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from this list, manage your profile @ >> http://www.acfug.org?fa=login.edituserform >> >> For more info, see http://www.acfug.org/mailinglists >> Archive @ http://www.mail-archive.com/discussion%40acfug.org/ >> List hosted by FusionLink <http://www.fusionlink.com> >> ------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > > -- > Cameron Childress > Sumo Consulting Inc > http://www.sumoc.com > --- > cell: 678.637.5072 > aim: cameroncf > email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > ------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from this list, manage your profile @ > http://www.acfug.org?fa=login.edituserform > > For more info, see http://www.acfug.org/mailinglists > Archive @ http://www.mail-archive.com/discussion%40acfug.org/ > List hosted by FusionLink <http://www.fusionlink.com> > ------------------------------------------------------------- > > ------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from this list, manage your profile @ > http://www.acfug.org?fa=login.edituserform > > For more info, see http://www.acfug.org/mailinglists > Archive @ http://www.mail-archive.com/discussion%40acfug.org/ > List hosted by FusionLink <http://www.fusionlink.com> > ------------------------------------------------------------- > -- Cameron Childress Sumo Consulting Inc http://www.sumoc.com --- cell: 678.637.5072 aim: cameroncf email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe from this list, manage your profile @ http://www.acfug.org?fa=login.edituserform For more info, see http://www.acfug.org/mailinglists Archive @ http://www.mail-archive.com/discussion%40acfug.org/ List hosted by http://www.fusionlink.com -------------------------------------------------------------
