It should just be noted that this can be a HUGE security risk. Anyone who wants to could then type in http://shorturl.com/?12345 and potentially see data they're not supposed to see. Just make sure you have other security checks in place.
-- Mosh Teitelbaum evoch, LLC Tel: (301) 625-9191 Fax: (301) 933-3651 Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] WWW: http://www.evoch.com/ > -----Original Message----- > From: S. Isaac Dealey [mailto:info@;turnkey.to] > Sent: Tuesday, October 29, 2002 2:20 PM > To: CF-Talk > Subject: Re: Shorter urls? > > > You can create your parameters as a list or string and pass them > as a single > query string: > > http://www.site.com?detail,108,492 > > then use the list or the string to generate your variables for a > a redirect: > > <cflocation > url="index.cfm?fuseaction=#listfirst(cgi.query_string)#&catid=#l > istgetat(cgi.query_string,2)#&productid=#listgetat(cgi.query_string)#"> > > Essentially, url-shorteners always work by condensing the url > parameters and > removing the &varname= portions of the query string and parsing the data > manually. I've seen at least one web-site that offers a url-shortening > service as an asp where you provide a long url and they enter it into a db > and provide you with something like http://shorturl.com?3596 ... > Which could > always be done internally... > > Isaac > Certified Advanced ColdFusion 5 Developer > > www.turnkey.to > 954-776-0046 > > > Hi all, > > > I've searched the devcenter, google, etc. but can't seem > > to find any > > discussion of how to generate shorter URL strings. I want > > to take: > > > http://www.site.com?action=blah&brand=1&name=blahblah&;.... > > > And convert it to > > > http://www.site.com/asdfwer234123 > > > I've seen it done but just can't remember where. Can > > someone send me a url? > > > Thanks in advance, > > > Ian > > -- > > Portent Interactive > > Effective web sites through Conversation Marketing � > > http://www.portentinteractive.com > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?forumid=4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists&body=lists/cf_talk FAQ: http://www.thenetprofits.co.uk/coldfusion/faq Your ad could be here. Monies from ads go to support these lists and provide more resources for the community. http://www.fusionauthority.com/ads.cfm
