No, You're right on track, you just need to "hide" those pesky ? (questionmarks) and & (ampersands) and = (equals) from the routine that gathers the url variables.
You want to use urlEncodedFormat, but only around the stuff inside the intended url variable. That way, the url variable will contain http%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Easdf%2Ecom%2Findex%2Ecfm%3Fx%3Dx%26y%3Dy%26url%3Djjjj (which you can _then_ decode into http://www.asdf.com/index.cfm?x=x&y=y&url=jjjj before sticking it into a redirect or on an anchor tag or however you are going to use it...) Now, as another hint, maybe don't use a variable called just "url" If you need more help on the exact syntax to use for the encode/decode, I'll be here for another 20 minutes or so, so I'm all yours. Jerry Johnson >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] 01/21/03 05:27PM >>> > So you could run into problems like: > > index.cfm?go=yes&url=http://www.asdf.com/index.cfm?x=x&y=y&url=jjjj > > In this case, the url variable url would be set to jjj (not to http...) You hit the nail on the head my friend. Thats the problem I am running into. So you think I should find a better way than what I am trying because its "very, very wrong" :) I guess its back to the drawing board. Dang! Thanks everyone! Phillip B. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jerry Johnson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "CF-Talk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, January 21, 2003 4:13 PM Subject: Re: Passing URL in query string > It's really not that simple. > > You are trying to do something that is very, very wrong. > > =) > > But a little more seriously, you are trying to pretend that url variables aren't split up the way url variables are split up. > > IIRC, the url variables are treated as a "&?" delimited list starting at the first ? character. > Then it breaks each element of the list into name and value pairs with = as delimiter. > > The problem is, it writes the variable each time it encounters one. > > So you could run into problems like: > > index.cfm?go=yes&url=http://www.asdf.com/index.cfm?x=x&y=y&url=jjjj > > In this case, the url variable url would be set to jjj (not to http...) > > I have seen (and been paid to fix) more than a few redirected websites just like this. > > But if you absolutely need to do this, there is a variable called cgi.QUERY_STRING that will tell you the complete string as it was passed. > > Using finds, or regex, you will be able to parse through this info, and get what you need. > > (for example (horrible code, but hey...) > > <cfset url=rereplacenocase(QUERY_STRING,".*url=(.*)$","\1")> > > FWIW > Jerry Johnson > > >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] 01/21/03 04:59PM >>> > I've tried the URLEncodedFormat and URLDecode but it still separates them. > It shows it correctly encoded in the html but that gets blown to hell once > you click the link. This is so freaking simple but I cant see what I am > doing wrong. > > Phillip B. > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Clint Tredway" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "CF-Talk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Tuesday, January 21, 2003 3:45 PM > Subject: Re: Passing URL in query string > > > > Have you tried using URLENCODEDFORMAT function to encode the vars and then > > use the urldecode function to decode it? > > > > This will probably get your desired results. > > > > Clint > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Phillip B" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: "CF-Talk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Sent: Tuesday, January 21, 2003 3:40 PM > > Subject: Re: Passing URL in query string > > > > > > > I have a link that has to have another link passed in the query string. > > This > > > makes the link I click look like this. > > > index.cfm?go=yes&url=http://www.asdf.com/index.cfm?x=x&y=y > > > The problem is that when index.cfm gets it, it sees the variables go, > url > > > and y. 3 vars insted of two. What I need is to make sure the var y stays > > > with the url var. > > > > > > I hope that this is a better explanation. > > > > > > Phillip B. > > > > > > > > > > > > > what exactly do you mean? > > > > > > > > anything in the url string, is in the url string to stay. > > > > > > > > ...tony > > > > > > > > Tony Weeg > > > > Senior Web Developer > > > > UnCertified Advanced ColdFusion Developer > > > > Information System Design > > > > Navtrak, Inc. > > > > Mobile workforce monitoring, mapping & reporting > > > > www.navtrak.net > > > > 410.548.2337 > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > From: Phillip B [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > > > Sent: Tuesday, January 21, 2003 4:25 PM > > > > To: CF-Talk > > > > Subject: Passing URL in query string > > > > > > > > > > > > Whats the best way to pass this > > > > http://www.asdf.com/index.cfm?x=x&y=y > > > > and keep everything after the "&" with the passed URL? > > > > > > > > Phillip B. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?forumid=4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?method=subscribe&forumid=4 FAQ: http://www.thenetprofits.co.uk/coldfusion/faq Get the mailserver that powers this list at http://www.coolfusion.com Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4
