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I have the following link: http://hobbit/newhp/index.asp?l=advert, and it
doesn't do what I want it to do, even though the file exists.
If a file doesn't exist, it should use home.asp as default, yet it uses
home.asp as default regardless if the file exists or not?
Here is the script:


linkname = request.QueryString("l")

if linkname <> "" then
page = linkname & ".html"
If objFSO.FileExists(page) = false Then
page = "home.asp"
End If
end if

If http://hobbit/newhp/index.asp?l=advert123 (which doesn't exist) it goes
to home.asp, which is what I want, but it also does it for all the files
that does exist, and reason for that?

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(John 15:13).

Select Case linkname
Case ""
page = "home.asp"
Case else
page = linkname & ".html"
If objFSO.FileExists(page) = false Then
page = "home.asp"
else
page = page
End If
End Select

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Rudi Ahlers <SP4M_Rudi@SP4M_Bonzai.org.za_SP4M> wrote in message
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> I have the following link: http://hobbit/newhp/index.asp?l=advert, and it
> doesn't do what I want it to do, even though the file exists.
> If a file doesn't exist, it should use home.asp as default, yet it uses
> home.asp as default regardless if the file exists or not?
> Here is the script:
>
>
> linkname = request.QueryString("l")
>
> if linkname <> "" then
> page = linkname & ".html"
> If objFSO.FileExists(page) = false Then
> page = "home.asp"
> End If
> end if
>
> If http://hobbit/newhp/index.asp?l=advert123 (which doesn't exist) it goes
> to home.asp, which is what I want, but it also does it for all the files
> that does exist, and reason for that?
>
> --
>
> 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).
>
>

Rudi Ahlers wrote:
> I have the following link: http://hobbit/newhp/index.asp?l=advert,
> and it doesn't do what I want it to do, even though the file exists.
> If a file doesn't exist, it should use home.asp as default, yet it
> uses home.asp as default regardless if the file exists or not?
> Here is the script:
>
>
> linkname = request.QueryString("l")
>
> if linkname <> "" then
> page = linkname & ".html"
> If objFSO.FileExists(page) = false Then
> page = "home.asp"
> End If
> end if
>
> If http://hobbit/newhp/index.asp?l=advert123 (which doesn't exist) it
> goes to home.asp, which is what I want, but it also does it for all
> the files that does exist, and reason for that?

Where is the line of code that does the redirection?

Bob Barrows


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Bob, this is part of a table structure

<TR>
<TD WIDTH="160" HEIGHT="100%" ROWSPAN="3" BGCOLOR="#63526B">
<!--#include file="menu.html"--> </TD>
<TD HEIGHT="100%" ROWSPAN="3"><%=server.Execute(page)%></TD>
<TD WIDTH="25" HEIGHT="100%" ALIGN="RIGHT" VALIGN="TOP"
BACKGROUND="images/layout/r_b3.gif" BGCOLOR="#FFA531"><IMG
SRC="images/layout/r_b2.gif" WIDTH="25" HEIGHT="11"></TD>
</TR>


and all works fine is I don't include that part where it checks if the file
exist. But the moment I tell it to check if the file exsits, it doesn't seem
to play along nicely
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+27 (82) 926 1689

Greater love has no one than this, that he lay down his life for his friends
(John 15:13).
"Bob Barrows" <> wrote in message
news:...
Rudi Ahlers wrote:
> I have the following link: http://hobbit/newhp/index.asp?l=advert,
> and it doesn't do what I want it to do, even though the file exists.
> If a file doesn't exist, it should use home.asp as default, yet it
> uses home.asp as default regardless if the file exists or not?
> Here is the script:
>
>
> linkname = request.QueryString("l")
>
> if linkname <> "" then
> page = linkname & ".html"
> If objFSO.FileExists(page) = false Then
> page = "home.asp"
> End If
> end if
>
> If http://hobbit/newhp/index.asp?l=advert123 (which doesn't exist) it
> goes to home.asp, which is what I want, but it also does it for all
> the files that does exist, and reason for that?

Where is the line of code that does the redirection?

Bob Barrows


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"Rudi Ahlers" <SP4M_Rudi@SP4M_Bonzai.org.za_SP4M> wrote in message
news:HvadnSvs0ZcIruXdRVn-...
> I have the following link: http://hobbit/newhp/index.asp?l=advert, and it
> doesn't do what I want it to do, even though the file exists.
> If a file doesn't exist, it should use home.asp as default, yet it uses
> home.asp as default regardless if the file exists or not?
> Here is the script:
>
>
> linkname = request.QueryString("l")

Probably you do **not** want your website to *expose* absolute path
information such as c:\mydata\file.txt

> if linkname <> "" then
> page = linkname & ".html"
go for
page = Server.MapPath(linkname + ".html")
where linkname must be a page in relative format like "scripts/mypage.asp"

> If objFSO.FileExists(page) = false Then
> page = "home.asp"
> End If


> end if
>
> If http://hobbit/newhp/index.asp?l=advert123 (which doesn't exist) it goes
> to home.asp, which is what I want, but it also does it for all the files
> that does exist, and reason for that?
>
> --
>
> 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).
>
>

That works rather well, but what are the security implications?
Can it cause any harm if it's not being displayed? And even if it is? What
good is it to anyone?

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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).
"Egbert Nierop (MVP for IIS)" <> wrote in
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"Rudi Ahlers" <SP4M_Rudi@SP4M_Bonzai.org.za_SP4M> wrote in message
news:HvadnSvs0ZcIruXdRVn-...
> I have the following link: http://hobbit/newhp/index.asp?l=advert, and it
> doesn't do what I want it to do, even though the file exists.
> If a file doesn't exist, it should use home.asp as default, yet it uses
> home.asp as default regardless if the file exists or not?
> Here is the script:
>
>
> linkname = request.QueryString("l")

Probably you do **not** want your website to *expose* absolute path
information such as c:\mydata\file.txt

> if linkname <> "" then
> page = linkname & ".html"
go for
page = Server.MapPath(linkname + ".html")
where linkname must be a page in relative format like "scripts/mypage.asp"

> If objFSO.FileExists(page) = false Then
> page = "home.asp"
> End If


> end if
>
> If http://hobbit/newhp/index.asp?l=advert123 (which doesn't exist) it goes
> to home.asp, which is what I want, but it also does it for all the files
> that does exist, and reason for that?
>
> --
>
> 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).
>
>

"Lord Merlin" <SP4M_Rudi@SP4M_Bonzai.org.za_SP4M> wrote in message
news:...
> That works rather well, but what are the security implications?
> Can it cause any harm if it's not being displayed? And even if it is? What
> good is it to anyone?


No absolute paths should be passed to and from a webserver. I don't quite
understand your question but figure, a script, on a non completely tested or
configured site can exploit your \windows\system32 directory. Therefore, use
relative paths.

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"Rudi Ahlers" wrote in message news:HvadnSvs0ZcIruXdRVn-...
: I have the following link: http://hobbit/newhp/index.asp?l=advert, and it
: doesn't do what I want it to do, even though the file exists.
: If a file doesn't exist, it should use home.asp as default, yet it uses
: home.asp as default regardless if the file exists or not?
: Here is the script:
:
:
: linkname = request.QueryString("l")
:
: if linkname <> "" then
: page = linkname & ".html"
: If objFSO.FileExists(page) = false Then
: page = "home.asp"
: End If
: end if
:
: If http://hobbit/newhp/index.asp?l=advert123 (which doesn't exist) it goes
: to home.asp, which is what I want, but it also does it for all the files
: that does exist, and reason for that?

Your code reads as:

linkname=advert123
if linkname not empty then
page = advert.html
if advert.html not exist then
page = home.asp
end if
endif

That's why it always hits the home page when the tested file is not present
although the redirect is not shown here.

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I don't quite understand what you mean.

See, I want to call a page. If no input is given, home.asp should be parsed.
If an input is given, it should be checked if the file exists, if it doesn't
parse home.asp again. If the file does exists, parse that file.
So my logic is right.......

linkname=advert123 - (i.e
http://localhost/index.asp?l=advert123)
if linkname not empty then - (i.e the variable linkname
contains something)
ipage = linkname & ".html" - make the page the contents of
linkname, which will be executed like this: server.execute(page)
if ipage not exist then - see if the filename being
called exists, if not
ipage = "home.asp" - use home.asp
end if
endif


You see, if server.execute is given a blank field to parse, it returns an
error. Thus I need to know if the file being called actually exists or not.
And to keep a list of say over 2000 pages long in a case statement is not
going to work. Rather check if the file being called exists, if it doesn't
use home.asp as default.

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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).
"Roland Hall" <nobody@nowhere> wrote in message
news:...
"Rudi Ahlers" wrote in message news:HvadnSvs0ZcIruXdRVn-...
: I have the following link: http://hobbit/newhp/index.asp?l=advert, and it
: doesn't do what I want it to do, even though the file exists.
: If a file doesn't exist, it should use home.asp as default, yet it uses
: home.asp as default regardless if the file exists or not?
: Here is the script:
:
:
: linkname = request.QueryString("l")
:
: if linkname <> "" then
: page = linkname & ".html"
: If objFSO.FileExists(page) = false Then
: page = "home.asp"
: End If
: end if
:
: If http://hobbit/newhp/index.asp?l=advert123 (which doesn't exist) it goes
: to home.asp, which is what I want, but it also does it for all the files
: that does exist, and reason for that?

Your code reads as:

linkname=advert123
if linkname not empty then
page = advert.html
if advert.html not exist then
page = home.asp
end if
endif

That's why it always hits the home page when the tested file is not present
although the redirect is not shown here.

--
Roland Hall
/* This information is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but
without any warranty; without even the implied warranty of merchantability
or fitness for a particular purpose. */
Technet Script Center - http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/
WSH 5.6 Documentation - http://msdn.microsoft.com/downloads/list/webdev.asp
MSDN Library - http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp

Use response.write to check the value of the page variable after the if
statement. You will see...

Lord Merlin wrote:
> I don't quite understand what you mean.
>
> See, I want to call a page. If no input is given, home.asp should be
> parsed. If an input is given, it should be checked if the file
> exists, if it doesn't parse home.asp again. If the file does exists,
> parse that file.
> So my logic is right.......
>
> linkname=advert123 - (i.e
> http://localhost/index.asp?l=advert123)
> if linkname not empty then - (i.e the variable linkname
> contains something)
> ipage = linkname & ".html" - make the page the contents
> of linkname, which will be executed like this: server.execute(page)
> if ipage not exist then - see if the filename
> being called exists, if not
> ipage = "home.asp" - use home.asp
> end if
> endif
>
>
> You see, if server.execute is given a blank field to parse, it
> returns an error. Thus I need to know if the file being called
> actually exists or not. And to keep a list of say over 2000 pages
> long in a case statement is not going to work. Rather check if the
> file being called exists, if it doesn't use home.asp as default.
>
> --
>
> 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).
> "Roland Hall" <nobody@nowhere> wrote in message
> news:...
> "Rudi Ahlers" wrote in message news:HvadnSvs0ZcIruXdRVn-...
>> I have the following link: http://hobbit/newhp/index.asp?l=advert,
>> and it doesn't do what I want it to do, even though the file exists.
>> If a file doesn't exist, it should use home.asp as default, yet it
>> uses home.asp as default regardless if the file exists or not?
>> Here is the script:
>>
>>
>> linkname = request.QueryString("l")
>>
>> if linkname <> "" then
>> page = linkname & ".html"
>> If objFSO.FileExists(page) = false Then
>> page = "home.asp"
>> End If
>> end if
>>
>> If http://hobbit/newhp/index.asp?l=advert123 (which doesn't exist)
>> it goes to home.asp, which is what I want, but it also does it for
>> all the files that does exist, and reason for that?
>
> Your code reads as:
>
> linkname=advert123
> if linkname not empty then
> page = advert.html
> if advert.html not exist then
> page = home.asp
> end if
> endif
>
> That's why it always hits the home page when the tested file is not
> present although the redirect is not shown here.



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