Writing a shortcut URL

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This should not be a difficult question to answer. I'd like to know how to write a shortcut that takes a long URL and using a web site, take a very long and complex URL and redirect it as follows:

http://www.mysite.com/newurl

This should take the user to another web site, much as tinyurl.com does. This can't be hard to do on an existing site. How do I do that?

Bob Delaney
Mississauga, Ontario
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Posted 13-Jan-11 15:37pm

Bob Delaney

Updated 13-Jan-11 17:38pm

Ankur^\m/

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Baji Jabbar 13-Jan-11 23:10pm

Are you conducting "Quiz program" in CP and evaluating the CPians. You have mentioned its not a difficult question to answer :) so I asked .

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As DD has already said, you need URL Rewriting.

Articles with sample, read here: URL Rewriting with ASP.NET[^]

OR

Read about, In ASP.NET 4.0: URL Routing[^]

Posted 13-Jan-11 18:56pm

Sandeep Mewara

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Anupama Roy 14-Jan-11 1:03am

Good One!

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**Dalek Dave** · Accepted Answer · 2011-01-13T15:43:00

Solution 1

Rewriting Url[^] may be useful.

Or CP Archive Item[^] may help.

Posted 13-Jan-11 15:43pm

Dalek Dave

Updated 13-Jan-11 15:44pm

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justinonday 13-Jan-11 22:46pm

Good link

Ankur^\m/ 14-Jan-11 0:08am

Good Answer! :)

Anupama Roy 14-Jan-11 1:03am

Good One!

thatraja 14-Jan-11 4:06am

Good answer DD