redirect download to another site

But this means that the "old" files should all stay in the "beta" folder?


dirk.

"Bojidar Alexandrov" <bojo_do_not_spam RemoveThis @kodar.net> wrote in message
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 > click on beta folder node in IIS web, properties, Directory tab -> A
 > redirection to a URL
 > and specify your release directory. This is available also per file basis
 >
 > Bojidar Alexandrov
 >
 > Dirk wrote:
  > > Hi,
  > >
  > >
  > > Some of my users are keeping "old" links to download files thus
  > > "generating" 404 errors.
  > > My idea was that when a file is moved to a new location that they
  > > would automaticly redirected.
  > >
  > > Example:
  > > link beta.company.com/sofware/beta/mysoftware.exe
  > > is removed and since the software is released it's now available as
<font color=green>  > > <a style='text-decoration: underline;' href="http://www.company.com/software/release/software_v1.exe</font" target="_blank">www.company.com/software/release/software_v1.exe</font</a>>
  > >
  > > How can I automaticly redirect somebody that tries to download
  > > beta.company.com/sofware/beta/mysoftware.exe to
<font color=green>  > > <a style='text-decoration: underline;' href="http://www.company.com/software/release/software_v1.exe</font" target="_blank">www.company.com/software/release/software_v1.exe</font</a>>
  > >
  > >
  > > I'm using IIS (on Win2K)
  > >
  > >
  > > dirk.
 >
 ><!-- ~MESSAGE_AFTER~ -->
 >> Stay informed about: redirect download to another site 

Dirk wrote:
 > But this means that the "old" files should all stay in the "beta"
 > folder?

If file by file - yes.

 > dirk.<!-- ~MESSAGE_AFTER~ -->
 >> Stay informed about: redirect download to another site 

Hello,

Another way to this (in addition to what Bojidar said), would be to use an
ISAPI filter, and catch the request. So if the file was removed, you could
specify in the filter to redirect to another file (hence the old file does
not have to exist).

I'm sure that you can find some examples of this on google if you search for
ISAPI filter.

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"Dirk" <dirk RemoveThis @nospam_to_remove_ofcourse.woodstone.nu> wrote in message
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 > Hi,
 >
 >
 > Some of my users are keeping "old" links to download files thus
"generating"
 > 404 errors.
 > My idea was that when a file is moved to a new location that they would
 > automaticly redirected.
 >
 > Example:
 > link beta.company.com/sofware/beta/mysoftware.exe
 > is removed and since the software is released it's now available as
<font color=purple> > <a style='text-decoration: underline;' href="http://www.company.com/software/release/software_v1.exe</font" target="_blank">www.company.com/software/release/software_v1.exe</font</a>>
 >
 > How can I automaticly redirect somebody that tries to download
 > beta.company.com/sofware/beta/mysoftware.exe to
<font color=purple> > <a style='text-decoration: underline;' href="http://www.company.com/software/release/software_v1.exe</font" target="_blank">www.company.com/software/release/software_v1.exe</font</a>>
 >
 >
 > I'm using IIS (on Win2K)
 >
 >
 > dirk.
 >
 ><!-- ~MESSAGE_AFTER~ -->
 >> Stay informed about: redirect download to another site 

This lead me on idea
You can replace your 404 page with an asp page that redirect to right file.
Something like 500-100.asp

Bojidar Alexandrov
 >> Stay informed about: redirect download to another site 

And within the replaced 404 page I should check what the request is and
based on that redirect to the correct file?

dirk.

"Bojidar Alexandrov" <bojo_do_not_spam.RemoveThis@kodar.net> wrote in message
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 > This lead me on idea
 > You can replace your 404 page with an asp page that redirect to right
file.
 > Something like 500-100.asp
 >
 > Bojidar Alexandrov
 >
 ><!-- ~MESSAGE_AFTER~ -->
 >> Stay informed about: redirect download to another site 

exactly
 >> Stay informed about: redirect download to another site