vanity URLs

[Stimp]

I know how to create vanity urls for users when they append a .aspx
to their name, but is it possible to pick up their name alone
(without affixing .aspx?)

e.g.
in the global.asax file I can map the following url:

www.mysite.com/someuser.aspx

to www.mysite.com/users.aspx?userid=someuser

by using a Path.GetFileNam eWithoutExtensi on( Request.Path )
in the Application_Beg inRequest subroutine.

But is it possible to do the same thing if I entered:

www.mysite.com/someuser

All I get is a "Page not found" error... is there a way to catch
it before it returns this error, and redirect to the users.aspx
file?

Cheers!
--

"I hear ma train a comin'
.... hear freedom comin"

[Jon Booth]

You are after what is called URL rewriting

Check out tip 7
http://www.dnzone.com/showDetail.asp...d=2&NewsId=110

Also look at System.Web.IHTT PHandler

Sorry not too familiar with how to do it on IIS.

JB
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I know how to create vanity urls for users when they append a .aspx
to their name, but is it possible to pick up their name alone
(without affixing .aspx?)

e.g.
in the global.asax file I can map the following url:

www.mysite.com/someuser.aspx

to www.mysite.com/users.aspx?userid=someuser

by using a Path.GetFileNam eWithoutExtensi on( Request.Path )
in the Application_Beg inRequest subroutine.

But is it possible to do the same thing if I entered:

www.mysite.com/someuser

All I get is a "Page not found" error... is there a way to catch
it before it returns this error, and redirect to the users.aspx
file?

Cheers!
--

"I hear ma train a comin'
... hear freedom comin"