HTTP_ REFERER is empty for popup window

[Raed Sawalha]

Dear :

In my web page I'm always checking the referer page if it was empty I do
something else also I do something :0).

the problem in my ASPX page client side I did a popup window, and when request

Request.ServerVariables["HTTP_REFERER"] is empty for the popup window, why?
thought the parent page ins (myPage.aspx).
how can I get the parent page of the popuped window?

Regard

[Saravana]

From client side you can get it using window.opener and pass it to server
side. From server side if try to access it using http_referrer, it will be
empty only as it is a new page.

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"Raed Sawalha" <Ra*********@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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Dear :

In my web page I'm always checking the referer page if it was empty I do
something else also I do something :0).

the problem in my ASPX page client side I did a popup window, and when request
Request.ServerVariables["HTTP_REFERER"] is empty for the popup window, why? thought the parent page ins (myPage.aspx).
how can I get the parent page of the popuped window?

Regard

[Raed Sawalha]

the problem now I have hunderds of pages that do window.open for popup
window, and I'm checking the Request.ServerVariables["HTTP_REFERER"] in
Global.ascx ->Application_BeginRequest event, so with ur soluation I have to
change all pages and this not possible for me, is there any alternate
soluation for always getting the parent window for popup ones.

Regards

"Saravana" wrote:

From client side you can get it using window.opener and pass it to server
side. From server side if try to access it using http_referrer, it will be
empty only as it is a new page.

--
Saravana
http://dotnetjunkies.com/WebLog/saravana/
www.ExtremeExperts.com
"Raed Sawalha" <Ra*********@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:2D**********************************@microsof t.com...

Dear :

In my web page I'm always checking the referer page if it was empty I do
something else also I do something :0).

the problem in my ASPX page client side I did a popup window, and when

request

Request.ServerVariables["HTTP_REFERER"] is empty for the popup window,

why?

thought the parent page ins (myPage.aspx).
how can I get the parent page of the popuped window?

Regard

[Scott Simons]

You're in trouble because HTTP_ REFERER doesn't have to be filled in and a
lot of proxy servers and I think some software firewalls strip out the HTTP_
REFERER values.

[Joerg Jooss]

Scott Simons wrote:

You're in trouble because HTTP_ REFERER doesn't have to be filled in
and a lot of proxy servers and I think some software firewalls strip
out the HTTP_ REFERER values.

Absolutely. Referer is nice for statistical purposes (who links to my
site?), but using it for true application functionality is just disaster
waiting to strike ;-)

Cheers,

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Joerg Jooss
www.joergjooss.de
ne**@joergjooss.de