Emulating Referrer URL?

[Ben Fidge]

I'm working on an application that does a load of processing on
Session_Start if a new session is started having come from a particular
referrer. To determine this I use Request.UrlReferrer.

How can I debug this code on my local machine? Is there a way to emulate a
new session being started via a redirect from a referrers URL? Possibly by
having another local app pass something in the HTTP headers to my main app?

Thanks

Ben

[Alvin Bruney - ASP.NET MVP]

if it's simply for debugging purposes, you can simply change the value in
the debugger. You'd have to do it for every debugging session but it's a
quick fix

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Alvin Bruney [MVP ASP.NET]

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"Ben Fidge" <Be******@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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I'm working on an application that does a load of processing on
Session_Start if a new session is started having come from a particular
referrer. To determine this I use Request.UrlReferrer.

How can I debug this code on my local machine? Is there a way to emulate a
new session being started via a redirect from a referrers URL? Possibly by
having another local app pass something in the HTTP headers to my main app?
Thanks

Ben

[Bruce Barker]

its a bad idea to design much logic around Request.UrlReferrer as privacy
software (and some proxies) strip it.

-- bruce (sqlwork.com)

"Ben Fidge" <Be******@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:FC**********************************@microsof t.com...

I'm working on an application that does a load of processing on
Session_Start if a new session is started having come from a particular
referrer. To determine this I use Request.UrlReferrer.

How can I debug this code on my local machine? Is there a way to emulate a
new session being started via a redirect from a referrers URL? Possibly by
having another local app pass something in the HTTP headers to my main
app?

Thanks

Ben

[Ben Fidge]

Didn't know that. A lot of my clients users come in from Google and Overture
sites so they would like to see how much traffic is coming in from where.
Basically they don't trust Google and Overtures reporting of traffic
redirections.

Can you suggest a better way?
"Bruce Barker" <br******************@safeco.com> wrote in message
news:%2****************@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...

its a bad idea to design much logic around Request.UrlReferrer as privacy
software (and some proxies) strip it.

-- bruce (sqlwork.com)

"Ben Fidge" <Be******@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:FC**********************************@microsof t.com...

I'm working on an application that does a load of processing on
Session_Start if a new session is started having come from a particular
referrer. To determine this I use Request.UrlReferrer.

How can I debug this code on my local machine? Is there a way to emulate
a
new session being started via a redirect from a referrers URL? Possibly
by
having another local app pass something in the HTTP headers to my main
app?

Thanks

Ben

[Ben Fidge]

Good idea. Thanks a lot.
"Alvin Bruney - ASP.NET MVP" <www.lulu.com/owc> wrote in message
news:OE**************@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...

if it's simply for debugging purposes, you can simply change the value in
the debugger. You'd have to do it for every debugging session but it's a
quick fix

--
Regards,
Alvin Bruney [MVP ASP.NET]

[Shameless Author plug]
The Microsoft Office Web Components Black Book with .NET
Now Available @ www.lulu.com/owc
Forth-coming VSTO.NET - Wrox/Wiley 2006
-------------------------------------------------------

"Ben Fidge" <Be******@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:FC**********************************@microsof t.com...

I'm working on an application that does a load of processing on
Session_Start if a new session is started having come from a particular
referrer. To determine this I use Request.UrlReferrer.

How can I debug this code on my local machine? Is there a way to emulate
a
new session being started via a redirect from a referrers URL? Possibly
by
having another local app pass something in the HTTP headers to my main

app?

Thanks

Ben