Part of URL is getting discarded

Howard Kaikow

How do I find where I am screwing up?

Using the following in Eudora, and equivalent links elsewhere, the URLs with
the # get truncated just before the #.

<a href="http://www.standards.c om/links.html?Fail ureToDeleteTool bar"
eudora="autourl ">http://www.standards.c om/links.html?Fail ureToDeleteTool bar 
</a><a href="http://www.standards.c om/links.html#Fail ureToDeleteTool bar"
eudora="autourl ">http://www.standards.c om/links.html#Fail ureToDeleteTool bar 
</a><a href="http://www.standards.c om/links.html?Howa rdKaikow"
eudora="autourl ">http://www.standards.c om/links.html?Howa rdKaikow 
</a><a href="http://www.standards.c om/links.html#Howa rdKaikow"
eudora="autourl ">http://www.standards.c om/links.html#Howa rdKaikow 

If I include alert(location. href), the URL is truncated on input to the
script.
For example, http://www.standards.com/links.html#...oDeleteToolbar gets
truncated to http://www.standards.com/links.html.
No problem if a ? is used instead of a #.

However, the following does not truncate the URL.

<a
href="links.htm l#FailureToDele teToolbar">#Fai lureToDeleteToo lbar</a>
<a
href="links.htm l?FailureToDele teToolbar">?Fai lureToDeleteToo lbar</a>

I expect that I am doing something wrong.
Any pointers?

function CompareBookmark s(bmkTarget)
{
return (locSearch== bmkTarget.toLow erCase());
}
var locHash=locatio n.hash.toLowerC ase().slice(1);
var locSearch=locat ion.search.toLo werCase().slice (1);
var lenHash=locHash .length;
var lenSearch=locSe arch.length;
var blnStatus=Boole an(false);
alert(location. href);
if((lenHash != 0) && (lenSearch != 0) || ((lenHash + lenSearch) == 0))
{
blnStatus = false;
}
else
{
blnStatus = true;
if(lenSearch == 0)
{
locSearch = locHash;
}
}
if (blnStatus)
{
if(CompareBookm arks("HowardKai kow")){
location.replac e("HowardKaikow .html");
}
else if(CompareBookm arks("HowardKai kowServices")){
location.replac e("HowardKaikow Services.html") ;
}
else if(CompareBookm arks("SortPerfo rmanceCompariso n")){
location.replac e("Sorting/SortPerformance Comparison-Description.htm l");
}
else if(CompareBookm arks("ThisandTh at")){
location.replac e("index.html#T hisandThat");
}
else if(CompareBookm arks("CopyFileT oPrinter")){
location.replac e("ThisAndTha t/CopyFileToPrint er.html");
}
else if(CompareBookm arks("WordVBABo oks")){
location.replac e("OhMyWord/WordVBABooks.ht m");
}
else if(CompareBookm arks("WordBasic Books")){
location.replac e("OhMyWord/WordBasicBooks. htm");
}
else if(CompareBookm arks("FailureTo DeleteToolbar") ){
location.replac e("OhMyWord/VBABugsFeatures/FailureToDelete Toolbar.html");
}
else if(CompareBookm arks("SetRefere nceInWordProjec t")){
location.replac e("OhMyWord/SetReferenceInW ordProject.html ");
}
else {
alert(location. href + " is not a valid URL.\n" +
"You will be taken to http://www.standards.c om/index.html.");
location.replac e("index.html") ;
}
}
else {
alert(location. href + " is not a valid URL.\n" +
"You will be taken to http://www.standards.c om/index.html.");
location.replac e("index.html") ;
}

--
http://www.standards.com/; See Howard Kaikow's web site.

Jul 23 '05 #1

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McKirahan

"Howard Kaikow" <ka****@standar ds.com> wrote in message
news:ck******** **@pyrite.mv.ne t...

How do I find where I am screwing up?

Using the following in Eudora, and equivalent links elsewhere, the URLs with the # get truncated just before the #.

<a href="http://www.standards.c om/links.html?Fail ureToDeleteTool bar"
eudora="autourl ">http://www.standards.c om/links.html?Fail ureToDeleteTool bar 
</a><a href="http://www.standards.c om/links.html#Fail ureToDeleteTool bar"
eudora="autourl ">http://www.standards.c om/links.html#Fail ureToDeleteTool bar 
</a><a href="http://www.standards.c om/links.html?Howa rdKaikow"
eudora="autourl ">http://www.standards.c om/links.html?Howa rdKaikow 
</a><a href="http://www.standards.c om/links.html#Howa rdKaikow"
eudora="autourl ">http://www.standards.c om/links.html#Howa rdKaikow 

If I include alert(location. href), the URL is truncated on input to the
script.
For example, http://www.standards.com/links.html#...oDeleteToolbar gets truncated to http://www.standards.com/links.html.
No problem if a ? is used instead of a #.

However, the following does not truncate the URL.

<a
href="links.htm l#FailureToDele teToolbar">#Fai lureToDeleteToo lbar</a>
<a
href="links.htm l?FailureToDele teToolbar">?Fai lureToDeleteToo lbar</a>

I expect that I am doing something wrong.
Any pointers?

function CompareBookmark s(bmkTarget)
{
return (locSearch== bmkTarget.toLow erCase());
}
var locHash=locatio n.hash.toLowerC ase().slice(1);
var locSearch=locat ion.search.toLo werCase().slice (1);
var lenHash=locHash .length;
var lenSearch=locSe arch.length;
var blnStatus=Boole an(false);
alert(location. href);
if((lenHash != 0) && (lenSearch != 0) || ((lenHash + lenSearch) == 0))
{
blnStatus = false;
}
else
{
blnStatus = true;
if(lenSearch == 0)
{
locSearch = locHash;
}
}
if (blnStatus)
{
if(CompareBookm arks("HowardKai kow")){
location.replac e("HowardKaikow .html");
}
else if(CompareBookm arks("HowardKai kowServices")){
location.replac e("HowardKaikow Services.html") ;
}
else if(CompareBookm arks("SortPerfo rmanceCompariso n")){
location.replac e("Sorting/SortPerformance Comparison-Description.htm l");
}
else if(CompareBookm arks("ThisandTh at")){
location.replac e("index.html#T hisandThat");
}
else if(CompareBookm arks("CopyFileT oPrinter")){
location.replac e("ThisAndTha t/CopyFileToPrint er.html");
}
else if(CompareBookm arks("WordVBABo oks")){
location.replac e("OhMyWord/WordVBABooks.ht m");
}
else if(CompareBookm arks("WordBasic Books")){
location.replac e("OhMyWord/WordBasicBooks. htm");
}
else if(CompareBookm arks("FailureTo DeleteToolbar") ){
location.replac e("OhMyWord/VBABugsFeatures/FailureToDelete Toolbar.html");
}
else if(CompareBookm arks("SetRefere nceInWordProjec t")){
location.replac e("OhMyWord/SetReferenceInW ordProject.html ");
}
else {
alert(location. href + " is not a valid URL.\n" +
"You will be taken to http://www.standards.c om/index.html.");
location.replac e("index.html") ;
}
}
else {
alert(location. href + " is not a valid URL.\n" +
"You will be taken to http://www.standards.c om/index.html.");
location.replac e("index.html") ;
}

--
http://www.standards.com/; See Howard Kaikow's web site.

Jul 23 '05 #2

McKirahan

"Howard Kaikow" <ka****@standar ds.com> wrote in message
news:ck******** **@pyrite.mv.ne t...

How do I find where I am screwing up?

Using the following in Eudora, and equivalent links elsewhere, the URLs with the # get truncated just before the #.

<a href="http://www.standards.c om/links.html?Fail ureToDeleteTool bar"
eudora="autourl ">http://www.standards.c om/links.html?Fail ureToDeleteTool bar 
</a><a href="http://www.standards.c om/links.html#Fail ureToDeleteTool bar"
eudora="autourl ">http://www.standards.c om/links.html#Fail ureToDeleteTool bar 
</a><a href="http://www.standards.c om/links.html?Howa rdKaikow"
eudora="autourl ">http://www.standards.c om/links.html?Howa rdKaikow 
</a><a href="http://www.standards.c om/links.html#Howa rdKaikow"
eudora="autourl ">http://www.standards.c om/links.html#Howa rdKaikow 

If I include alert(location. href), the URL is truncated on input to the
script.
For example, http://www.standards.com/links.html#...oDeleteToolbar gets truncated to http://www.standards.com/links.html.
No problem if a ? is used instead of a #.

However, the following does not truncate the URL.

<a
href="links.htm l#FailureToDele teToolbar">#Fai lureToDeleteToo lbar</a>
<a
href="links.htm l?FailureToDele teToolbar">?Fai lureToDeleteToo lbar</a>

I expect that I am doing something wrong.
Any pointers?

For me these all returned the entire link.

<html>
<head>
<title>HK.htm </title>
<script type="text/javascript">
alert(location. href)
</script>
</head>
<body>
 <a href="http://localhost/HK.htm#Test">ht tp://localhost/HK.htm#Test</a>
 <a href="http://localhost/HK.htm?Test">ht tp://localhost/HK.htm?Test</a>
 <a href="HK.htm#Te st">HK.htm#Test </a>
 <a href="HK.htm?Te st">HK.htm?Test </a>
</html>

Jul 23 '05 #3

Howard Kaikow

"McKirahan" <Ne**@McKirahan .com> wrote in message
news:zC_9d.3634 82$Fg5.201272@a ttbi_s53...

</a><a href="http://www.standards.c om/links.html#Fail ureToDeleteTool bar"
</a><a href="http://www.standards.c om/links.html#Howa rdKaikow"
For example, http://www.standards.com/links.html#...oDeleteToolbar For me these all returned the entire link.

THe only ones that fail for me are those above.

For example, all links in http://www.standards.com/testrefs.html work, or
not, as expected.

Sumptin's not right somewhere.

<html>
<head>
<title>HK.htm </title>
<script type="text/javascript">
alert(location. href)
</script>
</head>
<body>
 <a href="http://localhost/HK.htm#Test">ht tp://localhost/HK.htm#Test</a> <a href="http://localhost/HK.htm?Test">ht tp://localhost/HK.htm?Test</a> <a href="HK.htm#Te st">HK.htm#Test </a>
 <a href="HK.htm?Te st">HK.htm?Test </a>
</html>

Jul 23 '05 #4

Lee

Howard Kaikow said:

"McKirahan" <Ne**@McKirahan .com> wrote in message
news:zC_9d.363 482$Fg5.201272@ attbi_s53...
> </a><a href="http://www.standards.c om/links.html#Fail ureToDeleteTool bar"
> </a><a href="http://www.standards.c om/links.html#Howa rdKaikow"
> For example, http://www.standards.com/links.html#...oDeleteToolbar

For me these all returned the entire link.

THe only ones that fail for me are those above.

For example, all links in http://www.standards.com/testrefs.html work, or
not, as expected.

All of them that are valid URL's work fine for me in Firefox.
Some that are not valid are:
#NoSuchBookmark
?HowardKaikow#H owardKaikow
#HowardKaikow?H owardKaikow

Jul 23 '05 #5

Michael Winter

On 9 Oct 2004 21:57:24 -0700, Lee <RE************ **@cox.net> wrote:

[snip]

Some that are not valid are:
#NoSuchBookmark
?HowardKaikow#H owardKaikow
I'm not sure if that is invalid. According to a quick read of RFC 2396[1],
that URI would refer to the current resource with a respecified query
string and fragment identifier. Still, it should probably be avoided just
like the empty URI. Whilst IE does apply "?query" properly (though not
""), NN4 doesn't and other browsers might fail, too.
#HowardKaikow?H owardKaikow

This is certainly invalid. If a fragment identifier is specified, it
should be the last part of the URI.

Mike
[1] Currently a draft standard, but I expect earlier standards agree here.

--
Michael Winter
Replace ".invalid" with ".uk" to reply by e-mail.

Jul 23 '05 #6

Howard Kaikow

"Lee" <RE************ **@cox.net> wrote in message
news:ck******** *@drn.newsguy.c om...

Howard Kaikow said:
For example, all links in http://www.standards.com/testrefs.html work, ornot, as expected.

All of them that are valid URL's work fine for me in Firefox.
Some that are not valid are:
#NoSuchBookmark
?HowardKaikow#H owardKaikow
#HowardKaikow?H owardKaikow

Yes, the script specifically disallows the above 3. The ones in
testhref.html all work as expected.
What I do not understand is why the following two fail:

<a href="http://www.standards.c om/links.html#Fail ureToDeleteTool bar"</a>
</a><a href="http://www.standards.c om/links.html#Howa rdKaikow"</a>

I can understand if we found an error in the script, but
alert(location. href) returns a truncated URL upon entering the script for
the two cases above. So the issue boils down to, why is the URL getting
truncated?

Jul 23 '05 #7

Howard Kaikow

"Michael Winter" <M.******@bluey onder.co.invali d> wrote in message
news:opsfndk3ii x13kvk@atlantis ...

On 9 Oct 2004 21:57:24 -0700, Lee <RE************ **@cox.net> wrote:

[snip]
Some that are not valid are:
#NoSuchBookmark
?HowardKaikow#H owardKaikow

I'm not sure if that is invalid. According to a quick read of RFC 2396[1],
that URI would refer to the current resource with a respecified query
string and fragment identifier. Still, it should probably be avoided just
like the empty URI. Whilst IE does apply "?query" properly (though not
""), NN4 doesn't and other browsers might fail, too.
#HowardKaikow?H owardKaikow

This is certainly invalid. If a fragment identifier is specified, it
should be the last part of the URI.

My script excludes any URL with both a # and a ? because those would not be
valid for redirections I am doing.

Jul 23 '05 #8

Howard Kaikow

To simplify isolating the problem, I've created the following test.

Using http://www.standards.com/test.html, I find that ALL URLs that have a #
get truncated by location .href (see
http://www.standards.com/testlinnks.html).

Jul 23 '05 #9

Howard Kaikow

"Howard Kaikow" <ka****@standar ds.com> wrote in message
news:ck******** **@pyrite.mv.ne t...

To simplify isolating the problem, I've created the following test.

Using http://www.standards.com/test.html, I find that ALL URLs that have a # get truncated by location .href (see
http://www.standards.com/testlinnks.html).

http://www.standards.com/testlinnks.html should have been
http://www.standards.com/testlinks.html.

I just tried from IE 4 on an old Win 95 system, same problem, location.href
truncates the # and anything to the right.
Normally, I (ab)use IE 6 on Win 2000.

Could this be an Apache server issue??

Jul 23 '05 #10

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