URL Rewrite

[vn2479]

Hello,

I am running Window IIS 7 server 2008 and AC 7. Window IIS 7 has its own URL Rewrite Module, not sure what AC 7 has to offer . Which is better to use? Thanks!

[mazhar]

I don't know about IIS7 rewrite module but I would suggest to keep the one bundled with AbleCommerce out of the box.

[AbleMods]

but I would suggest to keep the one bundled with AbleCommerce out of the box.

What URL rewriter? We can modify how the URLs are built in AC7?

[jmestep]

I know a couple of merchants that tried using the rewrite in IIS7 to redirect from cfm pages to aspx pages, but it didn't work nearly as well as Helicon rewrite.
Also, Able has a rewrite provider in 7.0.3 on.
http://wiki.ablecommerce.com/index.php/ ... ovider_API

[AbleMods]

Hey thanks Judy, I didn't know that was there.

Have you ever done the rewrite API like that Wiki before? Is it fairly straightforward?

[vn2479]

Thanks for heads up! I'll give AC7 URL Rewrite a try. Question. Are there any resources on here on how to write custom rewrite rules and 301 redirect on multiple pages? Thanks, again!

[jmestep]

Joe,
I haven't done it because I haven't had a compelling reason- in other word's, no one has wanted to pay for it and I've got too much to do to have time to experiment!

[mazhar]

Thanks for heads up! I'll give AC7 URL Rewrite a try. Question. Are there any resources on here on how to write custom rewrite rules and 301 redirect on multiple pages? Thanks, again!

Read following topic about rewrites
http://wiki.ablecommerce.com/index.php/ ... ovider_API

Read following topic about 301 redirects
http://wiki.ablecommerce.com/index.php/ ... leCommerce

[AbleMods]

Ok, I gave this a try but it's just not working for me ....

I added the reference to CommerceBuilder - no biggie.
I compiled the DefaultProvider.vb and the DLL goes into the /Bin/ folder as it should.
I restarted IIS each time after re-compiling.

I can see the store URL's now have -VB- in them, so I know the sample is re-working the URLs.

But I keep keeping page-not-found even with the smallest change to the code like this:

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                Case CatalogNodeType.Product
                    Return String.Format("~/{1}-VB-P{0}.aspx", nodeId, SanitizeName(name))

to:

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                Case CatalogNodeType.Product
                    Return String.Format("~/{1}-VB-P{0}-JOE.aspx", nodeId, SanitizeName(name))

The links build correctly - I can hover them and see the -JOE has been added. But clicking them just throws a page-not-found error.

What am I missing here?? This is in 7.0.5 by the way.....