[thelist] ASP tip - server.transfer

[Ken Schaefer]

Huh?

Server.Transfer is completely transparent to a proxy server, or to anyone
bookmarking the page...

Cheers
Ken

-----Original Message-----
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[mailto:thelist-bounces at lists.evolt.org] On Behalf Of Robert Gormley
Sent: Thursday, 3 November 2005 7:03 AM
To: thelist at lists.evolt.org
Subject: Re: [thelist] ASP tip - server.transfer

Server.Transfer can be great, but it can also be a curse - confuses the heck
out of proxy servers, and has issues with bookmarking.

Rob

------- Original message -------
From: Ian Anderson  <ian at zstudio.co.uk>
Sent: 2/11,  11:55

> Holy honking hornets, batman
> 
> <tip type="ASP" author="Ian Anderson">
> 
> If you're self taught on ASP like me, you may not be aware of 
> Server.Transfer
> 
> There are certain occasions where instead of Response.Redirect, you 
> might want to use this alternative method.
> 
> 1. faster - eliminates a HTTP round trip
> 2. preserves the original URL in the address bar
> 3. Can automatically send form values as well
> 
> It's all too clever for words, and all described in loving detail here:
> 
> http://www.developer.com/net/asp/article.php/3299641
> 
> </tip>
> 
> Wish I'd known about it before...