Testing if URL exists and then redirecting to another page if fail

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I have had no luck with the following scenario:

One of our requirements for a particular business scenario is to test the
existance of a URL before sending the client there. If the URL does not
exist, then we send them to another page.

To test the destination page, I use this code:

bool foundUrl = true;
HttpWebRequest request = (HttpWebRequest)WebRequest.Create(destinationUrl);
try
{
request.Method = "HEAD";
request.GetResponse();

//no probs so continue to destination
HttpContext.Current.Response.Redirect(destinationUrl, true);
}
catch (WebException webEx)
{
foundUrl = false;
}
finally
{
if (requestCheck != null)
{
requestCheck.Abort();
}
}

The problem I have now is that Response is stuck in Status 404. It will not
allow me to Redirect. I have tried the following workarounds to no avail:

1) Response.Write("<script
language=javascript>window.navigate('mynewpage.aspx');</script>")
Response.End

2)
Response.ClearHeaders();
Response.ClearContent();
Response.Redirect('mynewpage.aspx');
 
Noremac said:
I have had no luck with the following scenario:

One of our requirements for a particular business scenario is to test the
existance of a URL before sending the client there. If the URL does not
exist, then we send them to another page.

To test the destination page, I use this code:

bool foundUrl = true;
HttpWebRequest request = (HttpWebRequest)WebRequest.Create(destinationUrl);
try
{
request.Method = "HEAD";
request.GetResponse();

//no probs so continue to destination
HttpContext.Current.Response.Redirect(destinationUrl, true);
}
catch (WebException webEx)
{
foundUrl = false;
}
finally
{
if (requestCheck != null)
{
requestCheck.Abort();
}
}

The problem I have now is that Response is stuck in Status 404.
Click to expand...

How have you come to that conclusion? What happens when you try? Do you
get any error message?

There is no reason that the HttpWebRequest object would affect the
current response in any way.
 
Hi Noremac,

I'm not sure if I fully understand your question: do you mean that after
requesting an existing page, the statement
"HttpContext.Current.Response.Redirect..." will fail? I cannot reproduce
the issue on my side using a simple webform. Maybe it's related to your
other code or specific configuration?


Regards,
Walter Wang ([email protected], remove 'online.')
Microsoft Online Community Support

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Yep, after I had some time today to finally throw the code in a test app it
worked for me too. Went back to my real code and it turned out a wrapper
object to HttpContext.Current was wrong. Now works for me too.
 
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