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Create a single point of entry page for over 200 hosted applications (ASP and ASP.NET)

We are an ASP (Application Service Provider) and currently host over 200 applications in ASP and ASP.Net (one for each client). At this time the clients are linking to our web application using absolute URL eg. http://<domain name>/<folder name>/default.asp(x)

Whenever there is a need to change the folder name (for maintenance purposes) we have to notify all the clients that have been affected to update their URL to point to the right folder name OR we keep the old folder name and redirect it to the new folder (maintenance night mare).

I am looking for a fast, least obstrusive way to create a single page entry system eg. http://<domain name>/?CID=<unique identifier> which will re-direct the request to proper folder on the web server. If the client attempts to link directly to the folder they will be shown an error message asking them to use the unique identifier.

Remember, all the applications ASP and ASP.NET are individual, mutually exclusive applications.

Thank you.

-Amit

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I appreciate your response. But it does not answer my question entirely also it will immensely help me if you could post a proof-of-concept code.

Thanks,
-Amit

amit_g

As I said earlier post, the first part is very simple. Do you need help in that too? Second part is much more difficult and no full proof solution exist unless you want to write an ISAPI which is quite some task.

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