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alter javascript to drop off unwanted characters from current result.

I have a javascript that collects and manipulates the url.
It works well, but on occasion it gathers parameters that I want to drop off.
Ideally, I just want three characters after the decimal point.
Here is an example of a bad result:
LoanerPolicyUpdateMgr.asp%3FvarID%3D1272
I want it to be
LoanerPolicyUpdateMgr.asp
Here is my script:
function GetURL(){
            var AppURL = "";
if (window.location.href.indexOf('=') > -1) {
            AppURL = window.location.href.split('?')[1];
      }
       AppURL = AppURL.replace(/accessdenied=/gi, "");
      AppURL = AppURL.replace(/%2F/gi, "");
      AppURL = AppURL.replace(/%2E/gi, "");
       AppURL = AppURL.replace(/webapps20/gi, "");
      AppURL = AppURL.replace(/asp/gi, ".asp");

            var str =AppURL;
            var res = str.substring(0, 50);
           document.getElementById("AccessCode_AppURL").value = res;
}

Julian Hansen

Create an html file with this code

<script>
console.log(window.location);
</script>

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Open this page in your browser
Press F12 to go to your console and make sure the Console tab is selected
You should see Location ... in the console - click it to expand its properties

You should see something like this

Location https://www.experts-exchange.com/questions/29142994/alter-javascript-to-drop-off-unwanted-characters-from-current-result.html
assign: function assign()
hash: ""
host: "www.experts-exchange.com"
hostname: "www.experts-exchange.com"
href: "https://www.experts-exchange.com/questions/29142994/alter-javascript-to-drop-off-unwanted-characters-from-current-result.html"
origin: "https://www.experts-exchange.com"
pathname: "/questions/29142994/alter-javascript-to-drop-off-unwanted-characters-from-current-result.html"
port: ""

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The pathname property contains the path to your script. If you just want the file name then

var filename = window.location.pathname.split('/').pop();

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Mark Drelinger

ASKER

My challenge is that I'm looking for a portion of the redirect url
My URL
https://www.mywebsite.com/WebApps2.0/LoginReturn2.asp?accessdenied=%2FWebApps2%2E0%2FContactManagementSearch%2Easp?a=johnsmith

In this example, my current code gives me
ContactManagementSearch.asp?a=johnsmith

The result I need is ContactManagementSearch.asp

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Mark Drelinger

ASKER

Yes,
url.split('=')[1].split('?')[0].split('/').pop();
worked well. Thanks and sorry for the misleading question.

Julian Hansen

You are welcome, no problem - glad you got sorted.