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3/27/2013 1:53 PM
 
Vincent Malanga


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We have a standard IIS URL Rewrite rule in place to force the urls to lowercase.  We're using DNN 7.0.4 and when logged in the Edit Button does not work. If we remove the rewrite rule from web.config the edit button works again. Any thoughts on why the url rewrite rule would impact this functionality?
Vinny Malanga
IMI Software, Inc.
 
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3/29/2013 6:34 AM
 
Christopher


Joined: 6/27/2006
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Seems like DotNetNuke itself works fine but the JavaScript callbacks that the Edit functionality depends on do not, they may be case sensitive.

I don't know what to tell you; perhaps have the rewrite rule work for one alias (for production) and have another portal alias for editing?

Regards,
Christopher Koeber
 
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3/29/2013 7:01 AM
 
Wes Tatters


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Personally I would avoid messing with URL cases in any modern web environment.  

URLS are used for so much more than just paths to a page.  They can include all sorts of mapping and querystring like information in the url stream - and its all but impossible to know when something in the path NEEDS the actual case of a value passed thru.

Sure you can sometimes say dont change the case of anything after the ? -  but when a system is using friendly URLS the ? does not actually exist in most cases. 

This is even more important when you get into service based callbacks via ajax -- where again the EXACT name of a callback is most likely needed for services mapping to work correctly - not to mention all sorts of other passback information.

Westa
 
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3/29/2013 11:04 AM
 
Vincent Malanga


www.imisoftwareinc.com
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Using Fiddler I was able to trace where the redirect was impacting the Edit functionality. Apparently forcing all urls to lowercase impacts the encoded values when calling the services layer. I have to thank Bruce Chapman for pointing me in the right direction on that one.

I identified this path - /DesktopModules/internalservices/API/controlbar/ToggleUserMode as causing the problem. I'm sure I could get more general than that such as excluding all lowercase rewrites to anything in /DesktopModules. Anyway, when excluding this from the rewrite rule the edit functionality was restored. I also added an exclude rule for .axd and .ashx files as well.

All seems to be working just fine but I can see how this sort of thing could cause some unintended issues.

Thanks for the replies guys.

Vinny Malanga
IMI Software, Inc.
 
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3/29/2013 12:01 PM
 
Christopher


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Vincent Malanga wrote:

Using Fiddler I was able to trace where the redirect was impacting the Edit functionality. Apparently forcing all urls to lowercase impacts the encoded values when calling the services layer. I have to thank Bruce Chapman for pointing me in the right direction on that one.

I identified this path - /DesktopModules/internalservices/API/controlbar/ToggleUserMode as causing the problem. I'm sure I could get more general than that such as excluding all lowercase rewrites to anything in /DesktopModules. Anyway, when excluding this from the rewrite rule the edit functionality was restored. I also added an exclude rule for .axd and .ashx files as well.

All seems to be working just fine but I can see how this sort of thing could cause some unintended issues.

Thanks for the replies guys.

 

Nice work in tracing the root of the problem! Glad everything worked out.

Keep in mind what Wes Tatters said, though. You may have unexpected things happen in random places which the URL rewriting may affect. Another troubleshooting step either you or the maintainer of the site you are working on will have to go through.

Regards,
Christopher Koeber
 
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