System which links to user profiles

**alainbryden** · 05-17-2007, 02:25 PM

The entire system used to link to user profiles given their names is busted. It's messed up by all the special characters that can be used in user names but not in URL's an example was when I was trying to link to the profile of one "Token#10" (for obvious reasons). Every attempt causes the browser to parse the url as /Token/#10/ because the page fails to generate the proper link which is http://www.flashflashrevolution.com/...e/Token%%2310/

Someone should work on that and fix other similar url generation errors.

**alainbryden** · 08-8-2007, 11:40 PM

Bump to keep this problem in mind.

**JasonKey** · 08-9-2007, 12:43 AM

hmm .. I will snag this one ..

If you find others like this, let us know please.

**JasonKey** · 08-9-2007, 12:32 PM

double posting for this one.

currently browsers send in "/" instead of "#" so we basically cannot currently support # in usernames.

Trying to get it so its not supported as a character when creating an account.

**alainbryden** · 08-13-2007, 03:26 PM

that works I guess. I would have thought there was a unicode character that you could translated it to like %23 or something. I'm presuming you haven't neglected to consider that though.

**alainbryden** · 08-13-2007, 03:27 PM

wait no, that works, http://www.flashflashrevolution.com/profile/Token%2310/ now works - you must have fixed it. Now you just need to be sure that when you do a search for say Token, and it returns the results Token#10, that the link reads http://www.flashflashrevolution.com/profile/Token%2310/ and not http://www.flashflashrevolution.com/profile/Token#10/

Example, click here:
http://www.flashflashrevolution.com/profile/Token_/

now click one of the links with token#10 in it, or another special character. Note that the generated link is wrong.

Also, a search for Token#10 using the search system (http://www.flashflashrevolution.com/...ser=Token%2310) doesn't work because of the query not searching with the proper special character.

**alainbryden** · 08-13-2007, 03:37 PM

Hmm, this error is complicated further. If you are on the profile of, say, Token#10, and you submit a comment, it will post your comment but then take you to the profile of Token

**JasonKey** · 08-13-2007, 03:42 PM

likely we are going to disable that character actually.

Its a headache actually

**alainbryden** · 08-13-2007, 04:10 PM

Yeah, seems like it pops up all over the place. Check that other characters are alright (\, /, ?, ...). I think that's the only one I looked at...

**Tasselfoot** · 08-13-2007, 04:13 PM

i believe ! is a problem character.

**JasonKey** · 08-13-2007, 04:33 PM

for profiles?

Kick us an example please Tass ..

RB_Dreamscanner · 08-13-2007, 05:02 PM

hmm...

RB_Dreamscanner · 08-13-2007, 05:02 PM

double posting because jason set a bad example

**alainbryden** · 08-13-2007, 10:40 PM

This most definitely isn't the garbage bin.

I've seen some profiles with exclamation marks and they haven't been a problem. They are valid in the url. I was mostly thinking of php and html reserved characters.

shadowraikiri · 08-13-2007, 11:04 PM

kain your a bad example.
i dont understaind this stuf.

**Summerschool** · 08-14-2007, 02:30 AM

Basically every character that's supposed to be url encoded, should be.

The ! character shouldn't cause problems.

Edit: ! is an unreserved character. ( http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc2396.txt )

08-8-2007, 11:40 PM	#2
alainbryden Seen your member Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: noitacoL Posts: 2,873	Re: System which links to user profiles Bump to keep this problem in mind. __________________ ~NEIGH

08-13-2007, 03:26 PM	#5
alainbryden Seen your member Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: noitacoL Posts: 2,873	Re: System which links to user profiles that works I guess. I would have thought there was a unicode character that you could translated it to like %23 or something. I'm presuming you haven't neglected to consider that though. __________________ ~NEIGH

08-13-2007, 03:27 PM	#6
alainbryden Seen your member Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: noitacoL Posts: 2,873	Re: System which links to user profiles wait no, that works, http://www.flashflashrevolution.com/profile/Token%2310/ now works - you must have fixed it. Now you just need to be sure that when you do a search for say Token, and it returns the results Token#10, that the link reads http://www.flashflashrevolution.com/profile/Token%2310/ and not http://www.flashflashrevolution.com/profile/Token#10/ Example, click here: http://www.flashflashrevolution.com/profile/Token_/ now click one of the links with token#10 in it, or another special character. Note that the generated link is wrong. Also, a search for Token#10 using the search system (http://www.flashflashrevolution.com/...ser=Token%2310) doesn't work because of the query not searching with the proper special character. __________________ ~NEIGH Last edited by alainbryden; 08-13-2007 at 03:29 PM..

08-13-2007, 03:37 PM	#7
alainbryden Seen your member Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: noitacoL Posts: 2,873	Re: System which links to user profiles Hmm, this error is complicated further. If you are on the profile of, say, Token#10, and you submit a comment, it will post your comment but then take you to the profile of Token __________________ ~NEIGH

08-13-2007, 04:10 PM	#9
alainbryden Seen your member Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: noitacoL Posts: 2,873	Re: System which links to user profiles Yeah, seems like it pops up all over the place. Check that other characters are alright (\, /, ?, ...). I think that's the only one I looked at... __________________ ~NEIGH

05-17-2007, 02:25 PM	#1
alainbryden Seen your member Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: noitacoL Posts: 2,873	System which links to user profiles The entire system used to link to user profiles given their names is busted. It's messed up by all the special characters that can be used in user names but not in URL's an example was when I was trying to link to the profile of one "Token#10" (for obvious reasons). Every attempt causes the browser to parse the url as /Token/#10/ because the page fails to generate the proper link which is http://www.flashflashrevolution.com/...e/Token%%2310/ Someone should work on that and fix other similar url generation errors. __________________ ~NEIGH

08-13-2007, 04:13 PM	#10
Tasselfoot Retired BOSS Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Widget Heaven Age: 40 Posts: 25,184	Re: System which links to user profiles i believe ! is a problem character. __________________ RIP

08-13-2007, 05:02 PM	#12
RB_Dreamscanner ☭Retired Top One Hander☭ Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: New York. Age: 30 Posts: 1,789	Re: System which links to user profiles hmm... __________________ "The Communist vision is the vision of man without God" Retired, Finished at rank 295, Top one hander on FFR

08-13-2007, 10:40 PM	#14
alainbryden Seen your member Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: noitacoL Posts: 2,873	Re: System which links to user profiles This most definitely isn't the garbage bin. I've seen some profiles with exclamation marks and they haven't been a problem. They are valid in the url. I was mostly thinking of php and html reserved characters. __________________ ~NEIGH

08-13-2007, 11:04 PM	#15
shadowraikiri FFR Player Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: On a rock on a planet in a solar system in a galaxy in a universe in a multiverse in a megaverse. Posts: 269	Re: System which links to user profiles kain your a bad example. i dont understaind this stuf. __________________ §ĦλđШŘλΐķĭřĩ™ THIS IS TRADEMARKED cant copy this stuff beezy.

08-14-2007, 02:30 AM	#16
Summerschool ~ Join Date: Feb 2012 Posts: 320	Re: System which links to user profiles Basically every character that's supposed to be url encoded, should be. The ! character shouldn't cause problems. Edit: ! is an unreserved character. ( http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc2396.txt ) Last edited by Summerschool; 08-14-2007 at 02:32 AM..

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