Tweet
A particular website I am trying to index has some sort of cookie or session ID, which means that a user can't access particular pages unless they have come through another page first (Ill call this the 'entry page'). There is no user login required, which is why I suspect it may be a cookie.
I have no trouble indexing these pages, because I can simply visit the page that installs the 'cookie', then start the index.
The problem is that when a user tries to click through to a page, they will get the error:
(when using firefox):
Microsoft VBScript runtime error '800a01f4'
Variable is undefined: 'iTokenID'
/asp/fullCatalogue.asp, line 40
(when using IE):
HTTP 500 - Internal server error
If the user has previously visited the entry page, they can refresh the resuling error page (IE) or click at the end of the URL address and hit enter (firefox) and the correct page will display.
To give an example, if you were to search for 'Wakelin' at the search page: http://www.locker227.com, and try to click on the first listed result it would not work. But if you went to this page: http://auctions.lawsons.com.au/asp/auctions.asp
then selected the paintings option under 'view online catalogue' , then clicked on 'view', then returned to my search page and did the same search you could get to the correct page (even though you may have to refresh the resulting error page).
Obviously, I would prefer if users could get through to the correct page in the first instance, and I have no idea how to make this work. Note that I have no control over this particular website that I am having trouble with.
Sorry for the long email. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
I have no trouble indexing these pages, because I can simply visit the page that installs the 'cookie', then start the index.
The problem is that when a user tries to click through to a page, they will get the error:
(when using firefox):
Microsoft VBScript runtime error '800a01f4'
Variable is undefined: 'iTokenID'
/asp/fullCatalogue.asp, line 40
(when using IE):
HTTP 500 - Internal server error
If the user has previously visited the entry page, they can refresh the resuling error page (IE) or click at the end of the URL address and hit enter (firefox) and the correct page will display.
To give an example, if you were to search for 'Wakelin' at the search page: http://www.locker227.com, and try to click on the first listed result it would not work. But if you went to this page: http://auctions.lawsons.com.au/asp/auctions.asp
then selected the paintings option under 'view online catalogue' , then clicked on 'view', then returned to my search page and did the same search you could get to the correct page (even though you may have to refresh the resulting error page).
Obviously, I would prefer if users could get through to the correct page in the first instance, and I have no idea how to make this work. Note that I have no control over this particular website that I am having trouble with.
Sorry for the long email. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
Comment