Absolute to relative URL?

Max M maxm at mxm.dk
Thu Apr 4 12:47:36 EST 2002


Jon Ribbens wrote:
> In article <3CAC567F.6090407 at mxm.dk>, Max M wrote:
> 
>>>http://foo/a/b/c + d       == http://foo/a/b/d
>>>http://foo/a/b/c + ../d    == http://foo/a/d
>>>http://foo/a/b/c + ../../d == http://foo/d
>>
>>Then what is:
>>
>>http://foo/ + d       == ?
> 
> 
> http://foo/d of course. I don't see your point.                                 
> See RFC 2396 for the rules on relative URL resolution.                          

Oh bugger ... I assumed that all path elements in this example where 
directories. Hence the difference. It's the old windows habbit kicking in.

If it doesn't end in ".htm" it *must* be a directory ... So much for 
abstract thinking :-s

Then my code doesn't work as is.

regards Max M




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