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matrixebiz's avatar
matrixebiz
Roku Guru
9 years ago

Code to have Roku wait for redirection link

Hello, there is some information I currently have the Roku read off a website which does work if I have it read the final destination website directly but what I need to do is send the Roku to a different link/site first that redirects it back to the final destination site which of course works in a web browser but is there some Brightscript code I can use that will allow the Roku to wait until the final destination site is landed on then read the information off that page? if you need more information let me know. Thank you
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  • joetesta's avatar
    joetesta
    Roku Guru
    9 years ago
    roku is not a browser so i don't imagine it handles the browser redirect.  you probably need to parse that first response to get the redirect url then access that with a separate function.
  • belltown's avatar
    belltown
    Roku Guru
    9 years ago
    Roku handles HTTP redirects automatically, if that's what he was referring to, although the way the original question is worded I have no idea what he's referring to.
  • matrixebiz's avatar
    matrixebiz
    Roku Guru
    9 years ago
    Hello, yes, that is what I am referring to (I thought I worded it correctly 🙂 ) but for some reason the redirect is not working correctly. 
    Can you please post me the code I need to be able to parse it properly? Thank you
  • matrixebiz's avatar
    matrixebiz
    Roku Guru
    9 years ago
    The first page lands on a PHP script that redirects to the final destination
  • RokuMarkn's avatar
    RokuMarkn
    Visitor
    9 years ago
    What is the php script returning to cause a redirection?  If it's using a normal 3xx HTTP status, this should be handled automatically by the Roku firmware.

    --Mark
  • matrixebiz's avatar
    matrixebiz
    Roku Guru
    9 years ago
    Sent you a PM to try and explain as I'm not sure what you mean. Thx
  • RokuMarkn's avatar
    RokuMarkn
    Visitor
    9 years ago
    Please post your replies here so that others can benefit from and participate in the conversation.

    --Mark
  • EnTerr's avatar
    EnTerr
    Roku Guru
    9 years ago
    Ah, where is an "upvote" button when i wish for one 🙂
    (one of the few things i miss from S.O. & co)
  • matrixebiz's avatar
    matrixebiz
    Roku Guru
    9 years ago
    Some of the code is proprietary/private to the original developer so don't think I can post it in a public forum. I don't see a thread for Coders for Hire, is there one? I don't mind giving a few hundred dollars a month if I can get the help I need. I didn't get any response from the Coders for Hire thread I posted last month 😞 
  • RokuMarkn's avatar
    RokuMarkn
    Visitor
    9 years ago
    There's no need to post any code, just describe how it is doing the redirection in general terms.

    Ok, I read your PM but I don't understand it, since you're not using terminology correctly.  "Sending a url to a JSON IDArray" doesn't make sense to me.  You're probably going to need to explain it here and answer questions about it.  In any case it sounds like what you're calling "redirection" is not using the HTTP 3xx redirection status codes.

    --Mark