[OPEN-ILS-GENERAL] Link to login to catalog then redirect to another site

[George Rodgers-Clark]

Bill & Jason,
Thanks for the info. That sets me on the right path!
Cheers,
George

On 12/6/2013 9:00 AM, open-ils-general-request at list.georgialibraries.org 
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> Date: Fri, 6 Dec 2013 08:50:25 -0500
> From: Bill Erickson <berick at esilibrary.com>
> Subject: Re: [OPEN-ILS-GENERAL] Link to login to catalog then redirect
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> Hi George,
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> The TPAC login page supports a redirect_to URL parameter like so:
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> https://bill-dev2.esilibrary.com/eg/opac/login?redirect_to=http://evergreen-ils.org
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> On successful login, the browser will redirect the user to the redirect_to
> URL.  Beware, though, the TPAC will modify the redirect_to URL to use SSL
> (https://), regardless of the protocol used in the parameter.  This may not
> be what you intend.
>
> -b
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> On Thu, Dec 5, 2013 at 8:45 PM, George Rodgers-Clark <
> grodgers-clark at lclib.lib.wa.us> wrote:
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>> Hello,
>> I'm needing to create a way to validate a patron's library account, then
>> send them to a page on our site. Can anyone help me with this?
>> The ideal would be a widget I can put on a page without a redirect, but a
>> link that sends them to our catalog logon then back to another page on our
>> site would work.
>> Thanks in advance!
>> George
>>
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>> George Rodgers-Clark, Tech
>> La Conner Regional Library
>> P O Box 370
>> 614 Morris Street
>> La Conner, WA  98257
>> 360-466-3352
>> grodgers-clark at lclib.lib.wa.us
>>
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