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[OT] Using jsp/serlvets to track clicking
[Sorry for this non-Tomcat specific question, but Sun Forums didn't help me
much with this one]
I would like to know how to imitate the click of link in JSP or serlvet, in
order to track clicks.
I have pages with links containing tel protocol URIs like this:
Click <a href="tel:5555555555">here</a> to listen!
I want to replace the above with something like this:
Click <a href="call_tracking.jsp?pn=5555555555">here</a> to listen!
And have call_tracking.jsp do its tracking stuff and then spawn a phone
call, just like the first example does. I do not want to bother the user
with another page, hence the need to accomplish the click action
programmatically. I presume this feat is achievable via Response header
magic, I just don't know the right incantation ;-)
I should add that this is not necessarily a TEL-specific question, I am
looking for a generic, protocol-independent mechanism for mimicking a
"click".
Thanks
Re: [OT] Using jsp/serlvets to track clicking
Posted by Ken Bowen <kb...@als.com>.
I see your problem. However, I do believe that most of the recent
smart phones support javascript, including basic Ajax.
Definitely iPhone/iTouch, and I believe the T1 too. I'm not sure
about the most recent Blackberries and Nokias (but it's
something I need to find out).
I guess it would depend on exactly what your market covers.
--Ken
On Mar 2, 2009, at 5:18 PM, Jonathan Mast wrote:
> Thanks Ken, the problem with this solution is that these pages are for
> viewing on mobile phones, most of which do not have JavaScript
> capability.
>
> What I had in mind was akin to what I do on regular website when I
> want a
> link to generate a file that is saved to disk (an excel report app,
> for
> instance). In this case, I set the Content-Disposition: to file or
> whatever
> by calling method in the response object.
>
> There must be something similar that can make the browser behave
> like it has
> just clicked a regular TEL:NNNNNNNNNN link.
>
> On Mon, Mar 2, 2009 at 4:00 PM, Ken Bowen <kb...@als.com> wrote:
>
>> Well, a very generic way of getting a hold of a "click" in the
>> kind of
>> setting you're describing
>> would be to an an "onclick" to the link, invoking some Javascript
>> doing
>> whatever you want.
>> Maybe something like <a href="tel:5555555555
>> onclick="myCalltrackingCode();">here</a> to listen!
>> Almost all html entities support onclick.
>>
>> --Ken
>>
>>
>> On Mar 2, 2009, at 3:22 PM, Jonathan Mast wrote:
>>
>> [Sorry for this non-Tomcat specific question, but Sun Forums didn't
>> help
>>> me
>>> much with this one]
>>>
>>> I would like to know how to imitate the click of link in JSP or
>>> serlvet,
>>> in
>>> order to track clicks.
>>>
>>> I have pages with links containing tel protocol URIs like this:
>>> Click <a href="tel:5555555555">here</a> to listen!
>>>
>>> I want to replace the above with something like this:
>>> Click <a href="call_tracking.jsp?pn=5555555555">here</a> to listen!
>>>
>>> And have call_tracking.jsp do its tracking stuff and then spawn a
>>> phone
>>> call, just like the first example does. I do not want to bother
>>> the user
>>> with another page, hence the need to accomplish the click action
>>> programmatically. I presume this feat is achievable via Response
>>> header
>>> magic, I just don't know the right incantation ;-)
>>>
>>> I should add that this is not necessarily a TEL-specific question,
>>> I am
>>> looking for a generic, protocol-independent mechanism for
>>> mimicking a
>>> "click".
>>>
>>> Thanks
>>>
>>
>>
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Re: [OT] Using jsp/serlvets to track clicking
Posted by Christopher Schultz <ch...@christopherschultz.net>.
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Jonathan,
On 3/2/2009 5:18 PM, Jonathan Mast wrote:
> Thanks Ken, the problem with this solution is that these pages are for
> viewing on mobile phones, most of which do not have JavaScript capability.
>
> What I had in mind was akin to what I do on regular website when I want a
> link to generate a file that is saved to disk (an excel report app, for
> instance). In this case, I set the Content-Disposition: to file or whatever
> by calling method in the response object.
Note that a full roundtrip happens in the above case: a regular HTTP
request is sent to the server, and a full response is sent. The fact
that the browser responds by saving the file and NOT refreshing the page
is client-specirfic.
> There must be something similar that can make the browser behave like it has
> just clicked a regular TEL:NNNNNNNNNN link.
What about accepting the request and responding with a REDIRECT to a
tel:// URL? That would be the first thing I try.
- -chris
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RE: [OT] Using jsp/serlvets to track clicking
Posted by Martin Gainty <mg...@hotmail.com>.
which versions of Microsoft Mobile or Blackberry?
Martin
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> Date: Mon, 2 Mar 2009 17:18:09 -0500
> Subject: Re: [OT] Using jsp/serlvets to track clicking
> From: jhmast.developer@gmail.com
> To: users@tomcat.apache.org
>
> Thanks Ken, the problem with this solution is that these pages are for
> viewing on mobile phones, most of which do not have JavaScript capability.
>
> What I had in mind was akin to what I do on regular website when I want a
> link to generate a file that is saved to disk (an excel report app, for
> instance). In this case, I set the Content-Disposition: to file or whatever
> by calling method in the response object.
>
> There must be something similar that can make the browser behave like it has
> just clicked a regular TEL:NNNNNNNNNN link.
>
> On Mon, Mar 2, 2009 at 4:00 PM, Ken Bowen <kb...@als.com> wrote:
>
> > Well, a very generic way of getting a hold of a "click" in the kind of
> > setting you're describing
> > would be to an an "onclick" to the link, invoking some Javascript doing
> > whatever you want.
> > Maybe something like <a href="tel:5555555555
> > onclick="myCalltrackingCode();">here</a> to listen!
> > Almost all html entities support onclick.
> >
> > --Ken
> >
> >
> > On Mar 2, 2009, at 3:22 PM, Jonathan Mast wrote:
> >
> > [Sorry for this non-Tomcat specific question, but Sun Forums didn't help
> >> me
> >> much with this one]
> >>
> >> I would like to know how to imitate the click of link in JSP or serlvet,
> >> in
> >> order to track clicks.
> >>
> >> I have pages with links containing tel protocol URIs like this:
> >> Click <a href="tel:5555555555">here</a> to listen!
> >>
> >> I want to replace the above with something like this:
> >> Click <a href="call_tracking.jsp?pn=5555555555">here</a> to listen!
> >>
> >> And have call_tracking.jsp do its tracking stuff and then spawn a phone
> >> call, just like the first example does. I do not want to bother the user
> >> with another page, hence the need to accomplish the click action
> >> programmatically. I presume this feat is achievable via Response header
> >> magic, I just don't know the right incantation ;-)
> >>
> >> I should add that this is not necessarily a TEL-specific question, I am
> >> looking for a generic, protocol-independent mechanism for mimicking a
> >> "click".
> >>
> >> Thanks
> >>
> >
> >
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Re: [OT] Using jsp/serlvets to track clicking
Posted by Jonathan Mast <jh...@gmail.com>.
Thanks Ken, the problem with this solution is that these pages are for
viewing on mobile phones, most of which do not have JavaScript capability.
What I had in mind was akin to what I do on regular website when I want a
link to generate a file that is saved to disk (an excel report app, for
instance). In this case, I set the Content-Disposition: to file or whatever
by calling method in the response object.
There must be something similar that can make the browser behave like it has
just clicked a regular TEL:NNNNNNNNNN link.
On Mon, Mar 2, 2009 at 4:00 PM, Ken Bowen <kb...@als.com> wrote:
> Well, a very generic way of getting a hold of a "click" in the kind of
> setting you're describing
> would be to an an "onclick" to the link, invoking some Javascript doing
> whatever you want.
> Maybe something like <a href="tel:5555555555
> onclick="myCalltrackingCode();">here</a> to listen!
> Almost all html entities support onclick.
>
> --Ken
>
>
> On Mar 2, 2009, at 3:22 PM, Jonathan Mast wrote:
>
> [Sorry for this non-Tomcat specific question, but Sun Forums didn't help
>> me
>> much with this one]
>>
>> I would like to know how to imitate the click of link in JSP or serlvet,
>> in
>> order to track clicks.
>>
>> I have pages with links containing tel protocol URIs like this:
>> Click <a href="tel:5555555555">here</a> to listen!
>>
>> I want to replace the above with something like this:
>> Click <a href="call_tracking.jsp?pn=5555555555">here</a> to listen!
>>
>> And have call_tracking.jsp do its tracking stuff and then spawn a phone
>> call, just like the first example does. I do not want to bother the user
>> with another page, hence the need to accomplish the click action
>> programmatically. I presume this feat is achievable via Response header
>> magic, I just don't know the right incantation ;-)
>>
>> I should add that this is not necessarily a TEL-specific question, I am
>> looking for a generic, protocol-independent mechanism for mimicking a
>> "click".
>>
>> Thanks
>>
>
>
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Re: [OT] Using jsp/serlvets to track clicking
Posted by Ken Bowen <kb...@als.com>.
Well, a very generic way of getting a hold of a "click" in the kind
of setting you're describing
would be to an an "onclick" to the link, invoking some Javascript
doing whatever you want.
Maybe something like <a href="tel:5555555555
onclick="myCalltrackingCode();">here</a> to listen!
Almost all html entities support onclick.
--Ken
On Mar 2, 2009, at 3:22 PM, Jonathan Mast wrote:
> [Sorry for this non-Tomcat specific question, but Sun Forums didn't
> help me
> much with this one]
>
> I would like to know how to imitate the click of link in JSP or
> serlvet, in
> order to track clicks.
>
> I have pages with links containing tel protocol URIs like this:
> Click <a href="tel:5555555555">here</a> to listen!
>
> I want to replace the above with something like this:
> Click <a href="call_tracking.jsp?pn=5555555555">here</a> to listen!
>
> And have call_tracking.jsp do its tracking stuff and then spawn a
> phone
> call, just like the first example does. I do not want to bother the
> user
> with another page, hence the need to accomplish the click action
> programmatically. I presume this feat is achievable via Response
> header
> magic, I just don't know the right incantation ;-)
>
> I should add that this is not necessarily a TEL-specific question, I
> am
> looking for a generic, protocol-independent mechanism for mimicking a
> "click".
>
> Thanks
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Re: [OT] Using jsp/serlvets to track clicking
Posted by Christopher Schultz <ch...@christopherschultz.net>.
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Jonathan,
On 3/3/2009 5:46 PM, Jonathan Mast wrote:
> Also, I tried the response.sendRedirect("tel:555555555"); approach
> recommended by Christopher and that resulted in a MalFormed URL error on the
> phone.
Hmm... are you sure that the "tel:" prefix is really a supported
protocol by the phone? Or does the browser do some hand-wavy magic that
makes the link /look/ like it's a supported protocol.
If it's the latter, javascript may be your only choice. :(
- -chris
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Re: [OT] Using jsp/serlvets to track clicking
Posted by Jonathan Mast <jh...@gmail.com>.
Will doing such make the user-agent behave like it has just clicked a link?
Also, I tried the response.sendRedirect("tel:555555555"); approach
recommended by Christopher and that resulted in a MalFormed URL error on the
phone.
thanks
On Tue, Mar 3, 2009 at 1:56 PM, Juha Laiho <Ju...@iki.fi> wrote:
> Jonathan Mast wrote:
> > I would like to know how to imitate the click of link in JSP or serlvet,
> in
> > order to track clicks.
> >
> > I have pages with links containing tel protocol URIs like this:
> > Click <a href="tel:5555555555">here</a> to listen!
> >
> > I want to replace the above with something like this:
> > Click <a href="call_tracking.jsp?pn=5555555555">here</a> to listen!
> >
> > And have call_tracking.jsp do its tracking stuff and then spawn a phone
> > call, just like the first example does.
>
> That looks like your jsp should return a HTTP 303 "See Other" redirect
> status
> with the desired 'tel:xxx' URL as the redirect target (or, HTTP 302 "Found"
> for compatibility). Please see
> http://www.w3.org/Protocols/rfc2616/rfc2616-sec10.html#sec10.3
> for details.
> --
> ..Juha
>
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Re: [OT] Using jsp/serlvets to track clicking
Posted by Juha Laiho <Ju...@iki.fi>.
Jonathan Mast wrote:
> I would like to know how to imitate the click of link in JSP or serlvet, in
> order to track clicks.
>
> I have pages with links containing tel protocol URIs like this:
> Click <a href="tel:5555555555">here</a> to listen!
>
> I want to replace the above with something like this:
> Click <a href="call_tracking.jsp?pn=5555555555">here</a> to listen!
>
> And have call_tracking.jsp do its tracking stuff and then spawn a phone
> call, just like the first example does.
That looks like your jsp should return a HTTP 303 "See Other" redirect status
with the desired 'tel:xxx' URL as the redirect target (or, HTTP 302 "Found"
for compatibility). Please see
http://www.w3.org/Protocols/rfc2616/rfc2616-sec10.html#sec10.3
for details.
--
..Juha
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