[resolved] BUG: 6.0a Beta 2: Link to view unowned resource on web goes to wrong website

Rosie Perera
Rosie Perera Member Posts: 26,194 ✭✭✭✭✭
in Beta Desktop App Forum

There's a link in the Mobile Ed resource NT221 textbook to The Return of the King:

I don't own this, so when I click on it I get the (expected) "You don't have a license to view this resource" message:

But the problem is, this isn't a resource sold on Logos.com; it's on Vyrso.com! But I don't know that yet (of course), so I blithely click on the "Visit Logos.com" link, and I get this error page:

Turns out the resource in question is this one on Vyrso.com:

Here's the link for it: https://vyrso.com/product/39199/revelation-and-the-end-times-participants-guide-unraveling-gods-message-of-hope

First, you need to get the links right.

Second, given that resources can move from Vyrso to Logos when books get upgraded to Logos editions, you probably shouldn't hard code the website location, but rather have the smarts to figure out which website it's on and the proper link on the fly, given the resource ID; in other words, there should be some unique resource ID which doesn't change if a resource gets upgraded from Vyrso to Logos.

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  • Mark Barnes
    Mark Barnes Member Posts: 15,432 ✭✭✭

    Rosie Perera said:

    First, you need to get the links right.

    Second, given that resources can move from Vyrso to Logos when books get upgraded to Logos editions, you probably shouldn't hard code the website location, but rather have the smarts to figure out which website it's on and the proper link on the fly, given the resource ID; in other words, there should be some unique resource ID which doesn't change if a resource gets upgraded from Vyrso to Logos.

    The website used to automatically redirect from Logos to Vyrso as required. It's the website that's broken.

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  • Rosie Perera
    Rosie Perera Member Posts: 26,194 ✭✭✭✭✭
    https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/660973#Comment_660973

    Thanks, Mark. I've posted a bug report in the Logos.com forum with a link back to this thread for the description of the problem.

  • Rosie Perera
    Rosie Perera Member Posts: 26,194 ✭✭✭✭✭
    https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/660976#Comment_660976

    I noticed that this bug report had never been commented on by Faithlife and was going to bump it, but it appears to have resolved itself.

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