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[Kdjuiopo]

I have a question on using querystrings. Is there some way to set a default value that is used when NO querystring is added to the URL?

I have a page that displays product information in a table form. I decided to make an option for the user to sort the data, so I created a variable which changes the SORT clause in the SQL statement. The variable is controlled using a querystring. So for example, "products.asp?sort=price" would sort products by price instead of model. This part works fine.

Here's where I need some help... When I initially load the page, I do not want the querystring added to the URL. I basically want to just load "products.asp" and have a default sort order. I assume I need something like "if not querystring", but I don't know if it's possible to use the presence of a querystring as an IF condition.

I'm looking for some suggestions. Any help is appreciated.

[Anna Harris]

You can provide some initial value or default value when there is no querystring attached to the URL.