URL Clean

Purpose

This program shortens URLs by removing unnecessary tokens such as session information.
This can often help so that the link doesn't require multiple lines when sent by email.

Supported formats

eBay links,
Amazon links,
eBuyer links,
'martprd' format links.

Last tested: 23rd February 2007

Example

Paste the URL to the top input box, press Clean.
Copy the output to the clipboard with right mouse button, select all then right mouse button, copy (CTRL+C).

Example inputs

1. eBay

Format 1:
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/This-Is-The-Item-Description_W0QQitemZ123456789QQcategoryZ12345QQssPageNameZABCDQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
Format 2:
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=123456789&ssPageName=This-Is-The-Item-PageName

2. Amazon

Format 1:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/B123456789/ref=item_desc/202-0833136-2215865
http://www.amazon.de/exec/obidos/ASIN/B123456789/qid=1142174540/sr=8-1/ref=pd_ka_1/028-6216429-7778104
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B123456789/sr=8-2/qid=1142175560/ref=sr_1_2/002-8212122-0251254?%5Fencoding=UTF8
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B123456789/qid=1042444103

3. eBuyer

Format 1:
http://www.ebuyer.com/customer/products/index.html?action=c2hvd19wcm9kdWN0X292ZXJ2aWV3&product_uid=123456

4. 'martprd' format

4.1 Comet

http://www.comet.co.uk/cometbrowse/product.do?page=Product&sku=123456

4.2 Dixons

http://www.dixons.co.uk/martprd/store/dix_page.jsp?BV_SessionID=@@@@1404888172.1172235820@@@@&BV_EngineID=ccfgaddkfffhhffcflgceggdhhmdgmi.0&page=Product&fm=7&sm=3&tm=0&sku=123456&category_oid=-30817

4.3 PC World

http://www.pcworld.co.uk/martprd/store/pcw_page.jsp?BV_SessionID=@@@@0431807066.1172106333@@@@&BV_EngineID=ccfcaddkemhheehcflgceggdhhmdgmh.0&page=Product&fm=null&sm=null&tm=null&sku=123456&category_oid=-31021

4.4 Currys

http://www.currys.co.uk/martprd/store/cur_page.jsp?BV_SessionID=@@@@1045624599.1172236133@@@@&BV_EngineID=ccedaddkfemfdmhcflgceggdhhmdgml.0&page=Product&sku=123456

4.5 The Link

http://www.thelink.com/martprd/store/lin_page.jsp?BV_SessionID=@@@@1676564113.1172236219@@@@&BV_EngineID=cccfaddkfemgfdhcflgceggdhhmdgmk.0&page=Product&fm=2&sm=undefined&tm=undefined&sku=123456&category_oid=-30879

Download

Download urlclean3bin.zip from the download section

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