Another rewrite noob.

I've been searching, but no luck

[imstillatwork]

I have a rewrite that is a little different then all of the examples and how too's that I have found over the past few days...

Current URL format:

ex 1: [cityA.domain.com...]
ex 2: [cityB.domain.com...]

I NEED these to be short and sweet, appearing to be first level folders so businesses can use them in print, etc and be memorable.

ex 1: [cityA.domain.com...]
ex 2: [cityB.domain.com...]

ex 3: [cityB.domain.com...]

I also need to retain access to all my REAL first level folders. All first level folders start with 'gw-' as in 'gw-images', 'gw-templates', 'gw-admin'.

I think i need a rule that first checks if the first level folder in the URL starts with 'gw-' or not.

IF it does, it's a real folder, so do NOT rewrite anything.

IF NOT, we assume it is a business name and rewrite to /gw/index.cfm/$1 where %1 is everything AFTER city.domain.com/

I am so lost, I don't even know were to start.
I'm using ISAPI rewrite 3 for IIS, but you guys have WAY more knowledge of regex and rewrite than the IIS forum. (isapi rewrite is supposed to be compatible with apache .htaccess files also, sooo)

[jdMorgan]

This is sort of a "self-help" forum -- Please see our charter.

I'd like to ask that you post your 'best-effort' code for review and discussion.

Thanks,
Jim

[imstillatwork]

Wonderful, thank you.

"I am so lost, I don't even know were to start. "

if self-help forums isn't an oxymoron, I don't know what is. No problem.