How to Rewrite url

I am a php programmer and I dont know much about ASP, but I would like to know one of my sites URL's hen clicked display this type of URL: location.asp?Location_ID=8 but instead I need it to display something like this location.asp?Location_ID=Thailand.

Would that involve playing around with the htaccess file? I forgot ASP dont use htaccess files am i correct?

 

no because you are passing it via querystring. You would just do a search on Thailand vs. an integer as the ID.

 

Ah I see....... so any other suggestions? I mean I couldnt change the ID table in the database to different table name like ID=1 to Title=Thailand etc. could I?

 

You can keep ID=1 and add a column Title=Thailand, then pull field Title from your DB instead of ID.

 

yes, so you are using a search key instead of an integer as your conditional.

instead of Select * from Table Where Table.IDField = 1

you would o

Select * from Table Where Table.LocationName = 'Thailand'

 

You can use either one :
Select * from Table Where Table.IDField = 1
or
Select * from Table Where Table.LocationName = 'Thailand'

But when you complete your URL for location.asp?Location_ID=Thailand replace
location.asp?Location_ID=<%=ID%> with
location.asp?Location_ID=<%=Title%>

(Title or whatever you have called the column)