question about application root path?

[Guest]

Hi, since I'm developing on XP and can only have on website, how can you
refer to your root application (not web) in your paths?

I read for server controls that "the ~/ prefix will be converted to the
application path as in ASP.NET so that links have the correct path relative
to the web-site root."

However, what do you do about ".css", ".js" links in your html? Dave.

 

[Juan T. Llibre]

You should have a complete directory structure
for each IIS application you are running.

Then, there's no problems setting relative paths.

The idea that you should have a machine-wide file system
is a bit spooky, since many ( most?) times you do *not*
want to mix user A's files with User B's files.

Think of applications as being different users
and you will have no problem getting used to the idea.

For a workaround to the "one website" XP limitation, see
http://dotnetjunkies.com/WebLog/mjordan/archive/2003/12/30/5033.aspx
or
http://h4ck3r.net/ ( titled iis_multiplex )

 

[Guest]

Wont' relative paths not work when you have references to say images in user
controls which in turn are used at different pages or folder levels in your
app?

 

[Juan T. Llibre]

You can set the tree structure so that the
only common directory is the /bin directory.

Everything else can be run from
directories *below* the app directory.

I think that the "one website" rule is stupid, btw.

Whomever thought that one up should
be hung by his you-know-what.

Another workaround would be to not use IIS at all,
but use Cassini, the web server included with Web Matrix.

 

[qvo178]

RE: ROOT APP Path

QVISLib.Utils.Utils.GetURLRootApplicationPath()

One line and you can have it all.

Just google and you find it.