Request.ApplicationPath

Hi, Guys

I uploaded our ASP.NET project using Frontpage Extensions into the temporary URL provided on the server. However, everytime the pages
make a call to 'Request.ApplicationPath', it always return the root path (i.e. "/").

Here's how it is setup when viewed from an FTP program (I'm aware that it's not recommended to use an FTP program side by side with Front Page Ext. but I'm using it anyway, just to view the directory structure):

/finsoftware

[graphics]
...

default.aspx
...
global.asax
web.config

Example:
src="<%=Request.ApplicationPath %>/graphics/banner_fsslogo.gif"

Is there a special setting somewhere in the application or the
Web server that I should change in order to make the call in the above example point to '/finsoftware' directory?

Thanks,

MSolve1

 

How would I change it in such a way that it will return
'/finsoftware' instead?

Thanks in advance.

quote:Originally posted by bruce

The FTP path is different from the HTTP path

Http://www.finsoftware.com

=

ftp://ftp.finsoftware.com/finsoftware

For your application, Request.ApplicationPath will return /




quote:Originally posted by MSolve1

Hi, Guys

I uploaded our ASP.NET project using Frontpage Extensions into the temporary URL provided on the server. However, everytime the pages
make a call to 'Request.ApplicationPath', it always return the root path (i.e. "/").

Here's how it is setup when viewed from an FTP program (I'm aware that it's not recommended to use an FTP program side by side with Front Page Ext. but I'm using it anyway, just to view the directory structure):

/finsoftware

[graphics]
...

default.aspx
...
global.asax
web.config

Example:
src="<%=Request.ApplicationPath %>/graphics/banner_fsslogo.gif"

Is there a special setting somewhere in the application or the
Web server that I should change in order to make the call in the above example point to '/finsoftware' directory?

Thanks,

MSolve1


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My problem actually is that whenever I'm in a page
inside a subdirectory, like this one:

http://whatever.web101.discountasp.net/Admin/whateverpage.aspx

I cant access the graphics in this subdirectory:

http://whatever.web101.discountasp.net/Graphics/

because Request.ApplicationPath always return a '/'

instead of 'http://whatever.web101.discountasp.net/'

I wish I could just use this from whateverpage.aspx:

src='../Graphics/whatever.gif'

but it won't allow me to do that.

Any ideas?

Thanks,

MSolve1

quote:Originally posted by bruce

The FTP path is different from the HTTP path

Http://www.finsoftware.com

=

ftp://ftp.finsoftware.com/finsoftware

For your application, Request.ApplicationPath will return /




quote:Originally posted by MSolve1

Hi, Guys

I uploaded our ASP.NET project using Frontpage Extensions into the temporary URL provided on the server. However, everytime the pages
make a call to 'Request.ApplicationPath', it always return the root path (i.e. "/").

Here's how it is setup when viewed from an FTP program (I'm aware that it's not recommended to use an FTP program side by side with Front Page Ext. but I'm using it anyway, just to view the directory structure):

/finsoftware

[graphics]
...

default.aspx
...
global.asax
web.config

Example:
src="<%=Request.ApplicationPath %>/graphics/banner_fsslogo.gif"

Is there a special setting somewhere in the application or the
Web server that I should change in order to make the call in the above example point to '/finsoftware' directory?

Thanks,

MSolve1


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Try this in the global.asax Application_BeginRequest event:


'****************************************GLF
'When you install the modules they are set to run in a virtual directory.
'If you want to run them in the root of your web application then a few Mods are needed:
If Application("AppPath") = Nothing Then
Dim sAbsUri As String = Request.Url.AbsoluteUri
Dim sRawUrl As String = Request.RawUrl
If Request.ApplicationPath = "/" Then
Application("AppPath") = Left(sAbsUri, Len(sAbsUri) - Len(sRawUrl))
Else
Application("AppPath") = Left(sAbsUri, Len(sAbsUri) - Len(sRawUrl)) & Request.ApplicationPath
End If
End If
'Now replace:
' Request.ApplicationPath
'With
' Application("AppPath")
' this caches to root path
'****************************************GLF



quote:Originally posted by MSolve1

My problem actually is that whenever I'm in a page
inside a subdirectory, like this one:

http://whatever.web101.discountasp.net/Admin/whateverpage.aspx

I cant access the graphics in this subdirectory:

http://whatever.web101.discountasp.net/Graphics/

because Request.ApplicationPath always return a '/'

instead of 'http://whatever.web101.discountasp.net/'

I wish I could just use this from whateverpage.aspx:

src='../Graphics/whatever.gif'

but it won't allow me to do that.

Any ideas?

Thanks,

MSolve1

quote:Originally posted by bruce

The FTP path is different from the HTTP path

Http://www.finsoftware.com

=

ftp://ftp.finsoftware.com/finsoftware

For your application, Request.ApplicationPath will return /




quote:Originally posted by MSolve1

Hi, Guys

I uploaded our ASP.NET project using Frontpage Extensions into the temporary URL provided on the server. However, everytime the pages
make a call to 'Request.ApplicationPath', it always return the root path (i.e. "/").

Here's how it is setup when viewed from an FTP program (I'm aware that it's not recommended to use an FTP program side by side with Front Page Ext. but I'm using it anyway, just to view the directory structure):

/finsoftware

[graphics]
...

default.aspx
...
global.asax
web.config

Example:
src="<%=Request.ApplicationPath %>/graphics/banner_fsslogo.gif"

Is there a special setting somewhere in the application or the
Web server that I should change in order to make the call in the above example point to '/finsoftware' directory?

Thanks,

MSolve1


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quote:Originally posted by bruce

Try this

src='/Graphics/whatever.gif'


quote:Originally posted by MSolve1

My problem actually is that whenever I'm in a page
inside a subdirectory, like this one:

http://whatever.web101.discountasp.net/Admin/whateverpage.aspx

I cant access the graphics in this subdirectory:

http://whatever.web101.discountasp.net/Graphics/

because Request.ApplicationPath always return a '/'

instead of 'http://whatever.web101.discountasp.net/'

I wish I could just use this from whateverpage.aspx:

src='../Graphics/whatever.gif'

but it won't allow me to do that.

Any ideas?

Thanks,

MSolve1

quote:Originally posted by bruce

The FTP path is different from the HTTP path

Http://www.finsoftware.com

=

ftp://ftp.finsoftware.com/finsoftware

For your application, Request.ApplicationPath will return /




quote:Originally posted by MSolve1

Hi, Guys

I uploaded our ASP.NET project using Frontpage Extensions into the temporary URL provided on the server. However, everytime the pages
make a call to 'Request.ApplicationPath', it always return the root path (i.e. "/").

Here's how it is setup when viewed from an FTP program (I'm aware that it's not recommended to use an FTP program side by side with Front Page Ext. but I'm using it anyway, just to view the directory structure):

/finsoftware

[graphics]
...

default.aspx
...
global.asax
web.config

Example:
src="<%=Request.ApplicationPath %>/graphics/banner_fsslogo.gif"

Is there a special setting somewhere in the application or the
Web server that I should change in order to make the call in the above example point to '/finsoftware' directory?

Thanks,

MSolve1


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not entirely sure if this is correct, but as I remember in standard HTML

when an SRC value begins with "/" it automatically points to the root directory.

The most likely SRC values would be:

/graphics/whatever.gif
or http://www.domain.com/graphics/whatever.gif

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In your code Infojam, this is commented out at the end...

'Now replace:
' Request.ApplicationPath
'With
' Application("AppPath")
' this caches to root path


Does this mean you ahve to replace ALL instances of Request.ApplicationPath with Application("AppPath") throughout the site?

In mine there are 76 instances of it, most of it in the code-behind.

Before I change and compile, I just wanted to make sure.

Thanks