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Need help with URI pathI'm not sure if these are the appropriate forums for my question since it is closer to about Visual Studio 2005 than it is about .NET framework. So please pardon me and direct me to a different forum if I made a mistake. In any case, thank you for spending the time to read this loooong case and/or for your input. With that said, here's the background of the situation: ----- Scenario ----- I have created a web project using VS2005. The file structure as seen from the /Solution Explorer/ is as the following: - Solution label/filename/location - Project label/filename/location - App_Code - css - style.css - imgs - image.jpg - js - script.js - main.aspx The content of style.css in discussion is: /*----- CSS -----*/ .StyleClassName { background: url(/imgs/image.jpg) no-repeat 0% 100%; font-size: 10pt; } /*----- End CSS Excerpt -----*/ The content of main.aspx in discussion is: /*----- ASP.Net -----*/ <link rel="stylesheet" media="all" type="text/css" href="css/style.css" /> ... <div id="div1" class="StyleClassName">Test</div> /*----- End ASP.Net Excerpt -----*/ Everything is dandy, except for the image not displaying. ----- End Scenario ----- The question is: - How can I configure Visual Studio, so that when I click Build/Start (F5) the image displays according to its path designation (from the web root)? What I've tried: - I tried hard coding the path into the URL descriptor, e.g.: changing (/imgs/image.jpg) to (http://localhost:port/projectLabel/imgs/image.jpg). This works, but I don't like having to remember to change the hard code back when I publish to the real IIS server (which has no problem with the original descriptor) and back again when I continue coding. - The original path is relative to the application web root, a practice which I very much like, since the root is usually the only constant in a web project. But for this purpose, I even tried using (imgs/image.jpg) for kicks, but doesn't work. Also tried a few others like (../imgs/image.jpg), (../../imgs/image.jpg), (/../imgs/image.jpg), and (/../../imgs/image.jpg), one of them (the 1st) works, but it isn't semantically correct when published again with a different root directory, right? It's like saying, "Go back up one, two or three directory levels to try to find the web root then from the web root find imgs/image.jpg," instead of just saying: "you know where the root is, from there find imgs/image.jpg." I mean I would be forced to do this anyway if there's no answer to this question. In VS.2003 or earlier this wasn't have been a problem since the IIS application directory is setup to start at the project directory, so that the web root follows the server's definition. (There were other problems I realize but that's a different topic). So... Is there a way to configure the IDE with a single-click option so that it /works/ as expected? (Other than of using the "Use custom Server, then start specifying everything manually again to mimic VS.2003 IIS setup). Thanks again. `Js. when a relative url starts with /, that means start from the hostname,
not the current dir. say your url is http://myhost.com/mysite/mypage.aspx then the browser /img/img.gif will resolve to http://myhost.com/img/img.gif img/img.gif will resolve to http://myhost.com/mysite/img/img.gif -- bruce (sqlwork.com) John Smith wrote: Show quote > Hello, > > I'm not sure if these are the appropriate forums for my question since > it is closer to about Visual Studio 2005 than it is about .NET > framework. So please pardon me and direct me to a different forum if I > made a mistake. In any case, thank you for spending the time to read > this loooong case and/or for your input. > > With that said, here's the background of the situation: > > ----- Scenario ----- > I have created a web project using VS2005. > The file structure as seen from the /Solution Explorer/ is as the > following: > - Solution label/filename/location > - Project label/filename/location > - App_Code > - css > - style.css > - imgs > - image.jpg > - js > - script.js > - main.aspx > > The content of style.css in discussion is: > /*----- CSS -----*/ > .StyleClassName > { > background: url(/imgs/image.jpg) no-repeat 0% 100%; > font-size: 10pt; > } > /*----- End CSS Excerpt -----*/ > > The content of main.aspx in discussion is: > /*----- ASP.Net -----*/ > <link rel="stylesheet" media="all" type="text/css" > href="css/style.css" /> > ... > <div id="div1" class="StyleClassName">Test</div> > /*----- End ASP.Net Excerpt -----*/ > > Everything is dandy, except for the image not displaying. > ----- End Scenario ----- > > The question is: > - How can I configure Visual Studio, so that when I click Build/Start > (F5) the image displays according to its path designation (from the web > root)? > > What I've tried: > - I tried hard coding the path into the URL descriptor, e.g.: changing > (/imgs/image.jpg) to > (http://localhost:port/projectLabel/imgs/image.jpg). This works, but I > don't like having to remember to change the hard code back when I > publish to the real IIS server (which has no problem with the original > descriptor) and back again when I continue coding. > - The original path is relative to the application web root, a practice > which I very much like, since the root is usually the only constant in a > web project. But for this purpose, I even tried using (imgs/image.jpg) > for kicks, but doesn't work. Also tried a few others like > (../imgs/image.jpg), (../../imgs/image.jpg), (/../imgs/image.jpg), and > (/../../imgs/image.jpg), one of them (the 1st) works, but it isn't > semantically correct when published again with a different root > directory, right? It's like saying, "Go back up one, two or three > directory levels to try to find the web root then from the web root find > imgs/image.jpg," instead of just saying: "you know where the root is, > from there find imgs/image.jpg." I mean I would be forced to do this > anyway if there's no answer to this question. > > In VS.2003 or earlier this wasn't have been a problem since the IIS > application directory is setup to start at the project directory, so > that the web root follows the server's definition. (There were other > problems I realize but that's a different topic). > > So... Is there a way to configure the IDE with a single-click option so > that it /works/ as expected? (Other than of using the "Use custom > Server, then start specifying everything manually again to mimic VS.2003 > IIS setup). > > Thanks again. > `Js. Oops... btw, sorry for the duplicate response on the other post,
double-clicked send by accident (instead of one click). Yes, Bruce, I understand that when I used the slash it means it starts from the webroot. In regular IIS (Windows Server) installation the webroot happens to be the hostname, and for the Windows XP workstation version the webroot happens to be the application directory, and thus it /could (and usually does)/ resolve to: http://localhost/appDirectory/imgs/image.jpg. But in the case for VS2005, for some reason it resolves back to the hostname as you indicated and is not the sought effect since when it resolves to the hostname it actually resolves to: http://localhost:port/imgs/image.jpg. instead of the expected: http://localhost:port/projectLabel/imgs/image.jpg I didn't want this during development with VS2005 (since the IDE is mostly nifty and all :)) But when I publish to the actual Windows Server IIS installation, yes, I am ok with it resolving to: http://domainName/imgs/image.jpg since that is how the it's supposed to work anyway. As far as trying with relative path of just img/image.jpg, please see my other response about its observed resolution. Thank you for your input. `Js. PS. I tried with numerous combination of slashes and up-dir-double-dots not because I didn't know the slash theory/concept :) but because the IIS and VS.NET behaviors don't seem to follow the expected standard behaviors. We all know that Microsoft often does things a bit differently than the standard, but still, since I am not a Microsoft basher, I thought maybe it's just my ignorance of the way the IDE is supposed to be configured. :P :) bruce barker wrote: Show quote > when a relative url starts with /, that means start from the hostname, > not the current dir. > > say your url is > > http://myhost.com/mysite/mypage.aspx > > then the browser > > /img/img.gif will resolve to http://myhost.com/img/img.gif > > img/img.gif will resolve to http://myhost.com/mysite/img/img.gif > > > -- bruce (sqlwork.com) > > > John Smith wrote: >> Hello, >> >> I'm not sure if these are the appropriate forums for my question >> since it is closer to about Visual Studio 2005 than it is about .NET >> framework. So please pardon me and direct me to a different forum if >> I made a mistake. In any case, thank you for spending the time to >> read this loooong case and/or for your input. >> >> With that said, here's the background of the situation: >> >> ----- Scenario ----- >> I have created a web project using VS2005. >> The file structure as seen from the /Solution Explorer/ is as the >> following: >> - Solution label/filename/location >> - Project label/filename/location >> - App_Code >> - css >> - style.css >> - imgs >> - image.jpg >> - js >> - script.js >> - main.aspx >> >> The content of style.css in discussion is: >> /*----- CSS -----*/ >> .StyleClassName >> { >> background: url(/imgs/image.jpg) no-repeat 0% 100%; >> font-size: 10pt; >> } >> /*----- End CSS Excerpt -----*/ >> >> The content of main.aspx in discussion is: >> /*----- ASP.Net -----*/ >> <link rel="stylesheet" media="all" type="text/css" >> href="css/style.css" /> >> ... >> <div id="div1" class="StyleClassName">Test</div> >> /*----- End ASP.Net Excerpt -----*/ >> >> Everything is dandy, except for the image not displaying. >> ----- End Scenario ----- >> >> The question is: >> - How can I configure Visual Studio, so that when I click Build/Start >> (F5) the image displays according to its path designation (from the >> web root)? >> >> What I've tried: >> - I tried hard coding the path into the URL descriptor, e.g.: >> changing (/imgs/image.jpg) to >> (http://localhost:port/projectLabel/imgs/image.jpg). This works, but >> I don't like having to remember to change the hard code back when I >> publish to the real IIS server (which has no problem with the >> original descriptor) and back again when I continue coding. >> - The original path is relative to the application web root, a >> practice which I very much like, since the root is usually the only >> constant in a web project. But for this purpose, I even tried using >> (imgs/image.jpg) for kicks, but doesn't work. Also tried a few others >> like (../imgs/image.jpg), (../../imgs/image.jpg), >> (/../imgs/image.jpg), and (/../../imgs/image.jpg), one of them (the >> 1st) works, but it isn't semantically correct when published again >> with a different root directory, right? It's like saying, "Go back up >> one, two or three directory levels to try to find the web root then >> from the web root find imgs/image.jpg," instead of just saying: "you >> know where the root is, from there find imgs/image.jpg." I mean I >> would be forced to do this anyway if there's no answer to this question. >> >> In VS.2003 or earlier this wasn't have been a problem since the IIS >> application directory is setup to start at the project directory, so >> that the web root follows the server's definition. (There were other >> problems I realize but that's a different topic). >> >> So... Is there a way to configure the IDE with a single-click option >> so that it /works/ as expected? (Other than of using the "Use custom >> Server, then start specifying everything manually again to mimic >> VS.2003 IIS setup). >> >> Thanks again. >> `Js.  |
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