Hi All,

I'm fairly new to asp.net 2.0, so please bare with me if this is actually a fairly simple problem :(

I've code and tested the controls (menu and sitemappath, both loading from the default web.sitemap file) in my local testing machine.  They work perfectly as I expected. (Menu will highlight the selected item, the sitemappath will show the breadcrum-like navigation).

However, since I'm using "virtual shared hosting" (godaddy) and that all my relative links ("~/home.aspx") will become ("http://www.mysite.com/_virtual_path_/home.aspx").
[Note: the _virtual_path_ is a directory which I setup in my hosting for this specific website.  I cannot use the ROOT as the hosting account has several different websites "under" it.]

So, I try using "absolute links" ("/home.aspx")  and I no longer have the virtual-path-in-url problem and all pages load properly in this new-url-format.

Both my menu and sitemappath control is NOT working properly.  It seems like they can't "match" the url (without virtual-path) with the url (abs links) stored in the web.sitemap file. Menu can be displayed, but since it can't match the url, the selected item will not be highlighted (change css class).  As for the sitemappath, it totally disappear.

If I use relative-links in my web.sitemap, the menu and sitemappath WILL work, but my client doesn't accept the the virtual-path-in-url problem.

Thanks for any help.

Clive
 

I am using following URL in my site map and it is working fine.... with me.

<siteMapNode  url="Default.aspx"  title="Home"   description="Home" /> 

is there any difference in you code ?

Hi Mahesshsingh,

Thanks for your suggestions, but using [url="Default.aspx"] is the same as using a "relative path" [~/xxx.xxx] and the result is the "virtual-path-in-url" problem.

 
Clive
 

Hi,

 Just want to clarify my problem:

 
Situation #1: Use "~/xxx.xxx" url in web.sitemap

problem: Will have "virtual-path-in-url" problem.

Potential Solution: I tried to code something like "url rewriting" (googled some turtorial) and redirect/rewrite-path so it will hide the "virtual-path".  However, I can't find a way of doing it.  If I use the following methods: (where RelPath and HttpPath are some url strings I assigned)

RelPath would be something like "/_virtual_/page.aspx" 

HttpPath would be something like "http://domain/page.aspx" 

if (fullOrigionalpath.Contains(matchSpecialPath)) { 

            Server.Transfer(RelPath);
            Server.Transfer(HttpPath);
            Response.Redirect(HttpPath);
            Server.Execute(RelPath);
            Server.Execute(HttpPath);
            Context.RewritePath(fullOrigionalpath);

 }  *** Obviously, I only ran ONE of the above in the if statements, not all of them :)

All of the above method either causes error (can't transfer OUT of a virtual directory) or the redirect it infinitely.

Clive

 

 Continue from my previous post,

Situation #2: Use "/xxx.xxx" style url in web.sitemap

problem: Menu and Sitemappath won't work properly, most importantly SiteMapPath doesn't show up (I can live with Menu NOT being "selected")

Potential Solution:  Try to manually match (select) the right node within the sitemappath / menu.

However, I've no idea how to do it in Sitemappath.  For menu, someone did gave me some coding suggestions and I will try it out now.

For the record, I rather solve Situation #2 and so no one will see my virtual-directory at all.  In Situation #1, the best we can do is to "redirect" a url with the virtual-directory to one that "hides" it.  So, the user will still see the virtual directory from the "status bar" when they hover over a link.

Thanks for any help.