Include File or Include Virtual

Hello all.. I'm working on an application that I'd like to use some shared
files.

Right now my directory structure is:

/ (root)
.../Shared/
.../Reports/
.../Tools/

I would like to have CSS, shared functions etc.. in the shared folder and
use them in the root, reports and tools.

So.. in my dev environment I don't have a problem, but I have a remote
developer that wants to install in a subdirectory.. so all my includes don't
work..



should I change to virtual? I'm stuck on how to make this work in both
installing in a root web situation, and a sub directory situation.

Thoughts?

Use absolute paths for common elements (includes, stylesheets, etc.) than
relative paths. Takes care of many problems than you know :)

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Manohar Kamath
Editor, .netWire
www.dotnetwire.com

"Bryan Harrington" <news@psacake.com> wrote in message
news:euwcqPaFEHA.1128@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...[color=blue]
> Hello all.. I'm working on an application that I'd like to use some shared
> files.
>
> Right now my directory structure is:
>
> / (root)
> .../Shared/
> .../Reports/
> .../Tools/
>
> I would like to have CSS, shared functions etc.. in the shared folder and
> use them in the root, reports and tools.
>
> So.. in my dev environment I don't have a problem, but I have a remote
> developer that wants to install in a subdirectory.. so all my includes[/color]
don't[color=blue]
> work..
>
> 
>
> should I change to virtual? I'm stuck on how to make this work in both
> installing in a root web situation, and a sub directory situation.
>
> Thoughts?
>
>[/color]

> [color=blue]
>
> should I change to virtual? I'm stuck on how to make this work in both
> installing in a root web situation, and a sub directory situation.[/color]



FWIW, I *always* include this way. I never use FILE...

--
Aaron Bertrand
SQL Server MVP
http://www.aspfaq.com/

Do you mean 
?

If so, I can think of at least one problems with this, and that is that your
web host might change the location of the webroot, or create virtual
directories to some or all of your files.

If you have a sane directory structure, referencing virtual from the root
should work perfectly, and isn't vulnerable to changes to the actual file
system.

--
Aaron Bertrand
SQL Server MVP
http://www.aspfaq.com/

"Manohar Kamath [MVP]" <mkamath@TAKETHISOUTkamath.com> wrote in message
news:efATThaFEHA.3372@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...[color=blue]
> Use absolute paths for common elements (includes, stylesheets, etc.) than
> relative paths. Takes care of many problems than you know :)
>
> --
> Manohar Kamath
> Editor, .netWire
> www.dotnetwire.com
>
>
> "Bryan Harrington" <news@psacake.com> wrote in message
> news:euwcqPaFEHA.1128@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...[color=green]
>> Hello all.. I'm working on an application that I'd like to use some
>> shared
>> files.
>>
>> Right now my directory structure is:
>>
>> / (root)
>> .../Shared/
>> .../Reports/
>> .../Tools/
>>
>> I would like to have CSS, shared functions etc.. in the shared folder
>> and
>> use them in the root, reports and tools.
>>
>> So.. in my dev environment I don't have a problem, but I have a remote
>> developer that wants to install in a subdirectory.. so all my includes[/color]
> don't[color=green]
>> work..
>>
>> 
>>
>> should I change to virtual? I'm stuck on how to make this work in both
>> installing in a root web situation, and a sub directory situation.
>>
>> Thoughts?
>>
>>[/color]
>
>[/color]

Well.. that's part of my problem I suppose.. I don't know what the absolute
path will be if the end user decides to install it in a subdirectory instead
of it's own virtual web.

"Manohar Kamath [MVP]" <mkamath@TAKETHISOUTkamath.com> wrote in message
news:efATThaFEHA.3372@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...[color=blue]
> Use absolute paths for common elements (includes, stylesheets, etc.) than
> relative paths. Takes care of many problems than you know :)
>
> --
> Manohar Kamath
> Editor, .netWire
> www.dotnetwire.com
>
>
> "Bryan Harrington" <news@psacake.com> wrote in message
> news:euwcqPaFEHA.1128@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...[color=green]
> > Hello all.. I'm working on an application that I'd like to use some[/color][/color]
shared[color=blue][color=green]
> > files.
> >
> > Right now my directory structure is:
> >
> > / (root)
> > .../Shared/
> > .../Reports/
> > .../Tools/
> >
> > I would like to have CSS, shared functions etc.. in the shared folder[/color][/color]
and[color=blue][color=green]
> > use them in the root, reports and tools.
> >
> > So.. in my dev environment I don't have a problem, but I have a remote
> > developer that wants to install in a subdirectory.. so all my includes[/color]
> don't[color=green]
> > work..
> >
> > 
> >
> > should I change to virtual? I'm stuck on how to make this work in both
> > installing in a root web situation, and a sub directory situation.
> >
> > Thoughts?
> >
> >[/color]
>
>[/color]

I meant 

The problem with relative paths is, the files could move from one directory
to another, and you need to change them unnecessarily.

--
Manohar Kamath
Editor, .netWire
www.dotnetwire.com

"Aaron Bertrand [MVP]" <aaron@TRASHaspfaq.com> wrote in message
news:%23RasHwaFEHA.3080@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...[color=blue]
> Do you mean 
> ?
>
> If so, I can think of at least one problems with this, and that is that[/color]
your[color=blue]
> web host might change the location of the webroot, or create virtual
> directories to some or all of your files.
>
> If you have a sane directory structure, referencing virtual from the root
> should work perfectly, and isn't vulnerable to changes to the actual file
> system.
>
> --
> Aaron Bertrand
> SQL Server MVP
> http://www.aspfaq.com/
>
>
> "Manohar Kamath [MVP]" <mkamath@TAKETHISOUTkamath.com> wrote in message
> news:efATThaFEHA.3372@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...[color=green]
> > Use absolute paths for common elements (includes, stylesheets, etc.)[/color][/color]
than[color=blue][color=green]
> > relative paths. Takes care of many problems than you know :)
> >
> > --
> > Manohar Kamath
> > Editor, .netWire
> > www.dotnetwire.com
> >
> >
> > "Bryan Harrington" <news@psacake.com> wrote in message
> > news:euwcqPaFEHA.1128@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...[color=darkred]
> >> Hello all.. I'm working on an application that I'd like to use some
> >> shared
> >> files.
> >>
> >> Right now my directory structure is:
> >>
> >> / (root)
> >> .../Shared/
> >> .../Reports/
> >> .../Tools/
> >>
> >> I would like to have CSS, shared functions etc.. in the shared folder
> >> and
> >> use them in the root, reports and tools.
> >>
> >> So.. in my dev environment I don't have a problem, but I have a remote
> >> developer that wants to install in a subdirectory.. so all my includes[/color]
> > don't[color=darkred]
> >> work..
> >>
> >> 
> >>
> >> should I change to virtual? I'm stuck on how to make this work in both
> >> installing in a root web situation, and a sub directory situation.
> >>
> >> Thoughts?
> >>
> >>[/color]
> >
> >[/color]
>
>[/color]

If that's the case, you are better off with a relative path. Actually,
unless you don't move your files around that much, you shouldn't have a
problem.

e.g.


--
Manohar Kamath
Editor, .netWire
www.dotnetwire.com

"Bryan Harrington" <news@psacake.com> wrote in message
news:eIlyqGbFEHA.2472@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...[color=blue]
> Well.. that's part of my problem I suppose.. I don't know what the[/color]
absolute[color=blue]
> path will be if the end user decides to install it in a subdirectory[/color]
instead[color=blue]
> of it's own virtual web.
>
>
> "Manohar Kamath [MVP]" <mkamath@TAKETHISOUTkamath.com> wrote in message
> news:efATThaFEHA.3372@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...[color=green]
> > Use absolute paths for common elements (includes, stylesheets, etc.)[/color][/color]
than[color=blue][color=green]
> > relative paths. Takes care of many problems than you know :)
> >
> > --
> > Manohar Kamath
> > Editor, .netWire
> > www.dotnetwire.com
> >
> >
> > "Bryan Harrington" <news@psacake.com> wrote in message
> > news:euwcqPaFEHA.1128@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...[color=darkred]
> > > Hello all.. I'm working on an application that I'd like to use some[/color][/color]
> shared[color=green][color=darkred]
> > > files.
> > >
> > > Right now my directory structure is:
> > >
> > > / (root)
> > > .../Shared/
> > > .../Reports/
> > > .../Tools/
> > >
> > > I would like to have CSS, shared functions etc.. in the shared folder[/color][/color]
> and[color=green][color=darkred]
> > > use them in the root, reports and tools.
> > >
> > > So.. in my dev environment I don't have a problem, but I have a remote
> > > developer that wants to install in a subdirectory.. so all my includes[/color]
> > don't[color=darkred]
> > > work..
> > >
> > > 
> > >
> > > should I change to virtual? I'm stuck on how to make this work in both
> > > installing in a root web situation, and a sub directory situation.
> > >
> > > Thoughts?
> > >
> > >[/color]
> >
> >[/color]
>
>[/color]

Okay, I was confused because that is not an "absolute" path... what you're
demonstrating is, actually, a relative path.

--
Aaron Bertrand
SQL Server MVP
http://www.aspfaq.com/

"Manohar Kamath [MVP]" <mkamath@TAKETHISOUTkamath.com> wrote in message
news:OI4fZfbFEHA.712@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...[color=blue]
> I meant 
>
> The problem with relative paths is, the files could move from one[/color]
directory[color=blue]
> to another, and you need to change them unnecessarily.[/color]

I think it is the semantics... the /common/includes is an absolute path
although the domain has been left off. But one can argue it is relative to
the root.

--
Manohar Kamath
Editor, .netWire
www.dotnetwire.com

"Aaron Bertrand - MVP" <aaron@TRASHaspfaq.com> wrote in message
news:%23YGTvYdFEHA.2512@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...[color=blue]
> Okay, I was confused because that is not an "absolute" path... what you're
> demonstrating is, actually, a relative path.
>
> --
> Aaron Bertrand
> SQL Server MVP
> http://www.aspfaq.com/
>
>
>
>
> "Manohar Kamath [MVP]" <mkamath@TAKETHISOUTkamath.com> wrote in message
> news:OI4fZfbFEHA.712@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...[color=green]
> > I meant 
> >
> > The problem with relative paths is, the files could move from one[/color]
> directory[color=green]
> > to another, and you need to change them unnecessarily.[/color]
>
>[/color]

On Tue, 30 Mar 2004 07:20:16 -0600, "Manohar Kamath [MVP]"
<mkamath@TAKETHISOUTkamath.com> wrote:
[color=blue]
>I think it is the semantics... the /common/includes is an absolute path
>although the domain has been left off. But one can argue it is relative to
>the root.[/color]

No, it's a relative path. Absolute paths are specified absolutely.
:)

Jeff

I did specify is absolutely, it is not relative to anything.

If I specified it as ../common/includes.asp, then it would be relative, cos
it can only work with files that are in a certain folder.

http://webdesign.about.com/library/weekly/aa040502a.htm

--
Manohar Kamath
Editor, .netWire
www.dotnetwire.com

"Jeff Cochran" <jcochran.nospam@naplesgov.com> wrote in message
news:406c915f.431600638@msnews.microsoft.com...[color=blue]
> On Tue, 30 Mar 2004 07:20:16 -0600, "Manohar Kamath [MVP]"
> <mkamath@TAKETHISOUTkamath.com> wrote:
>[color=green]
> >I think it is the semantics... the /common/includes is an absolute path
> >although the domain has been left off. But one can argue it is relative[/color][/color]
to[color=blue][color=green]
> >the root.[/color]
>
> No, it's a relative path. Absolute paths are specified absolutely.
> :)
>
> Jeff[/color]

>I did specify is absolutely, it is not relative to anything.

Yes, / is relative to the root. Absolute means "FULL PATH"

A

At best, it is relative to the domain (say www.something.com). It is not
relative to the root, since you mention the root in the path.

--
Manohar Kamath
Editor, .netWire
www.dotnetwire.com

"Aaron Bertrand [MVP]" <aaron@TRASHaspfaq.com> wrote in message
news:uCN3i6nFEHA.3984@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...[color=blue][color=green]
> >I did specify is absolutely, it is not relative to anything.[/color]
>
> Yes, / is relative to the root. Absolute means "FULL PATH"
>
> A
>
>[/color]

/folder/file.asp is relative to the root
.../folder/file.asp is relative to the current folder

Absolute would say http://www.something.com/folder/file.asp or
c:\inetpub\wwwroot\folder\file.css

But I don't feel like arguing anymore, so you win, if you want.

--
Aaron Bertrand
SQL Server MVP
http://www.aspfaq.com/

"Manohar Kamath [MVP]" <mkamath@TAKETHISOUTkamath.com> wrote in message
news:ueRh1GoFEHA.2512@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...[color=blue]
> At best, it is relative to the domain (say www.something.com). It is not
> relative to the root, since you mention the root in the path.[/color]

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