map virtual directory to simple name

[Loane Sharp]

Hi there

I have an ASP.NET web application created in Visual Studio 2005. The
application is installed to a subdirectory in wwwroot, which is mapped in
turn to a virtual directory under the Default Web Site. I would like to load
the application in the browser using a simple name, e.g. http://test rather
than http://localhost/test. Is there a way to map a virtual directory to
such a simple name from within the Visual Studio 2005 web setup project?
Also, is there a way to (a) enable default documents in the Default Web Site
and (b) add a particular .aspx page name and extension to the Default
Documents list (again from within the VS 2005 setup project)?

Best regards
Loane

[Kevin Spencer]

http://test is a domain (or web site) URL, while http://localhost/test is a
directory name under a different domain (or web site). Assuming that you
have two domains (or web sites), "test" and "localhost, " they might
conceivably point to the same virtual directory. It might be possible to use
DNS or the IIS metabase to obtain a list of all domains or web sites on the
server, and it might be possible to map each domain or web site to a virtual
or physical directory, but I have a feeling that you're asking the wrong
question.

--
HTH,

Kevin Spencer
Microsoft MVP
Professional Numbskull

Hard work is a medication for which
there is no placebo.

"Loane Sharp" <lo************ @hotmail.com> wrote in message
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Hi there

I have an ASP.NET web application created in Visual Studio 2005. The
application is installed to a subdirectory in wwwroot, which is mapped in
turn to a virtual directory under the Default Web Site. I would like to
load the application in the browser using a simple name, e.g. http://test
rather than http://localhost/test. Is there a way to map a virtual
directory to such a simple name from within the Visual Studio 2005 web
setup project? Also, is there a way to (a) enable default documents in the
Default Web Site and (b) add a particular .aspx page name and extension to
the Default Documents list (again from within the VS 2005 setup project)?

Best regards
Loane

[Juan T. Llibre]

Loane,

follow the instructions given by Scott Guthrie in this blog :

http://weblogs.asp.net/scottgu/archi...21/431138.aspx

It's a real simple, although not very well known, workaround.

Juan T. Llibre, asp.net MVP
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"Loane Sharp" <lo************ @hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:%2******** ********@TK2MSF TNGP04.phx.gbl. ..

Hi there

I have an ASP.NET web application created in Visual Studio 2005. The application is installed to a
subdirectory in wwwroot, which is mapped in turn to a virtual directory under the Default Web
Site. I would like to load the application in the browser using a simple name, e.g. http://test
rather than http://localhost/test. Is there a way to map a virtual directory to such a simple name
from within the Visual Studio 2005 web setup project? Also, is there a way to (a) enable default
documents in the Default Web Site and (b) add a particular .aspx page name and extension to the
Default Documents list (again from within the VS 2005 setup project)?

Best regards
Loane