Root Folder for Web Application

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I have the following line of code in my MasterPage.Mast er file. It's a link
to ensure the web-sites default.aspx page in the root folder will always
load.

<a href="~/Default.aspx" >Home</a>

But, I've tried using it in pages that are in sub-folders and it returns an
error page. I get the 404 error as follows:

Description: HTTP 404. The resource you are looking for (or one of its
dependencies) could have been removed, had its name changed, or is
temporarily unavailable. Please review the following URL and make sure that
it is spelled correctly.

Requested URL: /WestChicago/~/Default.aspx

I know I'm close to having this right. I thought the tilda (~) specified the
root folder and thus ~/default.aspx would load the page from any website
folder. Plus, I need this to ensure all of my other links start from the root
folder as well when needed.

What am I doing wrong?

Thanks.

Sep 22 '08 #1

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The ~ can only be used in URLs for server controls, not static html. You can
use the HyperLink server control, or you can use the ResolveUrl method to
programmaticall y assign the url. Good Luck!
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>I have the following line of code in my MasterPage.Mast er file. It's a link
to ensure the web-sites default.aspx page in the root folder will always
load.

<a href="~/Default.aspx" >Home</a>

But, I've tried using it in pages that are in sub-folders and it returns
an
error page. I get the 404 error as follows:

Description: HTTP 404. The resource you are looking for (or one of its
dependencies) could have been removed, had its name changed, or is
temporarily unavailable. Please review the following URL and make sure
that
it is spelled correctly.

Requested URL: /WestChicago/~/Default.aspx

I know I'm close to having this right. I thought the tilda (~) specified
the
root folder and thus ~/default.aspx would load the page from any website
folder. Plus, I need this to ensure all of my other links start from the
root
folder as well when needed.

What am I doing wrong?

Thanks.

Sep 22 '08 #2

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