Is there a "symbol" on .NET that identify virtual-path? - asp.net

Suppose this scenario. On my Default.aspx, I insert a context (WebForms), called MyContext.ascx, that load an image. So the path would be :
<img src="/images/hello.gif" />
Well. Now, I'd like to insert the same context on another .aspx page, that is in another forlder, such as /myfolder/MyPage.aspx
Than, the path of the image now should be :
<img src="../images/hello.gif" />
How you can see, I can't manage two different path for the same context. So, is there a way (symbol) to call the virtual-path of my application? Without using my own function as
<img src="<%=MyUtilities.GiveVirtualPath%>/images/hello.gif" />
which is boring. Who know?

Put your images in the root of your web-site (and inside a resources/styles/themes folder).
You can use the tilde ~ to indicate the root of your site. All your pages will refer to that. If you're using server side controls you do not even need to use the ResolvePath() method (in your example you should use it, if for example you wrote asp:image ImageUrl="" you do not need to. From MSDN.

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`a` tag with runat server and tilde in href

For example, I have two sibling pages Index.aspx and Orders.aspx in one folder. On the page Index.aspx I have the link to Orders.aspx. What is the correct way to implement this:
<a runat="server" href="~/Orders.aspx">
or
<a href="Orders.aspx">
I know what runat="server" does (server-control, performance impact etc.).
You really never need to run markup with a run at server tag if it's never used in code behind, if it is then you should use a ASP.NET control for it.
So just a hyperlink without runat=server would be fine.
It's always best to use ASP.NET controls on your page though if an upgrade in the future could require language translations, or have some logic assigned to them in the future. So always plan ahead on your designs.
If both views are in the same folder, than the second one:
<a href="Orders.aspx">

ASP.NET root path

I have my app written with all the links relative to the root path. Now, when I upload it to the server, the server has two additional levels like /apps/thisapp/ so all my links(those not run on server) get broken..is there a fast way to fix it?
If you want all your links to resolve to the root, you could do it server-side with:
<img src="~/apps/thisapp/images/logo.gif" alt="" runat="server" />
The combination of the root tilde operator ("~/") and the runat attribute will ensure server-side resolution of the link.
There's probably not a good fast way to fix it without going through each relative URL. Generally, you'll want to use Url.Content.
<img src="<%= Url.Content("~/images/logo.gif") %>"/>

HTML img and ASP.NET Image and relative paths

What is the correct way to reference an image in ASP.NET for live deployment on IIS?
The following works in dev and production:
<asp:ImageButton ID="ibnEdit" runat="server" OnClick="ibnEdit_Click" ImageUrl="~/App_Themes/Default/images/one.png" Visible="false" ToolTip="Edit" />
The following doesn't work in either: (why not?)
<img src="~/App_Themes/Default/images/two.gif" />
The following works in dev but not in production:
<img src="../App_Themes/Default/images/two.gif" />
If you want to use a regular img tag with the ~ path, you can just add runat="server" into the tag as an attribute (like regular server controls) and the path will be resolved. e.g:
<img src="~/App_Themes/Default/images/two.gif" runat="server" />
For your second part, is the ../ image reference appearing on more than one page, for example a user control or master page (etc) such that you might be using it at different folder levels...
I use this syntax for access images from master pages
<img src="<%=ResolveUrl("~/Content/Images/error_img.jp")%>" width="350" style="padding-right: 15px; padding-top: 20px;"/>
The ~ will only work on a server control such as <asp:Image> or <asp:ImageButton>. This tells ASP.Net to insert the application path. Sometime that's just "/" but if your application is not the root directory of the website it will include the path it is in. The img tag is just html and it will not be altered by ASP.Net, so the browser gets the path "~/App_Themes/Default/images/two.gif" and doesn't know how to read it.
I don't know why the last example works in dev but not in production. It might has something to do with having the application in the root directory in dev but in a sub directory in production.
This worked for me
$(".selector").attr('src', "Content/themes/base/images/img.png");
The important is that you do not have "/" at the beginning of your new src.
byte[] imageArray = System.IO.File.ReadAllBytes(Server.MapPath("~/Images/Upload_Image.png"));
string base64ImageRepresentation = Convert.ToBase64String(imageArray);
You can look into my answer . I have resolved the issue using C# language.
Why can't I do <img src="C:/localfile.jpg">?

ASP.NET relative path

I'm confused with ASP.NET relative path, please can someone help?
In a Master Page I gave a link label referencing:
Login
From the ASP.NET official documentation I read:
The following example shows the ~ operator used to specify a root-relative path for an image when using the Image server control In this example, the image file is read from the Images folder that is located directly under the root of the Web application, regardless of where in the Web site the page is located.
<asp:image runat="server" id="Image1"
ImageUrl="~/Images/SampleImage.jpg" />
With the Login markup, when I click the link from a page in the /Account folder, I'm redirected to:
/Account/~/Account/Login.aspx
Why? WHY?h
Because you're using it directly in markup, rather than in a server control. Something as simple as this should fix it:
<a runat="server" href="~/Account/Login.aspx">Login</a>
Basically, the ~ path reference needs to be translated on the server, since it's a reference to the server path of the application's base directory. Plain HTML markup isn't processed on the server, it's just delivered as-is to the client. Only server-processed code will translate the ~ path to what it resolves to.
use this command
<a href="<%=Page.ResolveUrl("~/product.aspx")%>" >Link To Products</a>
You can use ~ when refering to URLs inside ASP.NET Server Controls.
You are using it in a <a> tag which is just plain html that doeesn't know anything about ~ . use '"/Images/SampleImage.jpg"' instead

Explicit localization problem

when trying to translate the confirmation message to Norwegian i get the following error:
Cannot have more than one binding on property 'OnClientClick' on 'System.Web.UI.WebControls.LinkButton'. Ensure that this property is not bound through an implicit expression, for example, using meta:resourcekey.
i use Explicit localization in the following manner:
<asp:LinkButton ID="lnkMarkInvoiced" runat="server" OnClick="lnkMarkInvoiced_OnClick"
OnClientClick="<%# Resources: lnkMarkInvoicedResource.OnClientClick%>"
Visible="False" CssClass="stdtext" meta:resourcekey="lnkMarkInvoicedResource" ></asp:LinkButton>
here's the local resource file entry:
<data name="lnkMarkInvoicedResource.OnClientClick" xml:space="preserve">
<value>return confirm('Er du sikker?');</value>
if i remove the meta attribute i get the English text(default).
how do i get the Norwegian text appearing without resorting to using the code behind?
Update:
removing the meta attribute prevents the exception from occurring but the original problem still exists. I can't get the Norwegian text to show.
only the default English text shows.
Another Update:
I know this question is getting old but i still can't get the Norwegian text to display.
If anyone has some tips please post a response.
Looks like you're making the problem harder by inlining the onclick. Why not split it out to a separate line?
<script>
function markInvoiced()
{
return confirm('<%= Resources.SomehowGet.lnkMarkInvoicedResource.OnClientClick%>');
}
</script>
<asp:LinkButton ID="lnkMarkInvoiced" runat="server" OnClick="lnkMarkInvoiced_OnClick"
OnClientClick="return markInvoiced();"
Visible="False" CssClass="stdtext" meta:resourcekey="lnkMarkInvoicedResource" ></asp:LinkButton>
And while we're looking at your code, you realize that you're essentially building an <a> tag, right? As such, why not just build an <a> and save yourself some grief?
And finally, next project why not ditch the built-in ASP.NET localization nighmare in favor of something sane like FairlyLocal, in which case you'd write this:
<a href="#" onclick="return confirm(<%=_"really?"%>) onserverclick="lnkMarkInvoiced_OnClick" runat="server">
<%=_("Mark Invoice")%>
</a>
Are you using the .NET resource manager and satellite assemblies to store your localized resources? It looks like you have hard-coded the alternative language in your markup, rather than storing it in a language-specific resources assembly...
.NET has some extremely rich localization and globalization capabilities. If you use them properly, localization should be a pretty automatic thing (assuming your client is providing their language code as part of the HTTP headers). Even if your client has not configured their browser with the appropriate language, it is still easy enough to manually change the UI culture via a user request (clicking a flag icon, configuring a setting, etc.)
This article might be helpful: ASP.NET Web Page Resources Overview
That meta tag is using implicit localization when you're using explicit localization in the OnClientClick. You will need to choose one method or the other. If you are to use explicit localization, you'll need to do the necessary work to set the proper culture info in your application in the code-behind.

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