Hello!



> To redisrect to other pages you can use one of this:

> Server.Execute, Server.Transfer, Response.Redirect or Page.Navigate.



I've used the Server.Execute() method to effectively enable 'dynamic 

includes' in my Content Management System. Rough description:



Basically, I have a master template (index.aspx) which - through the 

business logic - knows which 'plugins' have been assigned to the page. 

Then I (roughly) just iterate through the object and use the 

Server.Execute() to execute each plugin. For instance a file located at 

/root/plugz/gallery/index.aspx.



The index.aspx file contains the business-logic for that very plugin, 

and that plugin only. It contains a Page_Load function which is execute 

once the Server.Execute() requests the page. Additionally, the 

index.aspx file *includes* one or more .aspx files (for instance, 

located in /root/plugz/gallery/includes). Notice that this is done using 

the *include* directive and *not* by using pagelets, custom controls or 

user controls. Basically, you could say it's a more flexible kind of 

custom controls because you don't have to re-compile each and every 

control before testing.



You could say the index.aspx file is like the public static Main() found 

in executeables and the actual functions/classes reside in the 

/includes/ directory.



By keeping this approach, a lot of programmers can benefit from the 

datalayer/data framework I've written and still work together on the 

entire site, but by building their own small cornerstones individually. 

They don't have to sit there and compile + copy components to the /bin 

directory all the time. The risk of other programmers 'messing around' 

with the datalayer components in the /bin directory is also too high!



I guess it's the best way to merge the ASP approach (which works pretty 

good for web development if you ask me) and the powerfull classes of 

.NET.



Trust me, for web development, it's a truly killer. That said, I've 

never fancied the page-controls that comes with ASP.NET like the 

DataGrid component. I like to have 100% control of all HTML - call me 

oldskool. I like it.



With Regards

Anders Lundholm - lundholm@s...

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