Hi all,

I have more of a design question.  My web site has .aspx pages in the

root and I was planning on having a sub-directory that was for members

only.  The problem is that my .aspx pages all use user controls for the

header, leftmenu, rightmenu, and footer.  I can include the user

controls for the .aspx pages that are in the root of the web site.  When

I try to include the user controls into the .aspx pages that are in the

sub-directory I get an error saying I can't reference the files from

another application (the root application).  I need my sub-directory to

be an application so I can use a web.config file for it and use Forms

authentication.  The way I get around this problem is to copy the user

controls to the sub-directory application.  It works and everything is

fine, but I don't think that's the smartest way to do it.  Everytime I

have to change any of the user controls, I have to change it in two

locations now.  Not good.



Does anyone have any insights into this that could give me some

suggestions on how to best achieve this without having to have two

copies of the user controls?



Thanks.



Doug

In IIS can you add the folder containing the necessary files as a virtual

directory underneath the folder that is your members-only application?



Cheers

Ken



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From: "Douglas Rohm" <drohm@a...>

Subject: [aspx] User Controls & Applications





: Hi all,

: I have more of a design question.  My web site has .aspx pages in the

: root and I was planning on having a sub-directory that was for members

: only.  The problem is that my .aspx pages all use user controls for the

: header, leftmenu, rightmenu, and footer.  I can include the user

: controls for the .aspx pages that are in the root of the web site.  When

: I try to include the user controls into the .aspx pages that are in the

: sub-directory I get an error saying I can't reference the files from

: another application (the root application).  I need my sub-directory to

: be an application so I can use a web.config file for it and use Forms

: authentication.  The way I get around this problem is to copy the user

: controls to the sub-directory application.  It works and everything is

: fine, but I don't think that's the smartest way to do it.  Everytime I

: have to change any of the user controls, I have to change it in two

: locations now.  Not good.

:

: Does anyone have any insights into this that could give me some

: suggestions on how to best achieve this without having to have two

: copies of the user controls?

:



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