Hi all,

I am very new to ASP.NET and C# so please excuse my ignorance if this
is a FAQ (I have looked but couldn't find anything).

I have several functions that I use on nearly all my aspx pages.
for example:
void Include(string filename){
	//dynamically build path of file that is to be included
	StringBuilder b = new StringBuilder("/");
	b.Append(Application["AppRoot"]);
	b.Append("system/include/");
	b.Append(filename);

	//"#include" the file using Server.Execute rather than a normal
#include command
	Server.Execute(b.ToString());
}

Rather than have this code existing in _every_ aspx page I was hoping
to put it into global.asax and reference it as normal from any aspx
page. But as you probably would have guessed by now - it didn't work.

When I remove the function from the aspx pages and place it into
global.asax I get the following error (from page "home.aspx"): Compiler
Error Message: CS0103: The name 'Include' does not exist in the class or
namespace 'ASP.home_aspx'.

I have copied the contents of global.asax (as it currently exists)
below. My code works fine when it is like this. When I move the Include
function into the global.asax (immediately after void Application_Start)
it all goes pear-shaped...
<script language="cs" runat="server">
void Application_Start(Object sender, EventArgs e) {
	//get RootPath from web.config using AppRoot as key
	string applicationRootPath 
ConfigurationSettings.AppSettings["AppRoot"];
	Application["AppRoot"] = applicationRootPath;
}
</script>

Can anyone tell me how to place functions into the global.asax files
and use them from any page? I would hate to have to copy any changes to
these quite simple functions into every page when I made adjustments to
them.

Cheers,
JasonP.


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