I'm beginner and studying the book.
I found that I need to type, e.g. ChatServer project,

http://localhost/ChatServer/ContentFiles

before I can access the web page.

However, as the book said, I should be able to see the result just after I type:
http://localhost/ChatServer

But I got the error message "¥¼±ÂÅv±zÀ˵ø¦¹ºô­¶" .... (my IE is Chinese version)
In English, the message sounds like "You have no right to access this page".

But I have give all permission to ASPNET user.

Now, I always must include "ContentFiles" to the URL before people can see my web.

Hope someone can help.

My configuration:
WinXP SP2
.NET Framework 2.0
Visual Web Developer 2005 Express Edition + SQL 2005 Express
IIS 5.1

Hi there,

Are you sure you configured IIS correctly? The error message you get is not an account permission issue, but is due to the fact that IIS doesn't allow you to browse folders. This usually means one of two things:

1. IIS is not configured for a "Default document" called Default.aspx

2. You don't have a file called Default.aspx in the root (e.g. /FileShare) of the application.

To fix it, try this:

1. Add a new page called Default.aspx in the /FileShare folder

2. In the code behind, add this code:


Protected Sub Page_Load(ByVal sender As Object, _
      ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles Me.Load
  Response.Redirect("ContentFiles")
End Sub

When users hit the /FileShare folder, they're taken to /FileShare/ContentFiles automatically.

Hope this helps,

Imar
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Imar Spaanjaars
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Author of ASP.NET 2.0 Instant Results and Beginning Dreamweaver MX / MX 2004
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Thank you for your reply.

There is really no the default.aspx in the root (e.g. /FileShare). That's what I found frustrating after executing "setup" to install the example files. The "Default.aspx" of most projects are located in the folder "ContentFiles" by default. I wonder why it is not located in the root by default. That's the point confusing me.

Anyway, the book give me hints and how-to about the aspects of ASP.NET 2.0. I've studied ASP.NET 2.0 for two months myself. The book give me practical experience. Thank you.

Hi there,

It's just a matter of preference. If you dump all file in the root, your site becomes messy pretty soon. By putting the main front end in a folder (ContentFiles), the management files in the Management folder and so on, the site becomes easier to manage.

It's also easier to plug an application like FileShare into another web site. Just dump in the ContentFiles folder and a few other files and folders and you're done.

If you want, you can move all the files to the root. If you do so, you need to adjust a number of paths / links to the files.

Alternatively, create a Default.aspx in the root like I suggested earlier.

Cheers,

Imar
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Imar Spaanjaars
Everyone is unique, except for me.
Author of ASP.NET 2.0 Instant Results and Beginning Dreamweaver MX / MX 2004
Want to be my colleague? Then check out this post.