Reduce HTML file size

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How can I reduce the size of the HTML output produced by Visual Studio 2005
ASP.NET controls.

I have some pages that are 500 - 750kb.

I thought that viewstate would be to blame but the worst of it is code like
this.

<a class="ctl00_ContentPlaceHolder1_tabSubject__ctl0_tvSubject_0
ctl00_ContentPlaceHolder1_tabSubject__ctl0_tvSubject_1"
href="javascript:__doPostBack('ctl00$ContentPlaceHolder1$tabSubject$_ctl0$tvSubject','s65\\1')"
onclick="TreeView_SelectNode(ctl00_ContentPlaceHolder1_tabSubject__ctl0_tvSubject_Data,
this,'ctl00_ContentPlaceHolder1_tabSubject__ctl0_tvSubjectt21');"
id="ctl00_ContentPlaceHolder1_tabSubject__ctl0_tvSubjectt21">EU</a>

Is there anyway to compress these variable names.

Thanks

C
 
How can I reduce the size of the HTML output produced by Visual Studio
2005 ASP.NET controls.

I have some pages that are 500 - 750kb.

I thought that viewstate would be to blame but the worst of it is code
like this.
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Viewstate is often to blame. Definitely turn off viewstate on any of the
controls you don't need it for.

<a class="ctl00_ContentPlaceHolder1_tabSubject__ctl0_tvSubject_0
ctl00_ContentPlaceHolder1_tabSubject__ctl0_tvSubject_1"
href="javascript:__doPostBack('ctl00$ContentPlaceHolder1$tabSubject$_ctl0$tvSubject','s65\\1')"
onclick="TreeView_SelectNode(ctl00_ContentPlaceHolder1_tabSubject__ctl0_tvSubject_Data,
this,'ctl00_ContentPlaceHolder1_tabSubject__ctl0_tvSubjectt21');"
id="ctl00_ContentPlaceHolder1_tabSubject__ctl0_tvSubjectt21">EU</a>

Is there anyway to compress these variable names.
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I don't think so, as that's all being created by the compiler itself.

FYI, if this is a public facing site, note that link buttons aren't terribly
accessible. You might want to forgo the ASP.net menu altogether and go with
a nice HTML + CSS solution.

-Darrel
 
How can I reduce the size of the HTML output produced by Visual Studio 2005
ASP.NET controls.

I have some pages that are 500 - 750kb.

I thought that viewstate would be to blame but the worst of it is code like
this.

<a class="ctl00_ContentPlaceHolder1_tabSubject__ctl0_tvSubject_0
ctl00_ContentPlaceHolder1_tabSubject__ctl0_tvSubject_1"
href="javascript:__doPostBack('ctl00$ContentPlaceHolder1$tabSubject$_ctl0$tvSubject','s65\\1')"
onclick="TreeView_SelectNode(ctl00_ContentPlaceHolder1_tabSubject__ctl0_tvSubject_Data,
this,'ctl00_ContentPlaceHolder1_tabSubject__ctl0_tvSubjectt21');"
id="ctl00_ContentPlaceHolder1_tabSubject__ctl0_tvSubjectt21">EU</a>

Is there anyway to compress these variable names.

Thanks

C
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You can start by eliminating from your pages any unnecessary text and/or
controls. For instance you don't need an ASP.NET label when plain old text
will do.

Once you have trimmed in this manner then you can look at a number of
options
- IIS compression
- HTTPModule compression
- Tools like http://www.freesoft.fsnet.co.uk/html01.htm

Read these links for more info:

-
http://www.microsoft.com/belux/msdn/nl/community/columns/desmet/compression.mspx
- http://www.codeproject.com/aspnet/HttpCompress.asp
 
Thanks Darrel.

Back to the old school eh? :)

The link buttons can go, they really don't help.

C
 
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