Relative & absolute path question (JavaScript, mostly)

[Radu]

Hi.

I have files in the "Scorecard Previews" subfolder of the virtual path
of my app,
the absolute path being

C:\Data\Ordering Process\Scorecard Previews\


I have a javascript function which changes the href of an <a>
depending on some selection in a combo. If in the javascript function
I set the href like this:

hLink.href="/Scorecard Previews/"+ cbo.options[index].text +
".doc"

the <a> points to something like

http://localhost:1218/Scorecard Previews/MyScorecard_1.doc

which is not correct - it should be

http://localhost:1218/Ordering Process/Scorecard
%20Previews/MyScorecard_1.doc

(I'm missing part of the path) - the path to the application.


If i set the href like this:

hLink.href="~/Scorecard Previews/"+ cbo.options[index].text
+ ".doc"

the <a> points to something like

http://localhost:1218/Ordering Process/~/Scorecard
%20Previews/MyScorecard_1.doc

which is not correct - it should be

http://localhost:1218/Ordering Process/Scorecard
%20Previews/MyScorecard_1.doc

(I have an extra "~" character).

How should I set the path in JavaScript ?

In VB.net (code behind) it has been very simple:

cmdOpenScorecardPreview.NavigateUrl = "~/Scorecard
Previews/" & strSelectedScorecard


Thanks a lot
Alex

 

[bruce barker]

unfortunatly iis does not support the "~" path specification (which is
really a unix feature). asp.net sorta supports it. when a server side
control renders a url it translates the "~" path to the vdir path.

to do this in javascript you can use a relative path:

hLink.href="Scorecard Previews/"
+ cbo.options[index].text + ".doc"

which will work if the current page is in the basedir. if its in a
subfolder you can navigate up "../Scorecard Previews".

to a browser "/path", means server/path.

-- bruce (sqlwork.com)

 

[Radu]

unfortunatly iis does not support the "~" path specification (which is
really a unix feature). asp.net sorta supports it. when a server side
control renders a url it translates the "~" path to the vdir path.

to do this in javascript you can use a relative path:

hLink.href="Scorecard Previews/"
+ cbo.options[index].text + ".doc"

which will work if the current page is in the basedir. if its in a
subfolder you can navigate up "../Scorecard Previews".

to a browser "/path", means server/path.

-- bruce (sqlwork.com)

Hi.

I have files in the "Scorecard Previews" subfolder of the virtual path
of my app,
the absolute path being

C:\Data\Ordering Process\Scorecard Previews\

I have a javascript function which changes the href of an <a>
depending on some selection in a combo. If in the javascript function
I set the href like this:

hLink.href="/Scorecard Previews/"+ cbo.options[index].text +
".doc"

the <a> points to something like

which is not correct - it should be

(I'm missing part of the path) - the path to the application.

If i set the href like this:

hLink.href="~/Scorecard Previews/"+ cbo.options[index].text
+ ".doc"

the <a> points to something like

which is not correct - it should be

(I have an extra "~" character).

How should I set the path in JavaScript ?

In VB.net (code behind) it has been very simple:

cmdOpenScorecardPreview.NavigateUrl = "~/Scorecard
Previews/" & strSelectedScorecard

Thanks a lot
Alex- Hide quoted text -

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Thank you, Bruce, it worked )) Have a great weekend !