Why can't I just set the default document :-(

Post by Richard Maher
I have been using MVC for a while and when creating projects would opt
for (VS2012) ASP.NET MVC 4 Basic. This all worked well and when I
published the Project I would get a lovely aspnet_client folder and
everything else under the project name folder.
Now when I opted for Web API under MVC I don't get that folder footprint
and, for the life of me, cannot get a simple Default Document to work in
IIS :-(
Yes I have tried: -
routes.IgnoreRoute("{resource}.axd/{*pathInfo}");
routes.MapRoute(
"Default", // Route name
"{controller}/{action}/{id}", // URL with parameters
new { controller = "Home", action = "Index", id =
UrlParameter.Optional } // Parameter defaults
);
and added routes.IgnoreRoute("");
but I simply cannot get IIS to say a simple "Here is what to show in the
absence of a explicit document request".
Recap: - It works with MVC Basic. Doesn't work with MVC Web API. This
may be coincidence but erstwhile I cannae see a difference.
What the hell do you have to do to get a Web Server to serve up a
default file?

This would make controller Home and action Index the default.

Are you asking for how to make the default a static HTML page not going
through any controller+action?

Arne

Richard Maher

2015-12-07 00:05:09 UTC

This would make controller Home and action Index the default.
Are you asking for how to make the default a static HTML page not going
through any controller+action?

Yes please.

I thought routes.IgnoreRoute(""); would do it. (Actually, it is now a
.ASPX file if that makes a difference.)

BTW I started with NO routing information in the Global and I have the
same routing config in another App that has no problem with a default
page. Although I've given up on any difference in MVC templates. I've
tried all of them and cannot get a default page to work.

I'm guessing the one that works somehow knows to look in the root/home
directory but the others are perhaps looking at a lower level?

Post by Arne VajhÃ¸j
Arne

Arne Vajhøj

2015-12-07 01:08:14 UTC

Post by Arne VajhÃ¸j
Are you asking for how to make the default a static HTML page not going
through any controller+action?

Yes please.
I thought routes.IgnoreRoute(""); would do it. (Actually, it is now a
.ASPX file if that makes a difference.)

There are supposedly 3 ways to do this.

1)

routes.IgnoreRoute("");

2)

public ActionResult Index()
{
return Redirect(Url.Content("~/index.html"));
}

(well this do go through controller and action, but ...)

3)

protected void Application_BeginRequest(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
if (Context.Request.FilePath == "/")
Context.RewritePath("index.html");
}

#1 does not work for you. I worked for me when I tested in 2013.
I don't know why it does not work for you.

But that leaves #2 and #3.

I would say that #2 is the MVCish way and #3 is the hackish way.

Your choice.

Arne

Richard Maher

2015-12-07 01:13:12 UTC

Post by Arne VajhÃ¸j
Are you asking for how to make the default a static HTML page not going
through any controller+action?

Yes please.
I thought routes.IgnoreRoute(""); would do it. (Actually, it is now a
.ASPX file if that makes a difference.)

There are supposedly 3 ways to do this.
1)
routes.IgnoreRoute("");
2)
public ActionResult Index()
{
return Redirect(Url.Content("~/index.html"));
}
(well this do go through controller and action, but ...)
3)
protected void Application_BeginRequest(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
if (Context.Request.FilePath == "/")
Context.RewritePath("index.html");
}
#1 does not work for you. I worked for me when I tested in 2013.
I don't know why it does not work for you.
But that leaves #2 and #3.
I would say that #2 is the MVCish way and #3 is the hackish way.
Your choice.
Arne

Thanks Arne.

I try 1 again and 2 but I can't help thinking that it is a relative URI
problem and knowing in which folder/top the files live.

Cheers Richard

Arne Vajhøj

2015-12-07 01:19:40 UTC

Post by Arne VajhÃ¸j
Are you asking for how to make the default a static HTML page not going
through any controller+action?

Yes please.
I thought routes.IgnoreRoute(""); would do it. (Actually, it is now a
.ASPX file if that makes a difference.)

There are supposedly 3 ways to do this.
1)
routes.IgnoreRoute("");
2)
public ActionResult Index()
{
return Redirect(Url.Content("~/index.html"));
}
(well this do go through controller and action, but ...)
3)
protected void Application_BeginRequest(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
if (Context.Request.FilePath == "/")
Context.RewritePath("index.html");
}
#1 does not work for you. I worked for me when I tested in 2013.
I don't know why it does not work for you.
But that leaves #2 and #3.
I would say that #2 is the MVCish way and #3 is the hackish way.
Your choice.

I try 1 again and 2 but I can't help thinking that it is a relative URI
problem and knowing in which folder/top the files live.

I had index.html in the root dir (next to web.config etc.).

Arne

Arne Vajhøj

2015-12-07 01:21:18 UTC

Post by Arne VajhÃ¸j
Are you asking for how to make the default a static HTML page not going
through any controller+action?

Yes please.
I thought routes.IgnoreRoute(""); would do it. (Actually, it is now a
.ASPX file if that makes a difference.)

There are supposedly 3 ways to do this.
1)
routes.IgnoreRoute("");
2)
public ActionResult Index()
{
return Redirect(Url.Content("~/index.html"));
}
(well this do go through controller and action, but ...)
3)
protected void Application_BeginRequest(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
if (Context.Request.FilePath == "/")
Context.RewritePath("index.html");
}
#1 does not work for you. I worked for me when I tested in 2013.
I don't know why it does not work for you.
But that leaves #2 and #3.
I would say that #2 is the MVCish way and #3 is the hackish way.
Your choice.

I try 1 again and 2 but I can't help thinking that it is a relative URI
problem and knowing in which folder/top the files live.

I had index.html in the root dir (next to web.config etc.).

I think that is the only place where #1 will work.

For #2 and #3 you can specify a dir (just make sure that the dir
is copied to output dir.

Arne

Richard Maher

2015-12-09 12:22:35 UTC

Post by Arne VajhÃ¸j
I think that is the only place where #1 will work.
For #2 and #3 you can specify a dir (just make sure that the dir
is copied to output dir.
Arne

I think it's to do with the last site that worked having an
"application" within the web-site and the other one just having the \bin
etc. and an application-less web-site.

So I guess I'm looking at a publishing problem? I think last time I did
a right-click convert-folder-to-application.

The working one is just drag-n-drop files and the other is web-deploy.

How do you deploy primarily mvC apps and then set up a default page?

Cheers Richard Maher

Arne Vajhøj

2015-12-10 01:00:05 UTC