In C#, how can I make it so it ends .aspx like a directory? Like file.aspx/programtorun/

Question

So I've been using php, and switched to ASP.NET because I love it. Anyway... I've been developing my own website and such, but I cannot figure this out for the life of me!

What I have:

string val = HttpContext.Current.Request["Header"];
// filename: index.aspx
// what I need to get
if (val == "random")
{
    renderA.Random("randoms.html");
}
else
{
    renderA.Index("index.html");
}

What it returns in the URI

/index.asp?random

What I wish it would look like:

/index.aspx/random/

Is there someway I can fix this problem?

Answer 1

You should look at switching to an MVC site; it will provide you the functionality you are looking for.

This is from older releases, but you'll get the idea: Scott Guthrie talking about mvc framework

Answer 2

I am assuming you are using WebForms and not MVC. It is called FriendlyUrls and here is a tutorial on Hanselman . You might want to consider switching to MVC since it can do this using Routing .

Answer 3

Add a Global Application Class to your project (Global.asax file), then you can do the following:

void Application_Start(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
    // Code that runs on application startup
    RegisterRoutes(RouteTable.Routes);

}


void RegisterRoutes(RouteCollection routes)
{
    routes.MapPageRoute("random", "random", "~/index.html");
}

You will need a reference to System.Web.Routing

<%@ Import Namespace="System.Web.Routing" %>

Learn more:

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc668201.ASPX

http://www.codeproject.com/Articles/77199/URL-Routing-with-ASP-NET-4-0