PRB: Page.ResolveUrl Method Does Not Return Path in ASP.NET 1.1 (811641)

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft ASP.NET (included with the .NET Framework 1.1)

Beta Information

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SYMPTOMS

When you specify a Web Page while calling the Page.ResolveUrl method, the ResolveUrl method does not return the relative path of the page. This problem occurs in ASP.NET version 1.1. However, this problem does not occur in ASP.NET version 1.0.

CAUSE

This problem occurs because the behavior of the ResolveUrl method of the Page class has been changed in Microsoft .NET Framework version 1.1 from the behavior in version 1.0.

Web Controls use the ResolveUrl method to resolve the URL. In ASP.NET version 1.1, when the RelativeUrl parameter contains an absolute URL, the ResolveUrl method returns the URL unchanged.

WORKAROUND

To work around this problem, use the Page.Server.MapPath property to retrieve the path of the Web page.

STATUS

This behavior is by design.

Steps to Reproduce the Behavior

In Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2003, create a new ASP.NET Web Application project by using Visual Basic .NET or Visual C# .NET.
In Design view, double-click Form1 to view the code for the Page_Load event.
Add the following code to the Page_Load event:

Visual Basic .NET Sample Code
```
Response.Write(Page.ResolveUrl("WebForm1.aspx"))
```
Visual C# .NET Sample Code
```
Response.Write(Page.ResolveUrl("WebForm1.aspx"));
```
On the Debug menu, click Start to run the project. WebForm1.aspx appears without the path.

REFERENCES

For more information, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/en-us/cpref/html/frlrfsystemwebuicontrolclassresolveurltopic.asp

Modification Type:	Minor	Last Reviewed:	5/12/2003
Keywords:	kbWebForms kbControl kbweb kbusage kbprb KB811641 kbAudDeveloper