asp.net navigation custom pages

Question

I have an ASP.NET Dynamic Data Web Site. I have created a new Web Form at the top level and access it with NavigateUrl="~/ChangePassword.aspx".

However if I try to add a new Web Form inside the CustomPages folder I can't access it like this...Why is this?

Answer 1

You should have a look into the web.config file within the DynamicData folder

<system.web>
    <httpHandlers>
      <add path="*.aspx" verb="*" 
           type="System.Web.HttpNotFoundHandler" validate="true" />
    </httpHandlers>
 </system.web>

any access to an .aspx file will be redirected to a HttpNotFoundHandler!

Within CustomPages folder you may place your own - customized - dyanmic data template pages for any kind of entitySet.

Just create a subFolder with the name of an EntitySet and within this folder, create (or copy) your new templates.

Anyways - this new templated customized pages will be accessible only by your defined route(s) (eg: new DynamicDataRoute("{table}/{action}.aspx") )