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Old Pedant · 02-01-2013, 04:05 AM

Why are you surprised?

If you have folders set up as

Code:

    /root
        main.aspx
        /css
            master.css
        /script
            code.js
        /subdir
            another.aspx

Then even by the rules of Windows paths, the way to get to /css from "main.aspx" is via "./css/master.css" where as from "another.aspx" it would be "../css/master.css"

So you either need to specify the correct *relative* path from your "another.aspx" file or you must specify an *absolute* path that is relative to the root of your site.

If your /root directory (or whatever it is named, but corresponding to the above picture) is also your web root directory, then you can always get to "master.css" from *ANY* page by using "/css/master.css". That leading "/" means "start at the root directory".

There are other solutions, especially if you control setting up virtual directories on the server, but that's the meat of it.

02-01-2013, 04:05 AM	PM User \| #2
Old Pedant Supreme Master coder! Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 23,172 Thanks: 59 Thanked 3,993 Times in 3,962 Posts	Why are you surprised? If you have folders set up as Code: /root main.aspx /css master.css /script code.js /subdir another.aspx Then even by the rules of Windows paths, the way to get to /css from "main.aspx" is via "./css/master.css" where as from "another.aspx" it would be "../css/master.css" So you either need to specify the correct relative path from your "another.aspx" file or you must specify an absolute path that is relative to the root of your site. If your /root directory (or whatever it is named, but corresponding to the above picture) is also your web root directory, then you can always get to "master.css" from ANY page by using "/css/master.css". That leading "/" means "start at the root directory". There are other solutions, especially if you control setting up virtual directories on the server, but that's the meat of it. __________________ An optimist sees the glass as half full. A pessimist sees the glass as half empty. A realist drinks it no matter how much there is.