Relative path from an ASP.NET user control NavigateUrl

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Published on 2010-04-09T01:53:59Z Indexed on 2010/04/09 2:13 UTC
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I have a user control that contains a GridView. The GridView has both a HyperLinkField column and a template column that contains a HyperLink control.

The ASP.NET project is structured as follows, with the Default.aspx page in each case using the user control.

  • Application Root
    • Controls
      • UserControl with GridView
    • SystemAdminFolder
      • Default.aspx
      • Edit.aspx
    • OrganisationAdminFolder
      • Default.aspx
      • Edit.aspx
    • StandardUserFolder
      • Default.aspx
      • Edit.aspx

Note: The folders are being used to ensure the user has the correct role.

I need to be able to set the DataNavigateUrlFormatString for the HyperLinkField and the NavigateUrl for the HyperLink to resolve to the Edit.aspx page in the corresponding folder.

If I set the navigate URL to "Edit.aspx" the URL in the browser appears as 'http://Application Root/Controls/Edit.aspx' regardless of the originating directory.

I can't use the Web application root operator (~/) as the path needs to be relative to the current page, not the application root.

How can I use the same user control in multiple folders and resolve the URL to another page in the same folder?

Note: The question is strongly based off a similar question by azhar2000s on the asp.net forums that matches my problem.

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