Hello,

We have a problem with asp.net's Server.MapPath() function. It's not a problem of any telerik product, but it prevents us from using the RadEditor since the Image Manager uses this function. Forgive me if this doesn't belong here, but after days of debugging and trial&error we are quite desperate - maybe there are some people among you who can point us in the right direction.

Filesystem structure is as follows:

d:\inetpub
d:\inetpub\wwwroot\website
d:\fileserver
d:\fileserver\1\images
d:\fileserver\2\images

We have a web (on IIS6) with multiple host headers configured, let's say "www.site1.com" and "www.site2.com". The web's home directory is d:\inetpub\wwwroot\website. The web runs an ISAPI filter .dll that does the following:

- It looks in the current url for "/images/";
- When "/images/" is found, it uses the current host header / server name to rewrite the url path to a corresponding fileserver directory.

So, for example:

- When www.site1.com/images/foo.jpg is requested, the ISAPI makes IIS look for "foo.jpg" in d:\fileserver\1\images;
- When www.site2.com/images/bar.jpg is requested, the ISAPI makes IIS look for "bar.jpg" in d:\fileserver\2\images.

This works fine, not a problem. Now, let's say you place a file "test.aspx" + codebehind file in the website's root and you put the following code in it:

Response.Write(Server.MapPath("/images/"))

Untill a couple of days ago, this returned the correct translated path. If you requested www.site1.com/test.aspx, it returned d:\fileserver\1\images. If you requested www.site2.com/test.aspx, it returned d:\fileserver\2\images. Now, the problem that's suddenly come up:

It seems that suddenly ASP.NET holds the translated path in its memory for all subsequent requests. If you now request www.site1.com/test.aspx, it returns d:\fileserver\1\images. And it keeps returning this, even if you request www.site2.com/test.aspx. So, ASP.NET caches the path that Server.MapPath returns. We know it's a caching issue, cause after an IIS restart or an application build, the cache is emptied and the correct path is returned. But then it is cached again and the problem starts all over again. We also know it's a .NET issue, cause when you create a test.asp file (that is processed by the classic ASP engine), it returns the correct path - every time!

So, my questions are obvious.

- Why did ASP.NET start caching this path suddenly?
- How to solve this?
- I have searched the web for answers, but I can't find anything about .NET's internal caching. Is there any way to influence it?

Sorry this is such a long story, I wanted to make the situation absolutely clear. I think this is a real expert question, I hope someone has an idea of where to look. My thanks in advance.

In your kb article "(ID#568) Saving the viewstate of r.a.d.controls server-side" there is a little error : you need to change :

 public const string VIEW_STATE_FIELD_NAME = "__VIEWSTATE";

to :

 public const string VIEW_STATE_FIELD_NAME = "__VIEWSTATE1";

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These are all trivial questions...

1)  On the left-hand side of the display - even right now - I see a control titled "My Subscriptions".  It lists my five-most-recent subscriptions, and has a "More" button underneath them.  I clicked the More button, expecting to see more of my subscriptions, but instead it displayed what looked like search results, displaying forum posts from various forums.  Not only was this behavior surprising - I just wanted to see more of my subscriptions - it was very confusing, especially since it showed posts that I have had absolutely no input on...

2)  The cookie crumb seems to be having a conniption.  E.g., up top right now, I see "Forums Home > Miscellaneous > Miscellaneous"...  Why am I eeing double entries?

I know, all minor issues...

http://www.telerik.com/Default.aspx?PageId=1583

its the faq page on telerik points. What control is being used there for the expandable areas?

Hi All,

I was wondering if anyone knew what happened with the partnership between Telerik and Intersoft (WebGrid)?  I have been a customer of both companies for quite a while and have banked on both companies products, largely because they seemed to be working together as companies.

My concern going forward is that there seems to be some interoperability concerns between the upcoming release of WebGrid 4.0 and some of the Telerik controls.  I don't intend to go into technical details here because that is not my issue in this post, but to put it mildly, Intersoft support is not being kind to Telerik on their beta forums and is basically telling us to ditch Telerik.

I think Telerk has great products and outstanding top notch support.  Intersoft has a great product as well, but with horrible support and bascially no documentation other than the basics.  I am hopeful that Telerik will one day offer the same type of functionality in their RadGrid (hint hint), but for now I have to make everything play nicely.  Also, making the switch is not an overnight process.

So, what ever happened to the partnership?  I'm certainly not trying to put Telerik on the sport here, but is there any chance that Telerik will be open to support issues regarding interoperability with their former business partner?

Thanks,
Chris

Sorry I originally posted thsi under the Beta section, but after using a brain cell or two I relized that was for your Menu beta control, but any guys in support willing or able to give us a update on the progress to VS Beta 2 support? I'm very eager to continue working on a project in Beta 2, but sadly can't proceed until my controls are fixed ;) So if you need a priority list I'd go Menu, Editor, PanelBar, and then TabStrip! Ok I have a personal stake in those but any update to any control would be great! Thanks guys in advance!

Titile / Subject Switched?  (This should be the subject)

Just thought you should know that when you are subscribed to a thread, the forums are also emailing your own posts back to you (which didn't use to happen and I'm not so sure is supposed to happen now).

I noticed that Mr. Milton now has a little "MVP" icon next to his name, and I would like to congratulate him in that regard.
 
What are the requirements / obligations / advantages to become a Telerik MVP?