iis express path for global theme directory

Question

I'm using Visual Studio 2010 SP1, ASP.NET Webforms, Framework .NET 3.5 and IIS Express (also called WebMatrix).

I get the following compilation error in Visual Studio with my WebSite :

Theme 'MySweetyTheme' cannot be found in the application or global theme directories.

Do you know where the global theme directories is located with IIS Express ?
(My favorite search engine seems unfriendly this time).

For information :

• With IIS 5.0/6.0 the global theme path is : C:\Inetpub\wwwroot\aspnet_client\system_web\2_0_50727\Themes

• With Cassini (ASP.NET Development Server) the global theme path is : C:\WINDOWS\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\ASP.NETClientFiles\Themes

Annam

I opened a topic on IIS forum but I'm still looking for an answer : forums.iis.net/p/1176796/1976366.aspx#1976366 – Annam

Answer 1

This question was answered on the IIS forum. The answer is included below.

IIS Express will search themes located in [SiteRootPath]\aspnet_client\system_web\[version]\Themes directory, the SiteRootPath is physical path of the root application, version is .NetFramwork version. Sub applications will be able to share themes in that directory.

Navaho

Yes, I created the topic on IIS forum but the answer is incomplete. I added a virtual directory in "applicationhost.config" (<virtualDirectory path="/aspnet_client" physicalPath="C:\Inetpub\wwwroot\aspnet_client" />) but I can't create a virtual directory available for all WebSites in IIS Express. – Annam

Answer 2

Copy your theme files under the framework folder.

For example:

C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319\ASP.NETClientFiles\Themes\MyTheme

Breakable