Alias name for folder

[kumar_1981]

Hi

i need to give alias name for folder and should access after the request


like


Folder name is ata
Alias name is: test

user will look for

http:\\vinaykumar\test\image.jpg


i should search it for

http:\\vinaykumar\Data\image.jpg


so that user doesnt know the exact location

Please help me in this regard ,how to implement Alias name


Regards
Vinay Kumar

[wild_bill]

Perhaps a database lookup table would solve your problems.

[kumar_1981]

i dont have database to work with this task


any one have idea how to implement this with an xml file???


Thanks and Regards
Vinay kumar

[wild_bill]

Create a strongly typed data set, with a single table that has two columns (DirectoryName,Alias). Setup DirectoryName as the primary key. Use the native dataset.read and dataset.write methods to store retrieve data, and the native datatable.find method to find an alias for a given directory name.

[kumar_1981]

ok thank u


so should i store that data in xml file?


Thanks and regards
Vinay Kumar

[wild_bill]

Would most definately store it in an XML file if a database wasn't available, because of .NET's built in capablility to serialize/deserilaze XML, plus you've got the benefits of strongly typing it, and setting up a key.

[kumar_1981]

Got the solution

Thanks for the answer