How to set an initial default web page?

[cesaremp]

Hi,

I’m trying to set a default start web page for my website (asp.net 2.0 VB), so that when I type my server name and virtual directory in the URL bar (

http://myServerName/SiteVirtualDirectoryName)

it appears that established initial page (

http://myServerName/SiteVirtualDirectoryName/es-ES/initialPage).

I use URL Rewriting, so I call my initial page that way ‘initialPage’ and not ‘index.aspx’ (the real file/page name).

Which is the best way to do it? From the point of view of performance and maintenance?
The solution will be the same when I publish my website using a registered Domain Name? (

http://www.myRegisteredDomainName.com)

Thanks in advance for your help,
Cesar

 

[jbenson001]

You set the default page in IIS or what ever server you are using.

 

[ChrisHirst]

http://www.iis.net/configreference/system.webserver/defaultdocument

Chris.

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[cesaremp]

I tried the solution you said but it didn’t work. Indeed, it was the first thing I made before posting the question. Anyway I discovered in my URL Rewriting module a method in web.config file to set that default page (defaultPage = "myDefaultPage.aspx") and this works fine. I don’t know if an URL Rewriting module can invalidate default document option in iis. (I use iis 5.0 under windows 2000 Server and asp.net 2.0).