Using VirtualPathProvider and VirtualDirectory to determine theme files to return

Hi guys,

I am wanting to control the files that are returned from an
App_Themes
folder. There are two additions that I want to make to the
default
processing of these theme folders.

Firstly, I want the ability to specify common files. For
example, I
have several themes, but the skin file used across all of
these themes
has the same contents. To avoid duplication, I would like to
use
VirtualDirectory.GetFiles to return files for the selected
theme, and
also the files found in another folder (such as
App_Themes/Common).

Secondly, I want the ability to ignore certain files in a
theme.
Within each theme, I have files for different accessibility
styles
(high-contrast, low-contrast and text-only). I wanted to
have a config
file in the theme folder that determines which files would
be returned
in VirtualDirect.GetFiles for that theme based on the
accessibility
level required.

I have been playing with VirtualPathProviders, but I
haven't been able
to get the VirtualPathProvider.GetDirectory to get called
for the
currently selected theme folder.

Any ideas?

Cheers,

Rory

--
http://www.higherten
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One idea would be to simply access the Page.Header.Controls
collection
directly and add and/or remove HtmlLink controls from that
collection as you
see fit.

-Brock
http://staff.develop.
com/ballen


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> VirtualDirectory to determine theme files to return
>
> Hi guys,
>
> I am wanting to control the files that are returned
from an App_Themes
> folder. There are two additions that I want to make to
the default
> processing of these theme folders.
>
> Firstly, I want the ability to specify common files.
For example, I
> have several themes, but the skin file used across all
of these themes
> has the same contents. To avoid duplication, I would
like to use
> VirtualDirectory.GetFiles to return files for the
selected theme, and
> also the files found in another folder (such as
App_Themes/Common).
>
> Secondly, I want the ability to ignore certain files in
a theme.
> Within each theme, I have files for different
accessibility styles
> (high-contrast, low-contrast and text-only). I wanted
to have a config
> file in the theme folder that determines which files
would be returned
> in VirtualDirect.GetFiles for that theme based on the
accessibility
> level required.
>
> I have been playing with VirtualPathProviders, but I
haven't been able
> to get the VirtualPathProvider.GetDirectory to get
called for the
> currently selected theme folder.
>
> Any ideas?
>
> Cheers,
>
> Rory
>
> --
> http://www.higherten
dencies.com/
>
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