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CSS file not getting downloaded in Visual Studio 2008 SP?

Answer 1

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Sounds odd. I would use Microsoft Fiddler to see if that gives you any clues. Also are you using IIS or the built in Web server?

If you are using some kind of source control, you might also want to review your recent changes.

RichardOD 2009-07-12 16:55:58

I am using the built in Web Server. Well using fiddler/firebug does not show any styles being applied. In the page source I do see the links added in the head :(.

theraneman 2009-07-12 17:03:21

OK so the problem is some of your tags aren't rendered? Perhaps post some sample code. Are any other tags not rendered as expected? What does get rendered?

RichardOD 2009-07-12 18:36:54

Look in fiddler/filebug in the "net" tabe, aer the files even loaded?

cdm9002 2009-07-12 18:41:35

Do you see a request being made for your CSS file? Is that request successful (code 200)?

John Saunders 2009-07-12 18:47:33

Thanks so much guys. The culprit was a HttpModule I was using to avoid the "Viewstate Mac invalid" error in MVC. This module (http://mvcfriendlymodule.codeplex.com/) is the one that caused the problem. I have left my comment in the discussion thread in codeplex for this module owner.

theraneman 2009-07-13 05:05:24

Glad you got it sorted and it is good you have left a message in the discussion thread on codeplex.

RichardOD 2009-07-13 07:42:42

Answer 2

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Check that your paths are correct. You can create a web app in a virtual directory off the root, so you path would be "/myapp/default.aspx", in which case your paths for your css and js would be wrong.

Try to avoid putting absolute paths in file references.

You may want to try and remove the leading slash, for example.

cdm9002 2009-07-12 18:40:51

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