How do I change the Default Document order programmatically in IIS using C#?

Question

I have an ASP.NET website application, and there is a home page for my web site. I need to be able to change the default document of my website programmatically (C#) so that I can make another web page take priority above the one that already exists. I would then like to revert back to the previous default document order.

Example :

I have two home pages - Home1.aspx and Home2.aspx. In the IIS default document settings I have added the two pages and made Home1.aspx be the first default document then Home2.aspx the second. I need in some cases to be able to change the order of the two default documents so that Home2.aspx is the first default document then Home1.aspx the second.

How can I do that from my C# code?

Thanks in advance for any response

Answer 1

one possibility is to have a DEFAULT or HOME page, which determines (based on the request) if the user should be sent to Home1 or Home2.

Answer 2

This Article shows you how to modify the IIS metabase in c# to do what you want.

You will have to enumerate through all of the properties to find the one you want. This article will help you with that.

Answer 3

This simple example demonstrates how to change the default document order:

using System.DirectoryServices;

class Program
{
    static void Main(string[] args)
    {
        // You need to change this value to match your site ID in IIS.
        int iisNumber = 668;  

        /* If your site is in its own IIS application/vdir under the site root
           and you've touched the default document settings or only want the 
           default document altered for that application/vdir folder then 
           specify as:

           IIS://Localhost/W3SVC/{0}/root/MyApplication
        */
        string metabasePath = 
               String.Format("IIS://Localhost/W3SVC/{0}/root", iisNumber);
        //Change one way
        using (DirectoryEntry de = new DirectoryEntry(metabasePath))
        {
            de.Properties["DefaultDoc"].Value = "Home1.aspx,Home2.aspx";
            de.CommitChanges();
        }

        // Change back
        using (DirectoryEntry de = new DirectoryEntry(metabasePath))
        {
            de.Properties["DefaultDoc"].Value = "Home2.aspx,Home1.aspx";
            de.CommitChanges();
        }
    }
}

This will work on IIS 6 and IIS 7 running the IIS 6 Management Compatibility bits.

Answer 4

Great post, thanks a lot!!!