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Last post Nov 05, 2012 11:59 AM by roopeshreddy

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cheickna

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Where puting the mobile and tablets detection code ?

Nov 05, 2012 12:38 AM|LINK
Hello,

I just read the good article from this link which explain how we can detect mobile device in order to redirect user towards the appropriate website version :

http://roopeshreddy.wordpress.com/2012/06/24/detect-requesting-device-type-and-redirect-in-asp-net/

But my problem is the following :
My existing app is for desktop and i use a default starting page (Default.aspx) and a master page. So, i plan to design a mobile version but without using of course this master page.

My default starting page is :
```
<%@ Page Language="VB" MasterPageFile="~/MasterPage.master" AutoEventWireup="false" CodeFile="Default.aspx.vb" Inherits="_Default" title="Page sans titre" %>

<asp:Content ID="Content1" ContentPlaceHolderID="head" Runat="Server">
</asp:Content>
<asp:Content ID="Content2" ContentPlaceHolderID="MainContent" Runat="Server">
    <%  Call WriteMagazineTitle()%>
</asp:Content>
```
My question is : Where i have to put the detection code ? into my default.aspx or into my MasterPage.master.aspx ?
```
(........)
if (bIsMobileDevice)
{
  Response.Redirect("Mobile/Home.aspx");
}
else
{
  Response.Redirect("Desktop/Home.aspx");
}
```
Thank's in advance
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BrockAllen

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Re: Where puting the mobile and tablets detection code ?

Nov 05, 2012 12:40 AM|LINK

If it's something you want to check on every request, then look into writing an http module (or handling BeginRequest in global.asax).

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roopeshreddy

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Re: Where puting the mobile and tablets detection code ?

Nov 05, 2012 03:14 AM|LINK

Hi,

You can also handle it in Session_Start event of Global.asax file!

Hope it helps u...

Thanks & Regards
Roopesh Reddy C
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cheickna

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Re: Where puting the mobile and tablets detection code ?

Nov 05, 2012 09:05 AM|LINK
Hello,

Thank you for your help.

I have another question about the location of Meta Tags i must put in header section
```
<meta name="HandheldFriendly" content="true" />
<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width" />
```
The problem is that global.asax is not a aspx page, so there is not header section.

Therefore, in wich page can i put theses Meta TAGs?

Last question : Is there any method to simulate the using of a mobile device to test before deploy my app?

Thanks in advance
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roopeshreddy

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Re: Where puting the mobile and tablets detection code ?

Nov 05, 2012 11:59 AM|LINK

Hi,

You can put these META tags in the Master Page! If no master page, then you may have to put these tags in all the pages!

Regarding Simulators -

http://roopeshreddy.wordpress.com/2011/10/11/apple-iphoneipad-simulator/

http://roopeshreddy.wordpress.com/2011/02/05/developing-asp-net-web-applications-for-windows-phone-7/

http://roopeshreddy.wordpress.com/2011/04/07/testing-asp-net-web-apps-in-google-android-emulator/

Hope it helps u...

Thanks & Regards
Roopesh Reddy C
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