Adding a parameter to the URL in ASP MVC

Question

I need to have a parameter as part of my ASP MVC URL before Controller and Action:

http://www.mydomain.com/company1/Home

or

http://www.mydomain.com/company1/Clients/Detail/1

(Ideally I would like to have this as a sub-domain like this: http://company1.mydomain.com/Clients/Detail/1 so any answers solving this one is also appreciated)

I call this parameter Account. I tried adding something like this to the routing map: "{account}/{controller}/{action}/{id}" but it gives me a 404 error when trying something like http://www.mydomain.com/company1/Home

Here is the RegisterRoutes in Global.asax:

        public static void RegisterRoutes(RouteCollection routes)
        {
           routes.IgnoreRoute("{resource}.axd/{*pathInfo}");

            routes.MapRoute("TestRoute", "{account}/{controller}/{action}/{id}");

            routes.MapRoute(
                "Default",                                              // Route name
                "{controller}/{action}/{id}",                           // URL with parameters
                new { controller = "Home", action = "Index", id = "" }  // Parameter defaults
            );
}

Is there anything special I have to do when organising my Views folder or Controller actions?

Can you show your exact routing set up from global.asax?

tvanfosson
– tvanfosson

2009-05-05 19:18:27 +00:00
Commented May 5, 2009 at 19:18 — tvanfosson
– tvanfosson, Commented May 5, 2009 at 19:18

John Downey · Accepted Answer · 2009-05-05 19:22:11Z

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Your error sounds like you are not giving a default for action in your route defaults.

answered May 5, 2009 at 19:22

John Downey

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tvanfosson Over a year ago

That's what I'm thinking, too, but with out the exact routes it's hard to tell.

Khash Over a year ago

You are absolutely right guys! Adding defaults fixed the issue. But how can I get hold of the account value in my controller actions?

John Downey Over a year ago

Add a string parameter to your action method with the same name and it should get filled in by MVC.

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