Parser Error Message: Server tags cannot contain <% ... %> constructs.

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From: Neil Zanella (nzanella_at_cs.mun.ca)
Date: 01/12/05 

Date: 11 Jan 2005 17:38:35 -0800

Hello,

I would like to do the following:

<form method="post"
      action="<%= Request.ServerVariables["URL"] %>"
      runat="server">

The reason I would like to do this is twofold:

1. I want my page to be such that when I post I get
   rid of the query string appended at the end of the URL.

2. I want my code to be such that when I rename the file that
   containins it I don't have to change the name of the .aspx
   file in all enclosed action fields.

In PHP, this would have been possible using the PHP_SELF variable.
However, when using ASP.NET, IIS issues the following error message,
which is unfortunate (should I say stupid, given that PHP can do it):

Parser Error Message: Server tags cannot contain <% ... %> constructs.

I wonder why ASP.NET would impose this restriction, and wonder if there
is a workaround for this problem in ASP.NET.

Suggestions welcome,

Best Regards,

Neil

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