May 7, 2006
Anthem Tip#1: Use BaseUri
If you are using Anthem with an ASP.NET 1.1 application, then you have probably noticed that the Anthem javascript is added to every page. This adds about 20K to every response. Anthem will use an external source file instead if you define the Anthem.BaseUri appSetting. For example,
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
<configuration>
<appSettings>
<add key="Anthem.BaseUri" value="http://localhost/Anthem-Examples-2003/" />
</appSettings>
</configuration>
This will cause Anthem to generate this external <script> tag instead of including the javascript in the page.
<script type='text/javascript' src='http://localhost/Anthem-Examples-2003/Anthem.js'></script>
You can also use the tilde character (~) to reference the application root. For example,
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
<configuration>
<appSettings>
<add key="Anthem.BaseUri" value="~/" />
</appSettings>
</configuration>
Note that you should add a copy of Anthem.js to your web site so that your browser can find it. If you are using Anthem in an ASP.NET 2.0 application, it will do something similar automatically. You do not need to include the Anthem.BaseUri appSetting.
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