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Asked: 2026-05-23T15:06:19+00:00

<configuration> <connectionStrings> <add name=AdventureWorks connectionString=Data Source=.\SQLEXPRESS;AttachDbFilename=|DataDirectory|\AdventureWorksLT2008_Data.mdf;Integrated Security=True;User Instance=True providerName=System.Data.SqlClient/> </connectionStrings> <system.web> <pages masterPageFile=Navigation.master/> <compilation

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<configuration>
  <connectionStrings>
    <add name="AdventureWorks" connectionString="Data Source=.\SQLEXPRESS;AttachDbFilename=|DataDirectory|\AdventureWorksLT2008_Data.mdf;Integrated Security=True;User Instance=True" providerName="System.Data.SqlClient"/>
  </connectionStrings>



  <system.web>
    <pages masterPageFile="Navigation.master"/>
    <compilation debug="true" targetFramework="4.0"/>
  </system.web>
</configuration>

The Virtual path “Navigation.master” is not allowed here..

What am I doing wrong?

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  1. Editorial Team

    According to Microsoft documentation, masterPageFile attribute:

    Specifies the master page path
    relative to the local configuration
    file.

    So, you have to specify a relative path. For example, something like this: 

    <pages masterPageFile="~/Navigation.master"/>
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