How to: Detect any mobile device using ASP.NET and Redirect to a mobile page

51degrees.mobi Foundation is an ASP.NET open source module which detects all mobile devices, enhancing the information available to ASP.NET. Mobile devices can optionally be redirected to a mobile home page.
Visit http://51degrees.codeplex.com/ for more info

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Science & Technology

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• tutorial
• detect
• mobile
• device
• detection
• and
• redirection
• redirect
• using
• ASP.NET
• 51degrees
• foundation

[youngboy1606]

Would be nice if you implemented this as a web service that would return info needed about each browser. Would eliminate the need for everyone to dl the newest db every time.

With that said you guys are doing a great job keep up the good work.

I'd also echo the other poster who stated code can't be read.

[sinfultom]

@jqheller You right click the wurfl file in the solution explorer and select properties and there should be an option called Build Action that can be set to content. This tells Visual Studio that this file needs to be uploaded to the web server when implemented.

At the moment the database has to be updated manually but we're looking to change this very near in the future.

Thanks for watching the video

Tom

[jqheller]

Thanks for posting this. Two dumb questions....

...from the README.RTF concerning the app_data folder...it says the files need to be marked with Build Action -- Content. Where do I set this in Visual Studio 2010? I try right-clicking on the files..and the folder....but I see no properties option for this.

Second question....does your solution automatically update the WURFL file or do we need to do this manually every few weeks?

Thanks!!!

- Jenny

[sinfultom]

@jlevera That was just a brief video to show how quick it is to install 51Degrees.mobi on an existing website. Detailed and comprehensive information and code samples can be found at the 51Degrees codeplex website, linked to in the video description.

[jlevera]

cannot read the code from this video.