Working with Ad Rotator Control in ASP.NET?

Step 1 :- We need to .XML file to bind with AdRotator Control.

Step 2 :- Follow step to add XML File in your project or Copy/past below content on it.

Go to your Visual Studio Solution Explorer - Right Click to your project Name - Click on Add - Click on New Items... - Left Pane Expand the Visual C# Menu - Select the data menu - select the XML FILE from  Middle pane

Step 3 :- Give Name AdRotator.xml or What you want.

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>

<Advertisements>

  <Ad>

    <!-- The URL for the ad image -->

    <ImageUrl>~/Images/Baby.jpg</ImageUrl>

    <!-- The URL the ad redirects the user to -->

    <NavigateUrl>http://www.abc.com</NavigateUrl>

    <!-- The alternate text for the image -->

    <AlternateText> Support for developers </AlternateText>

    <!-- The relative number of times this ad should appear -->

    <!-- compared to the others -->

    <Impressions>80</Impressions>

    <!-- The topic of this ad (used for filtering) -->

    <Keyword>ProductInfo</Keyword>

  </Ad>

  <Ad>

    <ImageUrl>~/Images/Rose.jpg</ImageUrl>

    <NavigateUrl>http://www.abc.com</NavigateUrl>

    <AlternateText>S Support for developers </AlternateText>

    <Impressions>40</Impressions>

    <Keyword>Support</Keyword>

  </Ad>

  <Ad>

    <ImageUrl>~/Images/Scane.jpg</ImageUrl>

    <NavigateUrl>http://www.abc.com</NavigateUrl>

    <AlternateText>Support for developers</AlternateText>

    <Impressions>40</Impressions>

    <Keyword>Support</Keyword>

  </Ad>

</Advertisements>

Step 4 :- Add AdRotator Control in your Default.aspx file.

<asp:AdRotator ID="AdRotator1" runat="server" AdvertisementFile="~/XML/AdRotator.xml"

                    Height="30%" Width="30%" />

Step 5 :- 

AdvertisementFile="~/XML/AdRotator.xml"

We have to set the AdvertisementFile attribute of AdRotator Control. Where we have provide the XML file path.

In AdvertisementFile attribute I am binding the xml file path.

Here AdRotator.xml file Store in the XML folder.

Note :-

When our page post back the Image got change in which we mentioned images in AdRotator.xml file.