$.getJSON() Not Loading JSON File Within Visual Studio Project In ASP.NET Web Forms
Hi, I was trying to load a JSON file located within my Visual Studio project using $.getJSON(), however the code below doesn't work as expected. $.getJSON( '/Assets/misc/employee.json' , function (data) { alert( 'processing!' ); }) .done( function (r) { alert(r.message); }) .fail( function (s) { alert( 'oops the file is missing!' ); }); After investigating for a few hours, I tested the local path of the JSON file such as http://localhost:3766/Assets/misc/employee.json and the result was an exception " HTTP Error 404.3 - Not Found The page you are requesting cannot be served because of the extension configuration. If the page is a script, add a handler. If the file should be downloaded, add a MIME map. ". I remember the solution in one of my ASP.NET project was to set the MimeMap in the web.config inside the system.webServer element. After setting the MimeMap for json files, I can now load local JSON files using $.getJSON(). <system.web