Opening a SITEMAP File

The SITEMAP file type is primarily associated with ASP.NET.

SITEMAP	File extension: SITEMAP
	File type:	website navigation map

What is a SITEMAP file?

SITEMAP files mostly belong to ASP.NET by Microsoft. A SITEMAP (Web.sitemap) file is an XML-encoded document which contains the hierarchy and structure of a ASP.NET website. The SITEMAP file is saved in the application's root directory and picked up by the site-map provider in ASP.NET. The sitemap of a website with a Home, Services, and About page may look as follows:


<siteMap>
  <siteMapNode title="Home" description="Home Page" url="~/default.aspx">
    <siteMapNode title="Services" description="Our services"
      url="~/Services.aspx">
      <siteMapNode title="Web Development" description="Easily managed websites"
        url="~/WebDevelopment.aspx" />
      <siteMapNode title="Digital Marketing" description="SEO, SMM, SEM, and more"
        url="~/DigitalMarketing.aspx" />
    </siteMapNode>
    <siteMapNode title="About" description="About Us"
        url="~/About.aspx">
  </siteMapNode>
</siteMap>

How to open SITEMAP files

You need a suitable software like ASP.NET to open a SITEMAP file. Without proper software you will receive a Windows message "How do you want to open this file?" or "Windows cannot open this file" or a similar Mac/iPhone/Android alert. If you cannot open your SITEMAP file correctly, try to right-click or long-press the file. Then click "Open with" and choose an application. You can also display a SITEMAP file directly in the browser:. Just drag the file onto this browser window and drop it.

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Programs that open and convert SITEMAP files:

ASP.NET by Microsoft
See the previous paragraphs to learn more about the main application. SITEMAP files are often referred to as ASP.NET web (source)s because this type of file is primarily created or used by this software.
Visual Studio (website navigation map) by Microsoft
Visual Studio is an integrated development environment for building cross-platform applications. It can create and edit the SITEMAP file of an ASP.NET web page. This file format is classified as Web (source). Related links: ASP.NET Site Maps, SiteMap Class

Technical Data for SITEMAP File Extension

File classification:

Web (source)

Related files:

ashx, aspx, ascx

Related links:

ASP.NET Site Maps, SiteMap Class

The following listing is compiled from the database produced by the 'Associate This!' program, selected data from the main FILExt database and file extension information submitted by users.

ProgramID: VWDExpress.sitemap.8.0
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Microsoft Visual Studio 8\Common7\IDE\VWDExpress.exe /dde %1

ProgramID: VisualStudio.sitemap.8.0
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Microsoft Visual Studio 8\Common7\IDE\devenv.exe /dde %1

ProgramID: VWDExpress.sitemap.9.0
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Microsoft Visual Studio 9.0\Common7\IDE\VWDExpress.exe

ProgramID: VisualStudio.sitemap.9.0
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Microsoft Visual Studio 9.0\Common7\IDE\devenv.exe

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a sitemap website navigation map is a special file format by Microsoft and should only be edited and saved with the appropriate software.

How to solve problems with SITEMAP files

Associate the SITEMAP file extension with the correct application.
Update your software that should actually open website navigation maps. Because only the current version supports the latest SITEMAP file format. Search, therefore, e.g. on the Microsoft manufacturer website after an available ASP.NET update.
To make sure that your SITEMAP file is not corrupted or virus-infected, get the file again and scan it with Google's virustotal.com.
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