This is not as straight forward as I had hoped.
I created a Web Site project on my development machine using the Visual Studio C# template for a WebSite Project. (Visual studio 2010 .net 4.0). The project name is C:\Nova5\WebSite3. It consists solely of:
the Bin subdirectory
Nova.svc file
web.config file
It has been tested to run correctly by:
Setting the website as the startup project, then
Run Debug-->Start Debugging
When tested, the NovaDataService information page is correctly displayed. It also correctly works when used through my client project.
I followed the recommended procedure described at
Walkthrough: Converting a Web Site Project to a Web Application Project in Visual Studio to covert the Web Site to a Web Application.
I now have the following problems and/or difficulties:
If I use the recommended procedure for testing the web site:
-- File | Open | Web Site
-- Build Web Site -- Start Debugging
I get the Error: The type 'Nova5WCFServiceLibrary.NovaDataService', provided as the Service attribute value in the ServiceHost directive, or provided in
the configuration element system.serviceModel/serviceHostingEnvironment/serviceActivations could not be found.
Since, I think, the WebSite does work, I skipped this error and moved on to the next part of the article. The next issue (?) is there is no App_Code file in the WebSite. Is this necessary? If it is necessary, how should I create it? Or do I need to create another WebSite project from its template just to have it?
I did not copy the Nova.svc nor the web.config from the WebSite to the Web Application as none of the references I read indicated to do so. Should I copy these files to the Web Application as well?
I now used the "Convert to Web Application" on the Web Application project and recompiled the solution. Everybody is happy. No errors reported. So how do I now test the Web Application project on my development machine (which also has the client application) ?
TIA
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I need help re-creating a web solution file (at least I think that is what I need). I inherited a web application from another developer that left our company. It was created in Visual Studio 2010 and uses ASP.Net 2.0. There was no solution file, so I created a web application project and manually added all folders and files into my new solution. I did not make any changes to any file in the web application.
When I run the app from within Visual Studio, it starts up to the default page fine, but when I click a link on that same page, I get:
Server Error in '/' Application.
The resource cannot be found.
Description: HTTP 404. The resource you are looking for (or one of its dependencies) could
have been removed, had its name changed, or is temporarily unavailable. Please review the
following URL and make sure that it is spelled correctly.
Requested URL: /SomeCompany/startProject.aspx
Version Information: Microsoft .NET Framework Version:2.0.50727.8009; ASP.NET Version:2.0.50727.8008
My original start location: http://mylocalurl:65212/default.aspx
Link on the default page: http://mylocalurl:65212/SomeCompany/startProject.aspx
If, after clicking the link and getting the error page, I can remove "/SomeCompany/", and successfully get to the page. But I've seen the previous developer run it in Visual Studio and click the exact same link with no problem.
I need it to have the /SomeCompany/ in the url and work just like the previous developer had it so I can maintain and debug it as needed. What am I doing wrong in re-creating the solution...or is it another setup problem that I am not thinking of?
You could have probably just used file -> open web site. It probably is not a Web Application. Visual Studio has multiple types of web projects. Visual Studio will create a solution for you that you can save after you open the website.
Web Application Projects versus Web Site Projects in Visual Studio
So I have an Asp.Net website that i'm responsible for. I'm having a build issue, that as far as I can tell, may be either MacAfee or some other random cause.
But thinking back, I want to say the problem started when I added a "Test.aspx" form to the site, did some testing, then removed the Test.aspx form from the site.
I'm using TFS 2010 as my source control as well. Which I don't know if it applies or not.
My question is, is there some hidden location where all files to be included in publishing a website is maintained?
Is there a Project file for a Web Site app and if so where is it?
I've built the site using MSBUILD and notice some metaprj project file in the output but I can't seem to find any such file.
Web Site apps aren't meant to be built into a dll file. There is a conversion wizard to make it a web project but it doesn't always work well. My advice would be to continue to work with it as a Web Site app. The code files are compiled at at runtime on first use. You can run from Visual Studio or setup a site in IIS. Nothing is hidden in a Web Site app and there is no project file. So, you shouldn't have a build issue because you shouldn't be building. Try to run the app as is and if you get an error let us know what the specific message is.
I understand that references are stored in the project (vbproj) file for ASP.NET web applications and the Web.Config (http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/37e2zyhb%28v=vs.71%29.aspx) for websites.
I have recently converted a website into a web application. I notice now that the web application will publish (using the Publish option) even if the version information is incorrect in the Web.Config, then when accessing the web application through a browser I get an error.
I was unable to Publish a website if the version of an assembly in the Web.Config was incorrect.
I read that web applications are precompiled (before publish) whereas websites are compiled the first time the website is accessed through a browser.
Therefore, I believe what I have said should be the other way around i.e. I should be able to publish websites with an incorrect version in the Web.Config (because they are not compiled) and I should not be able to publish a web application.
What am I missing?
After some further research; I have discovered that ASP.NET web applications are built using MSBuild and ASP.NET websites are built using ASPnet_Compiler.
ASPnet_Compiler looks in the Web.Config for referenced assemblies (add assembly tag) at build time, whereas MSBuild looks in the project file (vbproj) at build time.
Web applications are deployed without the vbproj. I believe the project file is used for linking. Therefore at runtime a web application uses the information in the Web.Config to identify assemblies to look for in the local bin folder and then the GAC (for aspx pages only)i.e. namesapces still have to be manually imported into the code behind partial classes.
If anyone has any comments or better answer then please post.
I have inherited an old ASP.NET web site project (not a web project), so it uses the web site model from what I gather. There is no code in the App_Code folder. There are dozens of aspx and aspx.cs files in a different folder.
What I have done so far:
I have copied the entire project locally from the previous person's fileshare (he's gone and didn't use TFS).
I loaded the web site in VS2008, made a small change to an email address in the code and rebuilt it.
At this point, it compiles fine, no errors. But the dlls in the bin folder do not reflect the proper date/time stamp. I published the site to the test server and it is still using the previous email address before I updated it.
My problem: Why would the dll not get updated? I have read there is a difference between a web site model and a web application model. When I select Build from the menu, it actually says "Build Web Site", and not the project name. This is my first experience using this type of project.
My Question: Any ideas what I can do to resolve? I have already combed through similar questions on this site but the ones that are closest to my issue don't have resolve/answered status.
Thanks
From what I recall, didn't websites perform runtime compilation and hence not generate a dll? Don't quote me on that though, it's been a while. Could you convert it to a web application from VS?
You should have a solution with at least two projects:
Sln
- Website
- DLL
On the Website add a reference to the DLL and build. Should take care of it.
Alternatively you could convert to a Web Application as well, but you'd have the same problem if your project structure is not correct.
I am new to Visual Studio and ASP.NET. I have a MyClass.cs file under App_Code directory, but could not able to run the function in the class file. Keep getting this error:
The name 'MyClass' does not exist in the current context
I know that code works fine since I posted the codes and others confirmed it works, but I am still receiving the error above.
I read alot more threads on the NET and somes indicated that problem is using Web Application Project instead of Web Site project, which the class file would not compile. I am not sure if I've created it under Application Project we Web Site project.
How can I tell that my site is running under Web Application Project or Web Site Project? and How can I change it to Web Site Project so my class can be recognized.
Thanks in advance,