Configuration

Directory Structure in Asp.Net

ASP.NET 2.0 uses a new set of predefind Directory names for special work. In general, the ASP.NET directory structure can be determined by the developer's preferences.But there are afew reserved directory names. Here is the list of special directory names

File Types

Here is a list of file extensions which are configured by default to be handled byASP.NET 2.0. asax used for application level logic (global.asax) ascx used for creating a web user control. ashx used to create a custom httphandler asmx used to create web services

Creating Custom Configuration Sections in .NET

Every element in the configuration file maps to a class in the .NET framework. It's possible to expand upon this to create custom configuration sections. To do this, create a class that inherits from ConfigurationSection, like so: public class MySection

Assembly Redirection Doesn't work in web.config (Assembly Binding Bug)

I had a problem with assembly redirection in web.config, when i wrote assembly redirection in the machine.config it worked perfectly, where as when I wrote it in the web.config it didn't work Problem: When you try to do assembly redirection in the web

Configuring IIS

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Configuring SQL Server

Most ASP.NET sites talk to SQL Server or a backend SQL Database and there's a number of ways to manage that configuration. I always start with the Management Studio Expresswhen dealing with SQL Server. It's fast and lightweight. If you're using the full version

Administration Tools

ASP.NET 2.0 introduced the Web Site Administration Tool, as well as some command line tools you'll want to know how to use. Web Site Administration Tool Overview Expression Web and the ASP.NET Web Admin Tool-Here's how the Admin Tool and Expression