2 ASP.NET Questions

raspsu1

23y3.7k.NET

1) I have been using C# to develop .aspx web application. As most know, the default location to build these application in MS Visual Studio is in the wwwroot directory. When using C#.NET, each program builds into it's own namespace/directory. There are also many files created by Visual Studio that are associated with these applications. Now, when it is time for me to send the files from my wwwroot directory to my webpages server, which files do I need to send over? I do not run the server on my machine. I send them to an outside server but build the application on my local machine. Do I need to send the entire namespace? Or are there particular files in the namespace that need to be sent to the server so that the .aspx page my run properly (ie. .aspx.cs and other related files) 2) When building a "Windows Application" using C# you can use the command "MessageBox.Show("");" to display a pop-up message box with a simple ok button. Is there a simple command when creating an "ASP.NET Web application" to come out with the same result? I tried using the "MessageBox.Show("");" route and that apparently doesn't work in ASP.NET. Thanks in advance for your help.

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jinwolf22y ago
Q1. Send the .aspx files the "release" (not debug) .dll in the bin directory, the web.config. You don't need to send any .cs files as they are compiled into the DLL. I think that's all. Q2. You need to use the Javascript "alert('');" function as the server cannot tell the client to display a messagebox. The best way would be to write the message to a hidden field and then check to see if the field has a value, if yes then alert(hidfield.value);
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classy_catlady22y ago
You might want to try and use a validator. It will do all the work for you instead of searching for javascript code.
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Mahesh Chand23y ago
Here is one more link: http://www.codeguru.com/forum/showthread.php?threadid=255637
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Mahesh Chand23y ago
There is a work around for that using JavaScript. Or some developers use small pop-up Windows (small page that looks like a message box with OK and Cancel buttons and no address bar). There are few controls available: http://www.dotnetcontrols.co.nz/SophistechSite/Products/MessageBox.aspx
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raspsu123y ago
Thanks for your help.. If there is no MessageBox.show function, then is there some other method that C# offers to create some sort of pop-up message box? Say if a person enters an incorrent password, how can I have a messagebox pop up to tell them the password is wrong?
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Mahesh Chand23y ago
1. You can simply copy the entire project directory (aspx, cs and other files) to the production server. This is the preferred way. However, you can simply copy the aspx and the dlls in your bin folder (including the folder) to the production server and that should also work. 2. No. There is no MEssageBox for ASP.NET.
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