Problem Opening a Solution in VS.Net

[Kirk]

Hi there. I'm new to .Net development and have inherited a web project
built using .Net and C#. I have a copy of the project on my laptop
machine and can open it, make changes, compile fine, test, etc... The
previous developer had VS.Net installed on the web server that the
application is hosted on and would make changes, compile, etc...
directly on that machine. However, when I try to open the project
within VS.Net on that machine I get a dialog box with the following
error...

"The Web server reported the following error when attempting to create
or open the Web project located at the following URL:
'http://localhost/projectname'. 'A redirect request will change a
non-secure to a secure connection'."

I have no idea what's going on here but I have changes I've made on my
laptop that I need to get out to the server and compile to get them
into production... any help you could provide would be GREATLY
appreciated.

BTW... I'm coming from Java and so far I really like .Net!

Cheers!
Kirk

 

[Kevin Spencer]

Try XCopy deployment. Much simpler and easy. Just copy the DLLs into the bin
folder, and the templates into their respective folders in the web. Piece of
cake. One of the best features of .Net.

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HTH,

Kevin Spencer
Microsoft MVP
..Net Developer
Neither a follower nor a lender be.

 

[Kirk]

Kevin -

Thank you very much for the reply... very cool. Another question
tough... when you say to copy the templates into their respective
folders in the web are you talking about the .aspx and .aspx.cs files
that I modified? Just overwrite those and the .dll files in the bin
folder? Then do I need to restart the web server or does the change
take effect immediately?

Thanks again for your help... I have a lot to learn. Also, if you
have any suggestions for good .Net books that would be greatly
appreciated.

Cheers!
Kirk