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Visual Studio: Visual Basic.net: ASP.NET: Program: Create: What is the meaning of the files?

Dec 20th, 2003 16:10
Knud van Eeden,

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Visual Studio: Visual Basic.net: ASP.NET: Program: Create: What is the 
meaning of the files?

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global.asax = file where the application events are handled. It 
initially only contains a line containing an ASP compiler directive <%
@ %>

global.asax.resx = XML file. resource file for .asax

global.asax.vb = Visual Basic file. You can also use this file to set 
your global variables. Further application events are handled here.

webform1.aspx = HTML file. This file contains your form 'design' 
information (e.g. the position of the buttons), that is <run at 
server> information.

webform1.aspx.vb = Visual Basic file. This is a file containing the 
events connected with your form 'design' information (e.g. what should 
happen if you click on a button)

webform1.aspx.resx = XML file. Contains resources for your webform1.

web.config = XML file. This file contains application configuration 
information, in a similar manner to an ini file. You can e.g. set here 
your initialization variables.

styles.css = CSS file. This file contains cascading stylesheet 
information about the structure and style (e.g. font, ...) of your 
HTML page

webapplication.dll = assembly file for your application (located in 
the 'bin' directory of your project). For example, all your Visual 
Basic source code files are compiled into this dll.

webapplication.pdb = Project DeBug file. File containing debug 
information about your project (located in the 'bin' directory of your 
project)

.vbproj = Visual Basic PROJect. An XML file containing your Visual 
Basic project file

.vbproj.webinfo = Visual Basic PROJect webinformation. An XML file 
containing information about e.g. the URL of your project.

.vsdisco = XML file. This file is a Web Services discovery document. 
This document is used for Universal Description, Discovery and 
Integration (UDDI) directory services. These services help users find 
Web Services and provide a standard for their discovery. It is like a 
search engine for Web Services.

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