how to reference assemblies from web.configs in subdirs?

[Lucas Fletcher]

Hello,

I was wondering how I can reference assemblies from web.config files
residing in subdirectories without having to create a new project for each
web.config-containing subdirectory?

I would like to use an HttpModule, but only for files in a particular
directory, so I add a web.config file containing this:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>

<configuratio n>
<system.web>

<httpModules>

<add name="MessageAu thenticatorModu le"
type="Din.Messa geAuthenticator ,localhost"/>

</httpModules>

</system.web>

</configuration>

to the proper subdirectory. The problem is that the localhost.dll cannot be
found for some reason, even though the web.config file should be part of the
main web project. I really don't want to have to register anything in the
GAC.

Another question: if I have to resort to creating another web project with
its root located at the subdirectory mentioned above, does the web.config
file still inherit values from the main web project? If not, which I suspect
is the case, then creating a separate project is not much of an alternative.

Thank you,

--
Lucas Fletcher
lu***@dealersin notions.com
http://dealersinnotions.com

[Lucas Fletcher]

Some additional information:

The subdirectory was a web application, which explains why it was looking in
its own bin directory.

However: Now that I have removed the application at the subdir (so now it's
just a plain virtual directory) the web.config file is not being read at
all.

I also tried using the <location> tag within the root's web.config, but
still no go...
"Lucas Fletcher" <lu***@dealersi nnotions.com> wrote in message
news:#i******** *****@TK2MSFTNG P09.phx.gbl...

Hello,

I was wondering how I can reference assemblies from web.config files
residing in subdirectories without having to create a new project for each
web.config-containing subdirectory?

I would like to use an HttpModule, but only for files in a particular
directory, so I add a web.config file containing this:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>

<configuratio n>
<system.web>

<httpModules>

<add name="MessageAu thenticatorModu le"
type="Din.Messa geAuthenticator ,localhost"/>

</httpModules>

</system.web>

</configuration>

to the proper subdirectory. The problem is that the localhost.dll cannot be found for some reason, even though the web.config file should be part of the main web project. I really don't want to have to register anything in the
GAC.

Another question: if I have to resort to creating another web project with
its root located at the subdirectory mentioned above, does the web.config
file still inherit values from the main web project? If not, which I suspect is the case, then creating a separate project is not much of an alternative.
Thank you,

--
Lucas Fletcher
lu***@dealersin notions.com
http://dealersinnotions.com

[John Saunders]

Lucas,

I don't really have a pointer, but it looks like you're at a point where you
could use anything...

I once complained to Microsoft about the following. I had an ASP.NET web
application installed in the root of a web site. Its web.config <add>ed an
HttpModule, AModule. I then created a subapplication. That was a problem:

1) The subapplication would not start, since it couldn't find AModule.
2) The subapplication couldn't <remove> AModule, since it wasn't actually in
the modules list

I eventually had to put a copy of AModule in the bin directory of the
subapplication so that it could <remove> it...

I had similar fun with bad <add> entries not failing. The problem was that
it hadn't gotten that far - it was failing on the <add> entry from the
parent application before it got around to realizing that the <add> in the
child application had invalid attributes.

Good Luck with this. You may have to enter an incident with Microsoft to
reach a resolution.
--
John Saunders
Internet Engineer
jo***********@s urfcontrol.com

"Lucas Fletcher" <lu***@dealersi nnotions.com> wrote in message
news:ev******** ******@tk2msftn gp13.phx.gbl...

If anyone cares:

Further investigation yields that the subdir's web.config file is being read to some degree. It does raise an error when containing bad xml. (Also I
notice the JIT recompiling when first viewing a page under it, after it has been edited.) But if I change the add element's name or type attributes to
garbage,

<add name="garbage" "garbage,garbag e"/>

no errors are raised (whereas if this were in the root web.config it would).
This is very puzzling to me. It must be something I am doing wrong, because I would imagine that many people have successfully done this before, since I haven't found any other postings on it.

Any pointers would be much appreciated...

"Lucas Fletcher" <lu***@dealersi nnotions.com> wrote in message
news:eP******** ******@TK2MSFTN GP12.phx.gbl...

Some additional information:

The subdirectory was a web application, which explains why it was looking

in

its own bin directory.

However: Now that I have removed the application at the subdir (so now

it's

just a plain virtual directory) the web.config file is not being read at
all.

I also tried using the <location> tag within the root's web.config, but
still no go...
"Lucas Fletcher" <lu***@dealersi nnotions.com> wrote in message
news:#i******** *****@TK2MSFTNG P09.phx.gbl...

Hello,

I was wondering how I can reference assemblies from web.config files
residing in subdirectories without having to create a new project for each web.config-containing subdirectory?

I would like to use an HttpModule, but only for files in a particular
directory, so I add a web.config file containing this:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>

<configuratio n>
<system.web>

<httpModules>

<add name="MessageAu thenticatorModu le"
type="Din.Messa geAuthenticator ,localhost"/>

</httpModules>

</system.web>

</configuration>

to the proper subdirectory. The problem is that the localhost.dll

cannot be

found for some reason, even though the web.config file should be part

of the

main web project. I really don't want to have to register anything in

the GAC.

Another question: if I have to resort to creating another web project with its root located at the subdirectory mentioned above, does the web.config file still inherit values from the main web project? If not, which I

suspect

is the case, then creating a separate project is not much of an

alternative.

Thank you,

--
Lucas Fletcher
lu***@dealersin notions.com
http://dealersinnotions.com