You're welcome Jojobar,
Also thank you for your choosing Microsoft and Whidbey ;-)
Steven Cheng
Microsoft Online Support
Get Secure!
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| Thanks again for your response. I will try this project type when we get
the
| new release.
| --
| -jojobar
|
|
| "Steven Cheng[MSFT]" wrote:
|
| > Thanks for your response Jojobar,
| >
| > I've also consult Scott Guthrie regarding on the questions and here are
| > some of his comments:
| >
| > ===================
| > We are coming out with a new deployment project on November 7th (the
same
| > day as VS 2005 launch) that should help this customer automate building
| > user control assemblies. It is called the "VS 2005 Web Deployment
Project"
| > and can be added to their solution containing the web project. It
provides
| > several build customization options. One option it supports is to set
a
| > version string explicitly. By default, if a version string isn't set
in
| > the tool it will be picked up by any AssemblyInfo.cs file stored in the
| > app_code directory of their web project.
| > ===================
| >
| > However, for components and other helper classes, I still recommend you
| > keep them in separate class lib projects since that'll make
redistribute
| > and versioning controls/components only more convenient.
| >
| > Thanks,
| >
| > Steven Cheng
| > Microsoft Online Support
| >
| > Get Secure!
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| > rights.)
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| > |
| > | I thought that another advantage of webresource.axd is it can cache
the
| > | javascript file and automatically refresh them in the next build.
Keeping
| > js
| > | files in static folder tends to cache them the first time they are
used
| > and
| > | the browser keep using the cached file even when the original file is
| > | changed(unless you change the file name ofcourse or clear the cache).
I
| > was
| > | trying to cache the js files in another c# project and use the
resource
| > in
| > | the web project (using the namespace).
| > |
| > | So far no success, maybe I am doing something wrong!
| > |
| > | >For such scenario, I think the best choice should be still
separating
| > the
| > | >components/controls and helper classes in external class library so
as
| > to
| > | >explictily version them or apply other assembly level attributes.
Also,
| > | >compile the website won't compile the code which is not in App_Code
or
| > | >codebehind files.
| > |
| > | This is a bit of restriction. but we can live with it! :-)
| > |
| > | Thanks again
| > | jojobar
| > |
| > | --
| > | -jojobar
| > |
| > |
| > | "Steven Cheng[MSFT]" wrote:
| > |
| > | > Thanks for your response Jojobar,
| > | >
| > | > Here are some of my understanding and suggestions regarding on the
| > | > questions you mentioned:
| > | >
| > | > 1. If I cannot have assembly info, how can I version the
assemblies? I
| > | > checked up in the .net temp directory where the assemblies are
created
| > and
| > | > it
| > | > shows the version as 0.0.0.0. Is there any way we can version these
| > | > assemblies so that we can keep track of things when they go to the
| > client
| > | > site?
| > | > =======================================
| > | > I'm afraid currently for the dynamic compiled assembly we can not
| > version
| > | > them as class library or other precompiled ones.
| > | >
| > | >
| > | > 2. I also plan to use assemblyinfo to define things so that I can
embed
| > | > javascript files in the assembly (using webresource.axd). I figured
out
| > how
| > | > to do this in assemblyinfo but do not know how to do it otherwise.
| > | > =======================================
| > | > As for embeded webresource, the ASP.NET 2.0 project dosn't quite
| > support
| > | > it, you can find that the image or other resource files in the
asp.net
| > | > project does not contain the "Build Action" to let dynamic
compilation
| > | > embeded them. So the [assembly:WebResource(...)] dosn't make sense
in
| > | > asp.net 2.0 web project. Actually, this is not necessary because
| > dynamic
| > | > resource emitting is mainly target webcontrol developing, since
| > webcontrol
| > | > provider can not deliver physical files to web application
developers
| > and
| > | > let them put in web dir. However, for asp.net app developing, since
we
| > can
| > | > diretory manage the website's dir and files, we can just put those
| > static
| > | > resoures file in application's sub dirs so as to accessing them
| > directly
| > | > (instead of the through the webresource.axd). static files request
will
| > | > have much more improved performance than handling by
webresource.axd.
| > | >
| > | >
| > | > 3. Also, putting things in APP_Code is difficult for me. I do
| > understand
| > | > what it does, but our current projects also has a lot of C# helper
| > files
| > | > (in
| > | > addition to aspx.cs and ascx.cs files), I understand they will need
| > | > explicit
| > | > compilation if I do not put them in the APP_code and keep them in
their
| > | > respective directories. Will compiling the web site compile these
files
| > | > automatically (if they are not in APP_Code directory but in normal
| > folders)?
| > | > =======================================
| > | > For such scenario, I think the best choice should be still
separating
| > the
| > | > components/controls and helper classes in external class library so
as
| > to
| > | > explictily version them or apply other assembly level attributes.
| > Also,
| > | > compile the website won't compile the code which is not in App_Code
or
| > | > codebehind files.
| > | >
| > | >
| > | > 4.If I put an assembly info file in APP_Code folder, then an
assembly
| > is
| > | > created in the .net temporary folder called App_Code.rnuvm4pf.dll,
| > which
| > | > picked up the assembly version correctly. However, if it is kept
| > outside
| > | > the
| > | > App_code, the code compiles and runs fine but the assemblyinfo is
not
| > | > picked
| > | > up correctly in the dll (it always shows 0.0.0.0).
| > | > =======================================
| > | > yes, we can manually put a source code file (not necessarily named
as
| > | > "AssemblyInfo") and put [assembly:XXX(...)] attributes in it so as
to
| > | > embeded in the dynamic generated assemblies. However, the dynamic
| > | > compilation of the source code in App_Code do not gurantee that the
| > file
| > | > which contains those assembly level attributes will be compiled
into a
| > | > fixed assembly ( e.g. always together with other source files in
the
| > | > App_Code). In other words, the source code files in the App_code
| > folder
| > | > maybe dynamically compiled into multi assemblies, and we can not
make
| > sure
| > | > which assembly actually contains the assembly version info.
| > | >
| > | > Thanks,
| > | >
| > | > Steven Cheng
| > | > Microsoft Online Support
| > | >
| > | > Get Secure!
www.microsoft.com/security
| > | > (This posting is provided "AS IS", with no warranties, and confers
no
| > | > rights.)
| > | >
| > | >
| > | >
| > | >
| > | >
| > | >
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| > | > |
| > | > | Okay I found another thing which looks interesting.
| > | > |
| > | > | If I put an assembly info file in APP_Code folder, then an
assembly
| > is
| > | > | created in the .net temporary folder called
App_Code.rnuvm4pf.dll,
| > which
| > | > | picked up the assembly version correctly. However, if it is kept
| > outside
| > | > the
| > | > | App_code, the code compiles and runs fine but the assemblyinfo is
not
| > | > picked
| > | > | up correctly in the dll (it always shows 0.0.0.0).
| > | > |
| > | > | Thanks
| > | > | --
| > | > | -jojobar
| > | > |
| > | > |
| > | > | "jojobar" wrote:
| > | > |
| > | > | > Hello Scott,
| > | > | >
| > | > | > Thanks for replying. I read in scottgu's blog that MS is trying
to
| > | > combine
| > | > | > the assemblies in folders in a website. That will be great!
| > | > | >
| > | > | > From your reply I gather that if I have xxx.aspx, xxx.aspx.cs
and
| > | > support.cs
| > | > | > (where support.cs only has support functions for the
xxx.aspx.cs)
| > in a
| > | > folder
| > | > | > and compile the web site, it will not compile it correctly.
| > However, if
| > | > I
| > | > | > copy support.cs in APP_Code it will!
| > | > | >
| > | > | > I have not tested it yet, but my understanding was that putting
in
| > | > APP_Code
| > | > | > will compile it automatically, but you still have an option to
| > compile
| > | > it
| > | > | > yourself elsewhere (in the web site) if you want to. Putting
things
| > in
| > | > | > APP_Code is not a big deal, but I am trying to find if this is
| > forced
| > | > or an
| > | > | > option.
| > | > | >
| > | > | > Also, I was wondering how to put the .js files into assembly
(using
| > | > .axd) in
| > | > | > a web site, if there is no way to define attributes for the
| > assembly
| > | > (usually
| > | > | > you define this in the assemblyinfo.cs file).
| > | > | >
| > | > | > Thanks
| > | > | > --
| > | > | > -jojobar
| > | > | >
| > | > | >
| > | > | > "Scott Allen" wrote:
| > | > | >
| > | > | > > On Wed, 26 Oct 2005 06:51:04 -0700, "jojobar"
| > <jo*****@nospam.nospam>
| > | > | > > wrote:
| > | > | > >
|
