Errors when pre-compiling ASP.NET 2.0 site

[Paul Taylor]

Hello, I wonder if anyone can help with this.

I have an ASP.NET 2.0 site that runs correctly on the local machine inside
or outside of the IDE. When I build the site, it produces some warning
messages, but no errors. When I come to Publish the site, it fails during
precompilation with three "BC30182: Type Expected" errors. The output trace
is below:

*********** BEGIN TRACE

Building directory
'/ETrader/'.c:\inetpub\wwwroot\ETrader\Secure\SaleCancelled. aspx(1):
Publication (web): C:\WINDOWS\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\Temp orary
ASP.NET
Files\etrader\f7c42b9e\57554c2c\App_Web_updateprof ile.aspx.7a311ea4.0.vb(251):
error BC30182: Type expected.

C:\WINDOWS\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\Temp orary ASP.NET
Files\etrader\f7c42b9e\57554c2c\App_Web_updateprof ile.aspx.7a311ea4.0.vb(251,0):
error BC30182: Type expected.

C:\WINDOWS\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\Temp orary ASP.NET
Files\etrader\f7c42b9e\57554c2c\App_Web_updateprof ile.aspx.7a311ea4.0.vb(253,0):
error BC30182: Type expected.

Pre-compilation Complete

*********** END TRACE

These error messages always refer to the same file updateprofile.aspx.
However the first message of the three referns to another file in the same
directory as updateprofile.aspx. This is not alway the same file.

The error message doesn't seem to make sense as all types used in the page
are defined. As I mentioned, there are no compilation errors when I build
the project, and I have both Option Explicit and Option Strict switched on.

Does anyone know what might cause these errors?

Paul

[Paul Taylor]

After further testing, I discovered that these errors only happen when the
"Allow this precompiled site to be updatable" option is checked. That may
provide some clues.

Paul