I am writing my custom OraclemembershipProvider. Does this class always has to reside in the App_Code folder.?
When I try to put this in the other folder it throws an error saying:
default provider not found...?

I want to put this class in the folder where I have my middle layer components?
I also tried to specify the path in web.config for the membership's defualtprovider attribute.. but it does not work.

If you are building an "ASP.NET Web Site Project" (vs. a web application project) any code you wish to be compiled that isn't directly part of an ASPX page needs to be in the App_code directory. That's the special ASP.NET folder that automatically compiles. You could put this class in another assembly and reference it from the web site.

-Peter