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BOOK: Beginning ASP.NET 3.5 : in C# and VB BOOK ISBN: 978-0-470-18759-3
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September 19th, 2008, 08:21 PM
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Chapter 16: 1st 'Try It Out' Web.config error
Hi Imar,
Selecting Build -> 'Build Website' in VS2008 results in the following error:
It is an error to use a section registered as allowDefinition='MachineToApplication' beyond application level. This error can be caused by a virtual directory not being configured as an application in IIS. C:\BegASPNET\Site\web.config 153
after adding the <profile> code:
<profile>
<properties>
<add name="FirstName" />
<add name="LastName" />
<add name="DateOfBirth" type="System.DateTime"/>
<add name="Bio" />
<add name="FavoriteGenres" type="System.Collections.Generic.List`1[System.Int32]" />
</properties>
</profile>
Searching online for solutions to this particular error has yielded results but I have not been able to put them to use (or know which to use as I don't know what is causing this problem).
Thanks!!
Gerard Torres
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September 20th, 2008, 05:23 PM
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Thanks for pointing me to the right place. I have not solved the problem although I'm pretty sure I am building the right folder. However, I am going to put this on hold until I read chapter 18 in it's entirety and get a better idea of IIS. So, I'll let you know if it's still a problem for me after that.
Thank you Imar!
Gerard Torres
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September 20th, 2008, 10:22 PM
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Okay, I've read through chapter 13 and configured IIS and everything else needed (except creating a Release copy of the project since I'm still on ch. 16) and I am still receiving the same error no matter what I do. I should also note that the error only occurs when I have included the <profile> code:
<profile>
<properties>
<add name="FirstName" />
<add name="LastName" />
<add name="DateOfBirth" type="System.DateTime"/>
<add name="Bio" />
<add name="FavoriteGenres" type="System.Collections.Generic.List`1[System.Int32]" />
</properties>
</profile>
and if I remove the code the build proceeds just fine. Any ideas?
Gerard Torres
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September 21st, 2008, 03:18 AM
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Hi Gerard,
Yes, the same as before: you're opening the wrong folder. You get this error when a sub folder tries to override an application level setting.
You only get this error with <profile /> as at this stage that's the only "root" element that needs to be defined at the application folder.
Other settings can also be overridden in sub folders that are not marked as an application.
For me it's difficult to say what exactly the problem is as I don't know your setup. Can you send me a screenshot of the Solution Explorer and optionally a copy of the site?
Imar
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September 21st, 2008, 07:50 AM
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Hi Gerard,
Thanks for sending me the files. Take a look at the end of the web.config file:
Code:
<location path="Management">
<system.web>
<profile>
<properties>
<add name="FirstName" />
<add name="LastName" />
<add name="DateOfBirth" type="System.DateTime"/>
<add name="Bio" />
<add name="FavoriteGenres" type="System.Collections.Generic.List`1[System.Int32]" />
</properties>
</profile>
<authorization>
<allow roles="Managers"/>
<deny users="*"/>
</authorization>
</system.web>
</location>
Notice how you added the Profile section to a location element. This is not allowed, resulting in the error you got. Move the <profile /> element to under the main <system.web /> element:
Code:
<configuration>
<system.web>
....
<profile>
<properties>
<add name="FirstName" />
<add name="LastName" />
<add name="DateOfBirth" type="System.DateTime"/>
<add name="Bio" />
<add name="FavoriteGenres" type="System.Collections.Generic.List`1[System.Int32]" />
</properties>
</profile>
....
</system.web>
<location path="Management">
<system.web>
<authorization>
<allow roles="Managers"/>
<deny users="*"/>
</authorization>
</system.web>
</location>
</configuration>
Hope this helps,
Imar
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Imar Spaanjaars
http://Imar.Spaanjaars.Com
Everyone is unique, except for me.
Author of Beginning ASP.NET 3.5 : in C# and VB, ASP.NET 2.0 Instant Results and Dreamweaver MX 2004
Want to be my colleague? Then check out this post.
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September 21st, 2008, 09:00 AM
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Oh man.. I see. I didn't even think about which system.web I was placing it in because while I was trying to access this problem, I failed to think that I could even access other locations from the main application config file.
Fortunately, the cause of the problem reinforces my understanding of what that error is supposed to mean (rather than confusing me further), which means I'll know what to look for in the future.
Thank you again for helping me learn!
Gerard Torres
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