Chapter 6 C# Code Seems to be Self Generating

tmulher · May 14th, 2015, 08:29 AM

Ever since I downloaded the code to get the banners, strange errors keep coming up:

I delete<%@ Register Src="~/Controls/ContactForm.ascx" TagPrefix="Wrox" TagName="ContactForm" %>" and "<Wrox:ContactForm runat="server" ID="ContactForm" />" from Contact.aspx and it keeps coming back.

I delete "<Wrox:Banner ID="Banner2" runat="server" DisplayDirection="Horizontal" />" from AboutUs.aspx and it keeps coming back

The element <uc1:Banner ID="Banner1" runat="server" /> in Frontend.master keeps changing to <Wrox:Banner ID="Banner1" runat="server" DisplayDirection="Vertical" /> and the @ Register element keeps disapearing

I delete "Banner2.NavigateUrl = "http://imar.spaanjaars.com";" from AboutUs.aspx.cs and it keeps coming back

I get a compile error: The type or namespace name 'Direction' could not be found (are you missing a using directive or an assembly reference?)
that leads to a bunch of code in Banner.aspx.cs that I subsequently delete and the code keeps coming back.

Then I get a web.config 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. and lo and behold my web.config.configuration has 30 to 40 lines of code that I delete, and it keeps coming back.

I performed the exact same steps in C# that I did in VB. VB works fine, C# keeps throwing compile errors that have me going around in circles. It's as if there's some weird Wrox virus.

Help!

Imar · May 15th, 2015, 02:36 AM

This sounds really weird; code shouldn't just disappear and come back. Are you sure you don't have other software running on your machine that changes these files? Have you tried restarting Visual Studio and tried to make changes in another editor (Notepad for example).

With regards to the config error: sounds like a misconfiguration in web.config. Can you post the full code?

Cheers,

Imar

tmulher · May 15th, 2015, 08:39 AM

Hi Imar,

Thank you so much for the swift reply.

I had extracted your code to a subfolder called xxCSharp in my solution. When I launch the site the first time, no problem. When I launch it subsequently, for whatever reason, the compiler reports an error referencing the web.config in Chapter 13! Why it works the first time and why it ignores the web.config in the root is way beyond my comprehension. If I ignore the error, it runs just fine except, on occasion
<link href="App_Themes/Monochrome/Monochrome.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" /> was getting plopped into the Content1 element in default.aspx which explains the mishmash in the DarkGrey theme. I thnk.

I moved your code out of the solution folder and I've launched the CSharp site several times now and everything seems peachy. So far...

I love the book by the way - I am finally starting to get how this web thingy works.

Best Regards,
Tim Mulherin

Imar · May 16th, 2015, 03:12 PM

>> I moved your code out of the solution folder and I've launched the CSharp site several times now and everything seems peachy. So far...

Yeah, that makes sense. When you place a site within another site, the sub site takes it configuration from the main site, which causes all kinds of issues.

Glad you were able to make it work.

Cheers,

Imar