Solution Name is displayed as Localhost_43913(1 Project)

Chirag · December 23rd, 2016, 01:32 AM

Hello Imar,

In the web site which I created, the Solution Name(i.e., web site name) on top of Solution Explorer is not shown and instead it is displayed as

Solution 'Localhost_43913'(1 Project) instead of Solution 'Site'(1 Project)

The Site hierarchy is

Solution 'Localhost_43913(1 Project)
Site
Demos..
..so on

And my Web Site is listed as Localhost_43913 at recent web site option when I start VS2013.

What happened to the actual Site name?

Thanks.

Imar · December 23rd, 2016, 06:50 AM

When does this happen exactly? Seems like you opened one of the parent folders, and not an actual chapter's code.

Imar

Chirag · December 23rd, 2016, 01:09 PM

I'm following the book and created folders from scratch and using the Chapter folders for reference.

I open the Site folder with following hierarchy
C:\BegASPNET\Site.

Today I found out that in Open Web Site Dialog, in Local IIS option(2nd one) the Site name is present and I tried removing it from there and then opened the site as usually from File System option and Localhost thing is gone and everything is normal until I exit VS and re-open the Site.

Also, everytime I do ctrl+shift+s i.e., Save All, VS prompts me to save a .sln, solution file as localhost_.sln.

Thanks.

Imar · December 26th, 2016, 05:48 PM

If you're opening the site's folder through File | Open Web site, it doesn't matter what the name of the solution file is; it could be anything and just helps you understand what site it is about. You can click the Solution in the Solution Explorer and choose File | Save As to give it a new name.

Cheers,

Imar