Placing IIS resources where _I_ want them

BrianWren · November 20th, 2006, 06:06 PM

In my classic ASP / VB6-webclass web site I have

Code:

inetpub
   |
   +ââ components
   |       |
   |       +ââ FS
   |       |    +ââ FS.DLL
   |       |
   |       +ââ CR
   |            +ââ CR.DLL
   +ââ wwwroot
           |
           +ââ FS
           |    +ââ FS.ASP
           |    +ââ Images
           |    |      +ââ . . .
           |    +ââ Javascript
           |           +ââ . . .
           |
           +ââ CR
                |
                +ââ CR.ASP

(and so on.) This way my executable code (called by the .ASPs) is separated from exposure to the internet, and so forth.

Now, I'd like to put .ASPX pages under \wwwroot, but put the dll holding the pageâs class under \components. Can this even be done, or is .NET completely inflexible regarding the location of required components?

BrianWren · November 28th, 2006, 03:02 PM

Come on: Itâs been a weekâno one has a response?

woodyz · November 28th, 2006, 07:36 PM

Quote:

quote:Originally posted by BrianWren
Come on: Itâs been a weekâno one has a response?

Okay, okay! Settle down.
First a disclaimer: I am working exclusively in .NET 2003, and although I was full steam on the beta 2005 I got shifted off to another projet about 6 months ago. So... things might have changed.

You can put dlls anywhere you want them to be as long as they are installed in the GAC. Otherwise, they need to be in the bin folder or one of its children.

Remember: The "equivalent" of the GAC in good ole COM was the registry - so it didn't matter at all where you placed the dlls, since the location of the dll was determined by COM which looked it up in the registry via the prog id.

Make Sense?

So, (again, unless things are changing), ASP.NET is inflexible about where the dlls can reside.

Woody Z http://www.learntoprogramnow.com

BrianWren · November 29th, 2006, 04:52 PM

OK (breathe in . . . breathe out . . . breathe in . . . )

So If I place the compiled code in the GAC, the .asp will be able to "hook up" with the machinery therein?

Is there more to it than that?

woodyz · November 29th, 2006, 05:20 PM

Yes, if you register the code in the GAC, any application on that machine will be able to make a reference to it and use its services. To register the application into the GAC requires a strong name key and a few other small steps that you can easily locate with a search on the internet.

And no, there isn't really any more to it.

Woody Z http://www.learntoprogramnow.com