Best practice for sharing code between ASP and Winforms apps?

[JDC]

Hi all,

I've got a situation where I need to create a Windows Forms application
as an admin tool which is driven by the same data as an ASP.NET
application.

Luckily my 3-tier-ish design means my data and business objects will
cope quite well with this, but I'm wondering what the best way to do
this is?

I'm not sure I want both apps in the same folder, but I want some of my
classes shared between the apps.

Can anyone who's done this comment? Any articles I should read?

Cheers, JC

 

[Kevin Spencer]

Just put your business assemblies into the app folders of both applications.

--
HTH,

Kevin Spencer
Microsoft MVP
Professional Chicken Salad Alchemist

A lifetime is made up of
Lots of short moments.

 

[JDC]

OK, let me check if I've got this right. I add a new class library
project to my web application solution, and move my shared classes into
that .dll project. Then I reference that .dll in my Windows Forms app?

 

[Kevin Spencer]

Well, it's better if you include the class library project in the solution.
You can include the same projects in many different solutions.

--
HTH,

Kevin Spencer
Microsoft MVP
Professional Chicken Salad Alchemist

A lifetime is made up of
Lots of short moments.

 

[GhostInAK]

Hello JDC,

Mmmmm... The GAC is yummy.

-Boo

 

[JDC]

That makes sense. Thanks for the advice.

Well, it's better if you include the class library project in the solution.
You can include the same projects in many different solutions.

--
HTH,

Kevin Spencer
Microsoft MVP
Professional Chicken Salad Alchemist

A lifetime is made up of
Lots of short moments.

 

[JDC]

Tasty, perhaps, but a little complex to prepare. I think I'll stick
with the basic xcopy flavour for the time being

Cheers, JDC