Debug ASP pages with Visual Studio.net?

[Raterus]

Hello,

I know I can debug ASP pages with visual studio.net, there is an option for
that under project properties/configuration properties/debugging of an
"asp.net" project.

That's where my question comes in, the only way I've figure out how to debug
asp pages, is to have an asp.net project "wrapped" around it, even though
the application itself may have no asp.net pages.

Is there any way I debug old ASP applications, without creating an asp.net
application for it? What I'd really like is if I could point VS.net to a
directory tree on my computer, tell it how to access that tree through http,
and go at it.

If I have to create an asp.net application, is there a better way to do
this, I don't need most any files it creates (web.config/global.asax/etc.),
really just the project files to open it within VS.net.

Thanks,
--Michael

 

[Alvin Bruney [MVP]]

here's one approach. put a stop statement in the asp code. and run it. when
the application hits the stop statement it will ask you to attach a
debugger. attach vs.net and see if it can pick it up