How to start with ASP.net

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I'm new to .net so forgive me if this is a dumb question, but what do I need
to start writting in ASP.Net? I have written asp pages before using Visual
Interdev. I have Visual Basic .Net 2003 Standard edition that I have
recently started playing with. I'm running on a Windows 2000 machine with
IIS 5.0. Do I need a copy of ASP.Net or is that bundled in with Visual
Basic .Net 2003 Standard edition? What else do I need to start. Thanks in
advance for any insight.
 
The OP already has the Visual Studio.NET Standard Edition which was clearly
stated and which is clearly the better IDE for ASP.NET development.

I believe that all versions of VS.NET install the .NET Framework (DNF) by
default. That said...

Put the following into wwwroot and call it from IE. It is a simple way to
determine if the DNF is installed and properly configured. If you do not see
the obvious results you may have to download and install the .NET Framework
or reconfigure your current installation.

<!-- tstDotNet.aspx -->

<%@ Page language="C#" %>
<html>
<head>
<title>Testing ASP.NET and C#</title>
</head>
<body>
<h2>Testing ASP.NET and C#:</h2>

Today's Date:
<%=DateTime.Now.ToString()%>
</body>
</html>

There can be problems if for example the DNF was installed before IIS.
There are other issues that may require using aspnet_regiis. To learn more
about this context go to a comand line and execute aspnet_regiis /? or use
Google to learn more about aspnet_regiis.



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Didn't know VB.NET Standard Edition allowed you to create ASP.NET
applications. Is it in the Template list?

Jeff
 
AFIK and making an educated guess as I use Enterprise Edition the Standard
Edition comes in VB or C# only but can be used to do both ASP.NET or
Winforms. The Professional Edition supports both languages and the
Enterprise Edition supports both languages but has more functionality.

In any event, the official details are all on Microsoft's website.


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Jeff Dillon said:
Didn't know VB.NET Standard Edition allowed you to create ASP.NET
applications. Is it in the Template list?
Click to expand...

Yep, there should be a "Web Application .... etc", and a "Web
Service..", if you want to develop XML Web Services.

VS.NET only allows you to create asp.net webforms/pages and user
controls in web application projects. And VS.NET will automatically
creates a virtual root in IIS for every web application project -- you
can't refuse :)
 

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