newbie: Need help with this bug/exception

[Jeff]

Hey

ASP.NET 2.0

this code "private MembershipUserCollection allUsers =
Membership.GetAllUsers();" crashes my web portal. Below you see the inner
exception

Innet Exception:

System.Configuration.ConfigurationErrorsException was unhandled by user code
Message="Could not load file or assembly 'System.Web, Version=2.0.0.0,
Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=aaaaaaaaaaaaaaa' or one of its dependencies.
The system cannot find the file specified. (C:\\Documents and
Settings\\Test\\My Documents\\Visual Studio 2005\\WebSites\\Test\\web.config
line 53)"
Source="System.Web"
BareMessage="Could not load file or assembly 'System.Web, Version=2.0.0.0,
Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=aaaaaaaaaaaaaaa' or one of its dependencies.
The system cannot find the file specified."
Filename="C:\\Documents and Settings\\Test\\My Documents\\Visual Studio
2005\\WebSites\\Test\\web.config"
Line=53
StackTrace:
at System.Web.Configuration.ConfigUtil.GetType(String typeName,
String propertyName, ConfigurationElement configElement, XmlNode node,
Boolean checkAptcaBit, Boolean ignoreCase)
at System.Web.Configuration.ConfigUtil.GetType(String typeName,
String propertyName, ConfigurationElement configElement, Boolean
checkAptcaBit, Boolean ignoreCase)
at
System.Web.Configuration.ProvidersHelper.InstantiateProvider(ProviderSettings
providerSettings, Type providerType)
at
System.Web.Configuration.ProvidersHelper.InstantiateProviders(ProviderSettingsCollection
configProviders, ProviderCollection providers, Type providerType)
at System.Web.Security.Membership.Initialize()
at System.Web.Security.Membership.get_Provider()
at System.Web.Security.Membership.GetAllUsers(Int32 pageIndex, Int32
pageSize, Int32& totalRecords)
at System.Web.Security.Membership.GetAllUsers()
at Admin_Default..ctor() in c:\Documents and Settings\Test\My
Documents\Visual Studio 2005\WebSites\Test\Admin\Default.aspx.cs:line 14
at ASP.admin_default_aspx..ctor() in
c:\WINDOWS\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\Temporary ASP.NET
Files\Test\0570c87d\5d2b6186\App_Web_suvoevfs.0.cs:line 0
at
__ASP.FastObjectFactory_app_web_suvoevfs.Create_ASP_admin_default_aspx() in
c:\WINDOWS\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\Temporary ASP.NET
Files\Test\0570c87d\5d2b6186\App_Web_suvoevfs.2.cs:line 0
at System.Web.Compilation.BuildResultCompiledType.CreateInstance()
at
System.Web.Compilation.BuildManager.CreateInstanceFromVirtualPath(VirtualPath
virtualPath, Type requiredBaseType, HttpContext context, Boolean
allowCrossApp, Boolean noAssert)
at System.Web.UI.PageHandlerFactory.GetHandlerHelper(HttpContext
context, String requestType, VirtualPath virtualPath, String physicalPath)
at
System.Web.UI.PageHandlerFactory.System.Web.IHttpHandlerFactory2.GetHandler(HttpContext
context, String requestType, VirtualPath virtualPath, String physicalPath)
at System.Web.HttpApplication.MapHttpHandler(HttpContext context,
String requestType, VirtualPath path, String pathTranslated, Boolean
useAppConfig)
at
System.Web.HttpApplication.MapHandlerExecutionStep.System.Web.HttpApplication.IExecutionStep.Execute()
at System.Web.HttpApplication.ExecuteStep(IExecutionStep step,
Boolean& completedSynchronously)


This is my membership provider (web.config)

<membership defaultProvider="AH_MembershipProvider"
userIsOnlineTimeWindow="15">
<providers>
<add name="AH_MembershipProvider"
connectionStringName="LocalSqlServer"
applicationName="/"
enablePasswordRetrieval="true"
enablePasswordReset="true"
requiresQuestionAndAnswer="true"
requiresUniqueEmail="true"
passwordFormat="Encrypted"
maxInvalidPasswordAttempts="5"
passwordAttemptWindows="10"
minRequiredPasswordLength="5"
minRequiredNonalphanumericCharacters="0"
type="System.Web.Security.SqlMembershipProvider, System.Web,
Version=2.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=aaaaaaaaaaaaaaa' " />
</providers>
</membership>

Any suggestions on how to solve this problem?

Best Regards

Jeff

 

[Cowboy \(Gregory A. Beamer\)]

There are instances where you need to strip out the garbage from a site,
esp. if you publish instead of just copy all source (the latter being a bad
thing in a production site). Open the web config and remove the assemblies
add lines for the dlls in question (under <compilation>). If you have
already compiled (published), they are not needed anyway. That is what I
would try first. If it does not work, follow up and the issue can be dug
into deeper.

--
Gregory A. Beamer
MVP; MCP: +I, SE, SD, DBA

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