Query on Editing aspx page

[Poppy]

If I develop a site in VS.net, then install it on the server what happens if
I open up one of the pages in Motepad and alter it.

How does this effect the site ?
Does it do anything ?

TIA

 

[Curt_C [MVP]]

the .ASPX page?
Well, as long as you don't alter anything that's referenced in the
code-behind in a way that would break it, then you are fine. I do this all
the time with the HTML in the page.

 

[Michael Ramey]

This is one of the nice things about how asp.net works, you can edit this
page, but you don't have to recompile the CodeBehind. You can
add/edit/delete just about anything that isn't runat="server". And even
with the server controls, you can move them around, just don't delete them.
You could add new controls, but you wouldn't be able to do much with them
(they should appear though).

HTH,
--Michael