Web Based Projects

[dntchaseme]

I recently installed the VS2005 RC. Today I wanted to create a web service project. After launching VS2005 I clicked on the Create Project button, that's when I discovered that I do not have the ability to create any web based project. Does anyone have any suggestions what I need to do to fix this?
Imran Hashmi
www.visionstudio.co.uk
www.seo-professional.co.uk 0044-7969012441

[Staff: Warren Ashcroft]

Was there an error?

[Tanzy]

In VS 2003, you needed to have IIS installed in order to be able to create a Web Project. Not tried with VS 2005 yet. (I'm only using the Beta 2 as well)

[RFH Reseller: Sol]

You should just click File -> New Website and be able to create it that way.

You should also be aware that VS2005 does not require IIS as it has it's own internal web server.

[Tanzy]

You should also be aware that VS2005 does not require IIS as it has it's own internal web server.

Nice to know, only just started mucking about with it at work, not had time to fully look into it. Mind you I've always developed with IIS on the machine so would not have noticed.

[RobvK]

It still gives you the option to develop on an IIS, but now also allows you to develop a web application from the filesystem as I believe VS2005 calls it. VS will then use a small built-in webserver to run the application.

[RFH Reseller: Sol]

You will realize when you try to debug a website and you realize that you have a new icon in your task bar.

VS2005 has many new features, what I really like is being able to attach a debugger to the aspnet_wp running a website under IIS and then being able modify the code without detaching the debugger. You just need to open the ASPX page or code behind file, modify and save; on the next hit the code get's recompiled and you can step through.