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Is it possible for an ASP.net server (like IIS 6) to run web application without having available the code behind forms in clear ascii? Can I provide a compiled product to the customer, not an exe file of course, but some dll compiled by my server ? I'm asking that because 1. sometimes I am not happy to provide my source code 2.customer is afraid of their internal security... Thanks Max > Is it possible for an ASP.net server (like IIS 6) to run web application > without having available the code behind forms in clear ascii? Can I provide [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > Thanks > Max DLL files that reside in the bin directory of the site are not compiled by the server. They are precompiled on the development machine using Visual Studio. VS2005 and later have a Publish option which does this. So the answer is yes you can deploy them pre- compiled. Make sure that they are in release form not debug which can lay them open to reverse engineering. If you are worried about security its worth reading the Microsoft documentation for guidance on best practices. Beware that some files, e.g. web.config have to remain in pain text (XML formatted) so avoid any sensitive stuff there (e.g. use encryption for passwords). Having said that, there is no need to worry unduly about source code file or other plain text system file content being freely available to anyone browsing the site. It isn't. It requires local administrative access to the web server or special hacking tools for remote access to get into them. IIS won't touch them. HTH > Is it possible for an ASP.net server (like IIS 6) to run web application > without having available the code behind forms in clear ascii? Can I > provide a compiled product to the customer, not an exe file of course, but > some dll compiled by my server ? This is one of the many features of Web Deployment Projects: http://weblogs.asp.net/scottgu/archive/2008/01/28/vs-2008-web-deployment-project -support-released.aspx  SignatureMark Rae ASP.NET MVP http://www.markrae.net Hi, if you develop ASP.NET application with Visual Studio and using web application project model, you essentially deploy markup files e.g aspx (ascx,asmx etc) and dll files to the server, and there's no need to deploy the code-behind files. Idea is that code-behind is compiled to the dll, and therefore isn't viewable so directly (to add: you can also obfuscate dlls). SignatureTeemu Keiski AspInsider, ASP.NET MVP http://blogs.aspadvice.com/joteke http://teemukeiski.net > Is it possible for an ASP.net server (like IIS 6) to run web application > without having available the code behind forms in clear ascii? Can I [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > Thanks > Max Understand that Express version doesn't offer this option. have looked for a "deploy" or "publish" option but in vain, while Enterprise or Pro seem to have it, afa I can read. MS gave us a gift, but without the red staple. Max > Hi, > [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] >> Thanks >> Max re: !> Understand that Express version doesn't offer this option. have looked for a !> "deploy" or "publish" option but in vain, while Enterprise or Pro seem to !> have it, afa I can read. MS gave us a gift, but without the red staple. ASP.NET comes with the tools to compile any .NET code that you write regardless of the development environment that you prefer to work in. Sample batch file : set frmwk=Drive:\WINDOWS\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727 set src=Drive:\vwdsite set dest=Drive:\vwdsite\compiled del /F /Q Drive:\vwdsite\compiled\*.* %frmwk%\aspnet_compiler -v /vwdsite -p %src% %dest% -c Just substitute your actual boot drive letter anywhere "Drive" appears in the batch file. After you compile, just upload all the files in Drive:\vwdsite\compiled Also, you can modify VWD's menu so you can automate batch compiling your VWD-developed applications. See this article for the details on how to do that : http://safari.oreilly.com/9780789736659/ch03lev1sec2 More background info on this process is found at : http://www.informit.com/articles/article.aspx?p=1073232 As you can see, your gift isn't maimed. Juan T. Llibre, asp.net MVP asp.net faq : http://asp.net.do/faq/ foros de asp.net, en español : http://asp.net.do/foros/ ====================================== > Understand that Express version doesn't offer this option. have looked for a "deploy" or "publish" option but in vain, > while Enterprise or Pro seem to have it, afa I can read. [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] >>> Thanks >>> Max Juan, you really gave me a huge help. I was unable to find such information on the web, and I searched a lot before posting. I've tried, and with a syntax similar to yours, I was able to compile a application and have a server running it (with web dev express 2005!) Only one question, it seems necessary to have IIS running on the machine where it is compiled. A virtual IIS directory is needed. I could not compile in any way from a physical path to a physical path. Is that true? Thanks Max > re: > !> Understand that Express version doesn't offer this option. have looked [quoted text clipped - 61 lines] >>>> Thanks >>>> Max Correction. I was able to compile the application from a physical path to another physical path (C:\aaaa\ to C:\bbb\) No IIS or virtual path involved. Really happy with that. Gift is perfectly maimed, and now you can't look inside!!!! Thanks again > Juan, > you really gave me a huge help. I was unable to find such information on [quoted text clipped - 75 lines] >>>>> Thanks >>>>> Max re: !> Really happy with that !> Thanks again You're quite welcome, Max. It's great when obstacles can be removed. I hope you get a zillion hits a day on your site... ;-) Juan T. Llibre, asp.net MVP asp.net faq : http://asp.net.do/faq/ foros de asp.net, en español : http://asp.net.do/foros/ ====================================== > Correction. > I was able to compile the application from a physical path to another physical path (C:\aaaa\ to C:\bbb\) [quoted text clipped - 71 lines] >>>>>> Thanks >>>>>> Max Free MagazinesGet these publications absolutely FREE for up to 12 months. There are no hidden fees and no obligation. Simply choose a title, complete the application form and submit it. Read more ...
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