Convert VB.Net Web Site to Web Application Project
I am working with Visual Studio Pro SP1 and had some problems converting an old VB.Net web site into a VB.Net Web Application Project. I followed the advice offered here ( http://webproject.scottgu.com/CSharp/Migration2/Migration2.aspx ), but ran into a few kinks when using the process on a VB project.
The Problem:
After creating a new Web Application Project, copying in the old files, and running the "Convert to Web Application Project" process, the site would no longer build. Any classes stored in the "Old_App_Code" folder (previously named "App_Code" before conversion) could not be seen. The original website was written using the root namespace, and when I converted it, VS changed the default namespace to the name of the project.
My Solution:
First, I changed the default namespace back to the root namespace (set Default Namespace to "" in project properties). Next, and this is the part that confuses me, is that I copied the code from each file in the "Old_App_Code" folder, and pasted it into another newly created *.vb file in the same folder. After I had done this for each file, I deleted the old *.vb files and renamed the new ones with the old names. Viola! Everything builds and works just fine.
I converted this project in order to prepare it for integration with MSBuild and Team Foundation server (MSBuild applications need a project file, hence the need to convert), and since most of our existing apps are VB.Net 1.1 or 2.0 Web Sites. (not Web Applications), I'm sure that I will run into this again.
Does anybody have an explanation of why the code-copying is necessary, so I can better explain the process to developers as they come on-board for our Visual Studio Team Suite rollout?
Thanks,
Byron
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I just converted my website (http://www.josephguadagno.net) to a Web Application Project this weekend and it took about 2 days to get everything working. The best way to look at the conversion is that now you are creating an Assembly with multiple objects. When you convert the applications, just like in any assembly, you must have unique names. I went and Namespaces all of the files based on the function / folder they were in.
For example
| ASPX File | Namespace | class name |
| \Articles\Default.aspx | JosephGuadagno.Web.Articles | Default |
| \Articles\Detail.aspx | JosephGuadagno.Web.Articles | Detail |
| \BookReviews\Default.aspx | JosephGuadagno.BookReviews | Default |
| \BookReviews\Detail.aspx | JosephGuadagno.BookReviews | Detail |
Fortunately, I did not have any code in the App_Code folder, I used seperate projects for those. However, the class's Build Action might have been set to "None"
Joseph Guadagno
My Website: http://www.josephguadagno.net
My Blog - http://weblogs.asp.net/jguadagno/
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