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NotOnUrNelly
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What is aspx

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Hi all,

Can anyone tell me what anything about data driven webpages with the extension aspx. I have a feeling it has something to with Active Server pages (which i have a basic knowledge of from some time ago).

Im, just not sure what the x on the end stands for. I also notice that there is never any other variables passed in the URL when a page has aspx added onto the end.

I have googled this but have not really found any decent sources of information, that make it any clearer.

Many THanks
Jamie
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It's the standard extension for ASP.NET applications.. So any time your IIS server sees a request for a aspx page it will dispatch to the asp.net handler...
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Re: What is aspx

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NotOnUrNelly wrote:Can anyone tell me what anything about data driven webpages with the extension aspx. I have a feeling it has something to with Active Server pages (which i have a basic knowledge of from some time ago).
My guess is the x stands for what ever you want. Like the M in M-Theory. ;)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ASP.NET[quote]ASPX is a text file format used as web-form pages in the .NET environment.[/quote]
NotOnUrNelly wrote:I also notice that there is never any other variables passed in the URL when a page has aspx added onto the end.
not true, e.g. http://office.microsoft.com/clipart/def ... x?lc=en-us <-> http://office.microsoft.com/clipart/default.aspx?lc=de
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It's pure EVIL I tell you! EVIL!
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AKA Panama Jack wrote:It's pure EVIL I tell you! EVIL!
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Post by NotOnUrNelly »

Thanks for yoiu replies everyone.

I have read a little more information on the microsft website. It tells me that i need Microsoft Internet Information Server (IIS). Would this be the case if i have website purchased from an internet provider.


Also, can aspx pages be developed in Microsoft VisualStudio?

Thanks
Jamie
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NotOnUrNelly wrote:It tells me that i need Microsoft Internet Information Server (IIS). Would this be the case if i have website purchased from an internet provider.
Only if you are hosted on a Windows server - most cheap hosting is on Linux servers running Apache.

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Post by SpecialK »

If you do find a cheap (or even free) site that is hosting ASPX pages please post it here.

I know Visual Studio .NET is able to create aspx pages but never had the need to be backward compatable with it so I'm unsure regarding that.
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