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What is aspx
Posted: Mon Oct 02, 2006 4:39 am
by NotOnUrNelly
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
Posted: Mon Oct 02, 2006 6:17 am
by timvw
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...
Re: What is aspx
Posted: Mon Oct 02, 2006 6:18 am
by volka
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
Posted: Mon Oct 02, 2006 10:35 am
by AKA Panama Jack
It's pure EVIL I tell you! EVIL!
Posted: Mon Oct 02, 2006 11:13 am
by neophyte
AKA Panama Jack wrote:It's pure EVIL I tell you! EVIL!
HAHAHAHA!!
Posted: Tue Oct 03, 2006 3:31 am
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
Posted: Tue Oct 03, 2006 3:38 am
by twigletmac
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.
Mac
Posted: Tue Oct 03, 2006 9:03 am
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.