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debugger setup for Web Application VS2005/IIS7/Vista April 20, 2010

Posted by lemonpress in Debugging ASP.NET.
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Web Application Project/Properties (Project, not Solution) is the main config place for debug

Build>Configuration> Active(Debug) —-> try All configurations too

Build > General > Defing debug Constant (unchecked)

Build > General > Define trace Constant (checked)

Build > Output > bin\

Web > Start Action > try variations:

• Specific Page equivalent to Solution explorer > RClick Page.aspx > Set as Start Page
• Current page – page.aspx[.cs] displayed in Active tab in VS editor.
• Try other variations

Web > Servers

• Option 1: Use Visual Sudio Development Server > auto-assign port/Specific Port; Enable Edit and Continue (checked) – this is what it should normally be
• Option 2: Use IIS Web Server

Previously this fixed the problem but now it doesn’t work

1. c:\Windows\system32\drivers\etc\hosts commented out

1. c:\Windows\system32\drivers\etc\hostscommented out#::1             localhost2. removed env varFP_NO_HOST_CHECK

Debugging web application using IIS Web server

Install the IIS 6.0 Management Compatibility Components by using the Windows Vista Control Panel

• Control Panel, click Programs and Features, and then click Turn Windows features on or off (LHS).
• Open Internet Information Services.
• Open Web Management Tools.
• Open IIS 6.0 Management Compatibility.
• Select the check boxes for IIS 6 Metabase and IIS 6 configuration compatibility and IIS 6 Management Console.
• Click OK.

http://www.activexperts.com/support/activmonitor/online/ii6metabase/

http://learn.iis.net/page.aspx/125/metabase-compatibility-with-iis-7/

http://blog.scrappydog.com/2008/06/enabling-iis-6-metabase-compatibility.html

http://americanparanoia.com/wconnect/weblog/ShowEntry.blog?id=493

Change Security Settings for IIS

• Control Panel, click Programs and Features, and then click Turn Windows features on or off (LHS).
• Internet Information Services
• Security
• check Windows Authentication & basic Authentication
• open in IIS7 manager
• click web site virtual directory, e.g. museumoflondon
• in Features View/Security/Authentication select Windows & Basic Authentication “Enable”

In VS Web Application project/Properties/Web

• check radio button “Use IIS Web Server”

In web.config

<configuration><system.web>

<compilation debug=”true” />

<authentication mode=”Windows” />

VS Top Menu places relating to debugging

Project > Set as Startup Project

Build > Configuration Manager >Properties

Project=museumoflondon

Configuration = Debug

Platform= Any CPU

Build = True

Tools > Options > Debugging > General

Enable Source server Support; Print source server diagnostic messages

View > Toolbars > debug, Debug Location

Project > ASP.Net Configuration > Application Configuration > Debugging and Tracing > Configure Debugging and tracing > Tick Enable debugging

Ticking more options will display lots of logging info in the browser on aspx page invocation

Project config places relating to Debug

D:\vs_projects\museumoflondon\museumoflondon\museumoflondon.csproj.user (also contains debug settings)

D:\vs_projects\museumoflondon\museumoflondon\museumoflondon.csproj

Delete crap

D:\vs_projects\museumoflondon\museumoflondon\bin

D:\vs_projects\museumoflondon\museumoflondon\obj

D:\vs_projects\museumoflondon\museumoflondon\App_Data

C:\Users\julia\AppData\Local\Microsoft\WebsiteCache

C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\Temporary ASP.NET Files

More on MSDN: Debugging in VS2005

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/sc65sadd%28v=VS.80%29.aspx

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/e8z01xdh%28VS.80%29.aspx