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Inside ASP.NET
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Inside ASP.NET

by Scott Worley
November 2001
Intermediate to advanced
736 pages
16h 7m
English
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Application Settings Files

ASP.NET applications can be configured through two different file-based mechanisms:

  • global.asax— Global application setting file.

  • web.config— XML-based application configuration file.

The global.asax File

The global.asax file has two main purposes:

  • To enable you to define application- and session-wide variables, objects, and data.

  • To enable you to define event handlers for application- and session-based events that happen in the scope of the application.

Directives Used in the global.asax File

The global.asax file can include the following possible elements:

  • The @Assembly directive— Is used to register a compiled assembly with the web application; another way to register assemblies is to use the web.config file, ...

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