C#® Developer's Guide to ASP.NET, XML, and ADO.NET

Chapter 5. Configuration and Deployment

IN THIS CHAPTER

• Understanding Configuration Files

• Global and Local Configuration Files

• Structure of Configuration Files

• Accessing Configuration Files Programmatically

• Editing Web Configuration Files in Visual Studio .NET

• Initializing Web Applications Using Global.asax

• Using XCOPY for Deployment

• Managing the Global Assembly Cache

Deploying applications under ASP.old was fairly simple—most of the time. You designated a folder as scriptable under Internet Services Manager, copied your script files into that folder, and requested the ASP pages through a Web browser. If something went wrong, you got a 404 Not Found error, which sent you back either to Windows Explorer to locate the missing file or into Internet Services ...