Inside ASP.NET

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, ...