Re: Multiple web.config files in a virtual directory

From: Curt_C [MVP] (software_AT_darkfalz.com)
Date: 05/27/04 

Date: Thu, 27 May 2004 13:01:46 -0500

oopss... I mean IIS, not VS 

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Curt Christianson
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"John Saunders" <johnwsaundersiii@notcoldmail.com> wrote in message
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> "Curt_C [MVP]" <software_AT_darkfalz.com> wrote in message
> news:udY9AGAREHA.3612@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
> > yes, but you are limited what can be in the second one... usually
thought
> > its better to have the ONE in the root and use the <location> tags to
> > explicitely handle things in the subfolders
>
> Curt, what are the limitations on the web.config in the subfolder?
>
> The only limitation I'm aware of is an issue with assembly references if
the
> sub-folder is also an application. If the main web.config uses
>
> <httpModules>
>     <add name="MyModule" type="MyNamespace.MyModule, MyAssembly" />
> </httpModules>
>
> Then the subapplication will be looking for a SubApp\bin\MyAssembly.dll.
You
> can add a <remove name="MyModule" /> to the sub-web.config, but it's
already
> too late - ASP.NET will be looking for MyAssembly.dll before it gets
around
> to processing your <remove>. The workaround is to place a dummy
> MyAssembly.dll in SubApp\bin.
> -- 
> John Saunders
> johnwsaundersiii at hotmail
>
>

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