VS2008 - Localhost debug ...

**Anthony Jones** · Jun 27 '08, 08:01 PM

Re: VS2008 - Localhost debug ...

"Michael Tissington" <mtissington@ne wsgroup.nospamw rote in message
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Recently upgraded to VS 2008 and trying to debug a web application.
>
When I start the application the url is something like
>
http://localhost:nnn/project_name/default.aspx
>
This is new and causes my web to fail because of the project_name embedded
in the url.
>
How do I get the url to be like
>
http://localhost:nnnn/default.aspx ?
>

I don't know of a way to make the development web server serve a project as
its root.

I would tend to seek ways to make the app work in both scenarios by making
use of ~/ prefixed urls where an absolute path in to the application is
needed and using relative URLs where reasonable.

Alternatively you can use IIS for debugging you just need to attach to the
appropriate process to debug managed code.

--
Anthony Jones - MVP ASP/ASP.NET

**Juan T. Llibre** · Jun 27 '08, 08:01 PM

Re: VS2008 - Localhost debug ...

re:
!How do I get the url to be like
!http://localhost:nnnn/default.aspx ?

Hi, Michael.

In your Website's project's Solution Explorer, highlight the Project's name,
right-click it and select "Property Pages" from the dropdown menu.

Then, selct the "Start URL" radio button, and write : http://localhost/ in the texbox.
OK out of that dialog...and right-click default.aspx, and then "View in browser".

The URL should have the format you want : http://localhost:nnnn/default.aspx

Juan T. Llibre, asp.net MVP
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"Michael Tissington" <mtissington@ne wsgroup.nospamw rote in message news:%233tdPdno IHA.3652@TK2MSF TNGP03.phx.gbl. ..

Recently upgraded to VS 2008 and trying to debug a web application.
>
When I start the application the url is something like
>
http://localhost:nnn/project_name/default.aspx
>
This is new and causes my web to fail because of the project_name embedded in the url.
>
How do I get the url to be like
>
http://localhost:nnnn/default.aspx ?
>
Thanks...

**Juan T. Llibre** · Jun 27 '08, 08:02 PM

Re: VS2008 - Localhost debug ...

re:
!select "Property Pages" from the dropdown menu.
!Then, select the "Start URL" radio button

There should have been an intermediate step :

Select "Start Options" in the left menu, if the Property Pages don't default to it.

*Then* you can select the "Start URL" radio button.

Sorry if I wan't clear enough.
In any case, that's all you need to do.

Juan T. Llibre, asp.net MVP
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re:
!How do I get the url to be like
!http://localhost:nnnn/default.aspx ?
>
Hi, Michael.
>
In your Website's project's Solution Explorer, highlight the Project's name,
right-click it and select "Property Pages" from the dropdown menu.
>
Then, selct the "Start URL" radio button, and write : http://localhost/ in the texbox.
OK out of that dialog...and right-click default.aspx, and then "View in browser".
>
The URL should have the format you want : http://localhost:nnnn/default.aspx
>
>
>
>
Juan T. Llibre, asp.net MVP
asp.net faq : http://asp.net.do/faq/
foros de asp.net, en español : http://asp.net.do/foros/
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"Michael Tissington" <mtissington@ne wsgroup.nospamw rote in message news:%233tdPdno IHA.3652@TK2MSF TNGP03.phx.gbl. ..

>Recently upgraded to VS 2008 and trying to debug a web application.
>>
>When I start the application the url is something like
>>
>http://localhost:nnn/project_name/default.aspx
>>
>This is new and causes my web to fail because of the project_name embedded in the url.
>>
>How do I get the url to be like
>>
>http://localhost:nnnn/default.aspx ?
>>
>Thanks...

>
>

**Michael Tissington** · Jun 27 '08, 08:02 PM

Re: VS2008 - Localhost debug ...

Thanks for the idea about ~/ ... however this only works for server
components, and I can not use it for things like href ...

**Michael Tissington** · Jun 27 '08, 08:02 PM

Re: VS2008 - Localhost debug ...

Thanks for the idea about ~/ unfortunately this only works for server
components ...

This has only become a problem in VS 2008, in VS2005 it worked correctly
.....

I can't imagine why they changed this ???

**Juan T. Llibre** · Jun 27 '08, 08:02 PM

Re: VS2008 - Localhost debug ...

re:
!I can't imagine why they changed this ???

Nothing's changed.
Follow the instructions I posted, and you'll have the exact behavior you want to have.

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Thanks for the idea about ~/ unfortunately this only works for server components ...
>
This has only become a problem in VS 2008, in VS2005 it worked correctly ....
>
I can't imagine why they changed this ???

**Michael Tissington** · Jun 27 '08, 08:02 PM

Re: VS2008 - Localhost debug ...

Juan,

I tried what you suggested and it did not help - exactly the same issue!

**Juan T. Llibre** · Jun 27 '08, 08:02 PM

Re: VS2008 - Localhost debug ...

re:
!I tried what you suggested and it did not help - exactly the same issue!

Then the problem is not the URL in question.
The instructins I gave you *do* work to get a base URL.

What is the error message displayed ?

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Juan,
>
I tried what you suggested and it did not help - exactly the same issue!

**Michael Tissington** · Jun 27 '08, 08:02 PM

Re: VS2008 - Localhost debug ...

No error is displayed, I get exactly the same results, to see if it was
something in my website I have even tried creating a brand new website and
after setting the startup options as you suggested I still get the
following.

http://localhost:nnn/<project>/default.aspx

**Michael Tissington** · Jun 27 '08, 08:02 PM

Re: VS2008 - Localhost debug ...

Very strange - this is what I have things set to :(

**Michael Tissington** · Jun 27 '08, 08:02 PM

Re: VS2008 - Localhost debug ...

Stranger still ... I can put anything (http://foo/) in the start url and it
seems to be ignored ...

**Juan T. Llibre** · Jun 27 '08, 08:02 PM

Re: VS2008 - Localhost debug ...

Both "localhost" and "YourMachineNam e", in the "Start URL",
should provide base URLs using localhost.

Do you have a "localhost" entry in your HOSTS file, pointing to 127.0.0.1 ?

The HOSTS file is found in :

Drive:\WINDOWS\ system32\driver s\etc

If you've never used it, you may only have a HOSTS.SAM file.

Load it in Notepad, save it as hosts ( no txt extension ) and add this line to it :

127.0.0.1 localhost

Then, try again.

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"Michael Tissington" <mtissington@ne wsgroup.nospamw rote in message news:uU%23VO6yo IHA.2208@TK2MSF TNGP04.phx.gbl. ..

Very strange - this is what I have things set to :(

**Michael Tissington** · Jun 27 '08, 08:02 PM

Re: VS2008 - Localhost debug ...

Thanks for you help with this ...

Yes I already had a HOSTS file with the correct entry for localhost ...
If I open IE and enter http://localhost I get the default page for IIS 7.

**Michael Tissington** · Jun 27 '08, 08:02 PM

Re: VS2008 - Localhost debug ...

OK, I totally uninstalled VS 2008, and then reinstalled it and now it works
correctly.

Thanks for your help.

VS2008 - Localhost debug ...

VS2008 - Localhost debug ...

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