How to call project 2 aspx from project 1 aspx code-behind

[markgrizzle]

Hi All,
My project_1 folder contains all the asp.net/vb.net pages for my website. I created a project_2 folder for a new c# login page. I did this because I needed to add OpenID support (dotNetOpenAuth), couldn't find any vb.net samples, and wasn't up to the task of porting the c# code to vb.net.

Project_2.login.aspx works, but I can't response.redirect("search.aspx") to any project_1 pages; visual studio 2010 returns a 404 error. Both projects are in the same solution, and the solution compiles. My target framework is ASP.NET 3.5. I've tried the following;

1) add project_1 page links to project 2 (won't compile)
2) copy project_1 pages to project_2 (won't compile)
2) add references for project 1 to project 2 (compiles, returns 404 error)
3) server.transfer("search.aspx")
4) response.redirect("../folder1/search.aspx") (httpException - can't use a leading .. to exit above top directory, but my folders are at the same level)
5) response.redirect(server.transfer("search.aspx"))

Has anyone solved this, or (ideally) seen vb.net samples of OpenID implementations?

Thanks in advance,
Mark

 

[jmeckley]

this is working harder, not smarter (if it's even possible). out of the box each site is treated as a different website, not as 2 projects under one site. and trying to get webforms to do anything outside of the box is near impossible.

your time will be better spent converting the code sample from one language to the other. there are even online translators that can convert code back and forth.

Jason Meckley
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[markgrizzle]

Hi Jason,
Thanks for responding. I agree with you, and in the long-term, I'll make the switch to C#, and rebuild the vb.net pages.

I've made some progress since my post. I removed the vb.net project from the solution, rearranged the folders (solution/project_2/project_1), then re-added the project to the solution; everything compiles now, so this just might work.

Regards,
Mark