"Start" button in VS.net 1

[RebLazer]

How is the "Start" button (icon: right facing triangle) at the top of VS.net different than viewing the page in a browser (i.e. via the localhost URL)?

There obviously is some difference - as I've implemented changes which only take effect when I click on "Start", but not if I first try to view the changes in a browser which I manually fire up (i.e. outside of VS.net)

Once I've hit that "Start" button, then all implemented changes are also reflected in a browser, too.

Thanks,
Lazer

 

[Zarcom]

If you aren't seeing any changes you may need to build your project first then refresh the browser window to get the changes to show up.

The start button builds your project and then runs it in a browser window. Not only that but if you have chosen debug mode from the drop down beside it then it will also attach the debug process to the browser that opened. This way you can put breakpoints in your code to step through.
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[RebLazer]

Zarcom,

Thanks for replying. Not only did I refresh my browser windwow (several times) without seeing my changes reflected - I even closed the browser window and opened it again in a new window - to insure it was refreshed. But as I wrote, I only saw the changes reflected anywhere after I hit that Start button.

Any clues?


Thanks!
Lazer

 

[Zarcom]

Did you select Build applicationName from the build/debug menu before you did the browser refresh? That'l do donkey, that'l do
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[RebLazer]

No, honestly.

What's the difference between saving and building it? Doesn't a ASPX page compile (?=build) upon the first viewing of it?

Thanks again,
Lazer

 

[Zarcom]

It does yes. However, you must first compile your pages into the IL(Intermediary Language) It's kinda half way between human readable code and machine code. When you run the aspx page the JIT (just in time) compiler compiles your code further making machine specific enhancements.


When you save you only save the aspx and aspx.vb files you don't actually compile to the IL.

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[RebLazer]

Is WebMatrix different? I was using it previously and never had to build anything. On the other hand, I wasn't using CodeBehind in WebMatrix, either - and now I am in VS.net...

Lazer

 

[Zarcom]

It's the code behind part that does this.
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