How to Run a Root “/” Site with the VS/VWD 2005 Local Web Server

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re: How to Run a Root “/” Site with the VS/VWD 2005 Local Web Server

ScottGu — Tue, 30 Jan 2007 05:41:10 GMT

Hi Ed,

If you are using SP1, then you'll instead want to use this tip/trick to enable root applications: http://weblogs.asp.net/scottgu/archive/2006/12/19/tip-trick-how-to-run-a-root-site-with-the-local-web-server-using-vs-2005-sp1.aspx

Alternatively, someone above posted this comment to fix the issue you are seeing:

>>> After fidgeting around with the settings, I found that if you place a final space and a slash after in the arguments, like this: /port:8080 /path:$(ProjectDir) /

Hope this helps,

Scott

re: How to Run a Root “/” Site with the VS/VWD 2005 Local Web Server

Erik — Sun, 28 Jan 2007 16:20:10 GMT

Thanks alot for these tips!!! Saved me lots of pain and time!!!

Cheers from Erik / Sweden

re: How to Run a Root “/” Site with the VS/VWD 2005 Local Web Server

Ed — Fri, 26 Jan 2007 00:26:01 GMT

I just installed VS SP1. When I attempted to start one of my ASP.NET projects I got:

"Unable to connect to Visual Studio's LocalHost Web server."

I followed your instructions and now I get:

"Unable to start debugging on the web server. Unable to connect to the web server. Verify that the web server is running and that incoming HTTP requests are not blocked by a firewall."

Ideas?

Microsoft Visual Studio 2005

Version 8.0.50727.762 (SP.050727-7600)

Microsoft .NET Framework

Version 2.0.50727

Installed Edition: Professional

Windows 2000 Professional

re: How to Run a Root “/” Site with the VS/VWD 2005 Local Web Server

Ashwin — Thu, 18 Jan 2007 06:50:49 GMT

Thanks a lot. You have been of great help.

re: How to Run a Root “/” Site with the VS/VWD 2005 Local Web Server

Imar Spaanjaars — Sat, 13 Jan 2007 11:46:04 GMT

Yep, that worked for me as well. Thanks Chris!

Imar

re: How to Run a Root “/” Site with the VS/VWD 2005 Local Web Server

Geoff Taylor — Thu, 04 Jan 2007 20:23:36 GMT

Excellent tip - many thanks Chris.

Geoff

re: How to Run a Root “/” Site with the VS/VWD 2005 Local Web Server

Chris Sigrist — Tue, 02 Jan 2007 21:08:23 GMT

I had the same problem after upgrading Web Developer Express to SP1. When trying to start my custom web server I would get "such and such directory does not exist". After fidgeting around with the settings, I found that if you place a final space and a slash after in the arguments, like this: /port:8080 /path:$(ProjectDir) /

the problem is solved.

Chris

re: How to Run a Root “/” Site with the VS/VWD 2005 Local Web Server

Geoff Taylor — Sat, 30 Dec 2006 18:47:57 GMT

Hi Imar,

I'm getting the same error as you. I think the problem is because $(ProjectDir) has a trailing slash. If you set the 'Prompt for arguments' checkbox on the External Tools menu, you can see the command-line it uses.

If I try running the exact same command-line from a DOS prompt, I get the same error. If I remove the trailing slash, it works just fine.

This was working before the SP1 upgrade, so it's a bit annoying that it's broken now (although I'm not sure if it's the $(ProjectDir) handling that has changed or the development web server). I don't really want to recreate the project as a web site project, since, well, it's not a web site, so it looks like hard-coding the project directory is the way forward for me.

Hope this helps,

Geoff

re: How to Run a Root “/” Site with the VS/VWD 2005 Local Web Server

Imar Spaanjaars — Thu, 28 Dec 2006 13:29:00 GMT

Hi Scott,

Yeah, I agree. It's a great improvement....

Cheers,

Imar