FalconFlyerx
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| .NET integration - windows app + asp app Hi guys,
I know .NET is a bit controversial at the moment on this board, but I'm in a dilemma for a project I'm trying to wrap up by Thursday and would appreciate any bright ideas. I have a regular windows app made - VB.NET with several forms, and I'm trying to figure out how to go about deploying it as a web application, as an ASP.NET - can it be done in a simple manner? Ideally, I'd like to setup the ASP pages and migrate the windows app on to the ASP form - can that be done or am I just dreaming here? Or will I just have to start from scratch on the ASP page?
Thanks in advance!
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PetePuma
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| Re: .NET integration - windows app + asp app They're really different things with different event models. They are both easy to write, but the idea of the same code for both thick and thin client is pretty much a pipe dream.
Not that you shouldn't be able to reuse a lot of the business logic, but you'll want to start fairly cleanly with regards to the presentation to do it right. | |
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FalconFlyerx
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clubs: | Thanks to both of you for chiming - pretty much what I thought too.
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fcisler
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Riverhead, NY | Re: .NET integration - windows app + asp app Here's another option you could possibly consider:
Click Once
It's very dependent upon multiple things, though. | |
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cowboyro
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| Re: .NET integration - windows app + asp app said by fcisler  :Here's another option you could possibly consider: Click OnceIt's very dependent upon multiple things, though. That has nothing to do with OP's issue. | |
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fcisler
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| Re: .NET integration - windows app + asp app And how so?
From what I gathered, he basically wants to take the application and "move" it ASP.NET.
Let's say what he wants to accomplish is having the application available from outside without having an install - then it does have something to do with his issue. Hence the "It's very dependent upon multiple things."
I also didn't ask what version of VS. What about a WPF application? Does that have nothing to do with his question?
There's more than one way to skin a cat, as they say, and I listed another method. | |
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fcisler
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| Re: .NET integration - windows app + asp app I absolutely hate this phrase - think outside of the box.
I proposed a solution which COULD WORK. Again - it depends heavily upon his criteria and needs. It's NOT going to work as making it a "web application" - but if he just wants to be able to go to a webpage and "use" his application, it can work.
I never said transform - how about "utilize in a different way".
It was a perfectly valid idea. It may or may not work for his needs. If you don't see how then that's fine, but don't tell me that it's not a valid idea or applicable to his solution. | |
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Seandhi
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| Re: .NET integration - windows app + asp app said by fcisler :I absolutely hate this phrase - think outside of the box. I proposed a solution which COULD WORK. Again - it depends heavily upon his criteria and needs. It's NOT going to work as making it a "web application" - but if he just wants to be able to go to a webpage and "use" his application, it can work. I never said transform - how about "utilize in a different way". It was a perfectly valid idea. It may or may not work for his needs. If you don't see how then that's fine, but don't tell me that it's not a valid idea or applicable to his solution. It would really depend on the requirements of his application. ClickOnce is great for deploying applications because you can publish updates without having to go through a whole install process every time you make a change. However, its limitations include not being cross-platform (if his requirement is that it runs on mobile platforms, Mac, etc. this would not work) and not being a true thin client solution.
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