ASP.NET Ajax client-side framework failed to load

[mezzanine74]

Hi,
I am totally lost!! :eek:
I am trying to move my site from Arvixe.com into DiscountASP.Net.

I spent 2 days on searching to figure out what is causing following Ajax error.

I tried hundreds of different variation on webconfig.
all files in Bin folder are correct
everything works perfect in Arvixe.com and on my local computer.

Message: ASP.NET Ajax client-side framework failed to load.
Message: 'Sys' is undefined

I dont have even any hope as i spent lots of hours on this already and no result.

How do you run Ajax with DiscountASP in success ?
Any help appreceated.

[raymondp]

Make sure all of the AJAX assemblies and files are uploaded to your applications Bin folder.

Another tool to use is Fiddler. It is a program that will record all http calls coming to your site. This can give a better insight on what is going on in the back end. Unfortunately, the error you are seeing is not very descriptive.

http://www.fiddler2.com/fiddler2/

[mezzanine74]

hi raymondp

thanks for your reply.

i have created a new web site on my home computer which is running Visual Web Developer 2008 (not like my work computer running VWD2010).
Then i added ToolKitScriptManager and several Ajax controls just to revise webconfig file and Bin folder automatically.

Then i checked brand new WebConfig file to compare my existing webconfig which gives error.

I realized that <handlers> section was completely missing in <system.webServer>. I added handlers section and it is working now. If you follow all those steps by Visual Web Developer 2010, <system.webServer> looks different, there is no handlers and modules.

Surprisingly, my ajax controls are working properly on Arvixe without handler section!!

I hope this information would be helpfull for new customers here.

<system.webServer>
<validation validateIntegratedModeConfiguration="false"/>
<modules>
<remove name="ScriptModule"/>
<add name="ScriptModule" preCondition="managedHandler" type="System.Web.Handlers.ScriptModule, System.Web.Extensions, Version=3.5.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=31BF3856AD364E35"/>
</modules>
<handlers>
<remove name="WebServiceHandlerFactory-Integrated"/>
<remove name="ScriptHandlerFactory"/>
<remove name="ScriptHandlerFactoryAppServices"/>
<remove name="ScriptResource"/>
<add name="ScriptHandlerFactory" verb="*" path="*.asmx" preCondition="integratedMode" type="System.Web.Script.Services.ScriptHandlerFactory, System.Web.Extensions, Version=3.5.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=31BF3856AD364E35"/>
<add name="ScriptHandlerFactoryAppServices" verb="*" path="*_AppService.axd" preCondition="integratedMode" type="System.Web.Script.Services.ScriptHandlerFactory, System.Web.Extensions, Version=3.5.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=31BF3856AD364E35"/>
<add name="ScriptResource" preCondition="integratedMode" verb="GET,HEAD" path="ScriptResource.axd" type="System.Web.Handlers.ScriptResourceHandler, System.Web.Extensions, Version=3.5.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=31BF3856AD364E35"/>
</handlers>
</system.webServer>

[wisemx]

...Good job. I've been helping some of the DASP customers with this and they were all confused with this same thing. ;-)