new app and db added to existing but older app and site

I have a current site, survey app and dbase hosted with discount asp. I have developed a new application and dbase on my local machine and am ready to publishit. I don't want anything in the new app to interfere with the old app, because they don't share any procedures and what not. so I have created a subdirectory on the site and I believe I am supposed to copy all of the new app files to the subdirectory. This means the subdirectory will have its own web.config, global asax and its own subfiles like app_data. FIles and folders by these namesalso exist in the root fileto serve the older app, butthey need to stay put as is.The old dbase is sql02 and the new one is sql05. SoI have just added on sql 05 server to my acct.The old stuff will all be turned off eventually but both will need to run simultaneously for awhile. I KNOW ALMOST NOTHING about what I am doing, so I am just throwing this line out to ask - anything to look out for or to do or not do to avert disaster? Does my subdirectory need to be an "application folder"? Someone mentioned that but I was scared off by the dire warnings on the kb articles on use of the web application tool to create an application folder,like, use this without knowing what you are doing and risk destroying everything. So I thought I would ask. I was thinking I would simply put a button for the new app subdirectory on the main page of the old site (go to student survey). and that would get them to the subdirectory files. Am I dreaming or is it that simple?

 

Thanks, this seems to have worked.I will see how I do with the next challenge...altering web.config to run on the remote server.

 

Well,the new appln. is basically your sub-application and you will have to configure it as a web application using the 'Web Application Tool' in your control panel.Now as far as linking is concerned,you can do it your way.(links/buttons/redirect etc. - http;//www.yourdomain.com/sub-directory_name/xxxx.aspx)

Vikram

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