First Project

Hi,

I have what I hope is a simple to answer question. I have setup Visual Web Developer 2010 and everything is working fine.

The thing that I am finding annoying is being new to this i just want to create a new project without Visual Web developer giving me the default layout with a welcome page and a login option in the top right and an about us page etc.

The reason I don't want this is from a learning perspective it makes it hard to know what the example stuff has coded in the web.config file and all the other files that get generated.

If it was a blank project with just default.aspx and a blank or very minimal code in the config file I could work out where to go from there.

My process is open Visual Web Developer - Click new project - Select Visual C then Web - Highlight ASP.NET Web Application and give it a new name, then click ok.

So really is there a way to end up with just a very minimal project with only what is need. Being new I wouldn't know what to remove from the default install it's giving me.

Thanks for any advice.

 

Hi,
If what you want is minimal you may want to create a Web Site rather than Application.
An Application is not intended to be minimal, even the blank App project in VS.

Instead of File, New Project
Use File, New Web Site. . .
Then select either the "ASP.NET Web Site" or "ASP.NET Empty Web Site".
All the best,
Mark

 

Thanks Mark,

Will that still enable me to add to the web site to make it like a project and bring in all the functionality that is provide when you setup project as and when i learn it?

Thanks

 

...I can create a Webcast for this if you need.
There are many on the ASP.NET and C9 sites.

The "add" is no problem.
Tip: Once you have created a new project or site right-click on the root level of the Solution Explorer (site browser), then you will see a lot of options, including adding new items.
Some of the new items you can add are pages (Web forms) and many other options.
Right-click on different nodes in your project tree and you'll see varied options.
All the best,
Mark