IIS 500.19 with 0x80070005 The requested page cannot be accessed because the related configuration data for the page is invalid error
This can also happen if the site is configured to use the IIS URL Rewrite module but it is not installed.
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Compile Views in ASP.NET MVC
From the readme word doc for RC1 (not indexed by google) ASP.NET Compiler Post-Build Step Currently, errors within a view file are not detected until run time. To let you detect these errors at compile time, ASP.NET MVC projects now include an MvcBuildViews property, which is disabled by default. To enable this property, open the … Read more
ASP.NET MVC – Set custom IIdentity or IPrincipal
Here’s how I do it. I decided to use IPrincipal instead of IIdentity because it means I don’t have to implement both IIdentity and IPrincipal. Create the interface interface ICustomPrincipal : IPrincipal { int Id { get; set; } string FirstName { get; set; } string LastName { get; set; } } CustomPrincipal public class … Read more
Can I set an unlimited length for maxJsonLength in web.config?
NOTE: this answer applies only to Web services, if you are returning JSON from a Controller method, make sure you read this SO answer below as well: https://stackoverflow.com/a/7207539/1246870 The MaxJsonLength property cannot be unlimited, is an integer property that defaults to 102400 (100k). You can set the MaxJsonLength property on your web.config: <configuration> <system.web.extensions> <scripting> … Read more
How do I import a namespace in Razor View Page?
Finally found the answer. @using MyNamespace For VB.Net: @Imports Mynamespace Take a look at @ravy amiry’s answer if you want to include a namespace across the app.
ASP.NET Web Site or ASP.NET Web Application?
Website: The Web Site project is compiled on the fly. You end up with a lot more DLL files, which can be a pain. It also gives problems when you have pages or controls in one directory that need to reference pages and controls in another directory since the other directory may not be compiled … Read more
Maximum request length exceeded.
If you are using IIS for hosting your application, then the default upload file size is 4MB. To increase it, please use this below section in your web.config – <configuration> <system.web> <httpRuntime maxRequestLength=”1048576″ /> </system.web> </configuration> For IIS7 and above, you also need to add the lines below: <system.webServer> <security> <requestFiltering> <requestLimits maxAllowedContentLength=”1073741824″ /> </requestFiltering> … Read more
A potentially dangerous Request.Form value was detected from the client
I think you are attacking it from the wrong angle by trying to encode all posted data. Note that a “<” could also come from other outside sources, like a database field, a configuration, a file, a feed and so on. Furthermore, “<” is not inherently dangerous. It’s only dangerous in a specific context: when … Read more