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I'm using Visual Studio and I'm learning ASP.net, to learn I'm following the VWD Videos available on the Microsoft website.

I watched one of the videos and the guy used a Global.asax file, I followed exactly as I did but at the top of the file where the <%@ Application Language="VB" %> is it's underlined yellow (possibly some other colour in different colour schemes) and it gives me the following error:

"C:\Documen....\Scripts\Global.asax: ASP.net runtime error: There is no build provider registered for the extension '.asax'. You can register one in the <compilation><buildProviders> section in machine.config or web.config. Make sure it has a BuildProviderAppliesToAttribute attribute which includes the value 'web' or 'All'"


I managed to fix the problem by moving the Global.asax file back to the main folder (root folder) but when I have it in the Scripts folder I've made it messes up. I like to organise everything that I can, all the vb files of pages in a separate folder (that's another thing, how can I get it so the pages automatically create the VB pages in a certain folder and connect to it?) and stylesheets in another etc. but it doesn't seem to want to work with the Global.asax file. Is there anyway to fix this?

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Please Organize the web.config and global.asax in the same folder

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razool

I'm using Visual Studio and I'm learning ASP.net, to learn I'm following the VWD Videos available on the Microsoft website.

I watched one of the videos and the guy used a Global.asax file, I followed exactly as I did but at the top of the file where the <%@ Application Language="VB" %> is it's underlined yellow (possibly some other colour in different colour schemes) and it gives me the following error:

"C:\Documen....\Scripts\Global.asax: ASP.net runtime error: There is no build provider registered for the extension '.asax'. You can register one in the <compilation><buildProviders> section in machine.config or web.config. Make sure it has a BuildProviderAppliesToAttribute attribute which includes the value 'web' or 'All'"


I managed to fix the problem by moving the Global.asax file back to the main folder (root folder) but when I have it in the Scripts folder I've made it messes up. I like to organise everything that I can, all the vb files of pages in a separate folder (that's another thing, how can I get it so the pages automatically create the VB pages in a certain folder and connect to it?) and stylesheets in another etc. but it doesn't seem to want to work with the Global.asax file. Is there anyway to fix this?

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can you please send the error snap?

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Here's the screenshot, as you can see my Global.asax file and web.config file aren't in the same folder, and yes it does work if they're in the same folder :) but It would be nice to be able to organise it as I have done there as you may see on the right :(

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Ah, thank you for clarifying that for me razool :) shame really, I like to keep everything neat and tidy heh.

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