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John S · Guest

I'm trying to create a Web Application to run on the same virtual server as
Sharepoint.

I've found a couple of articles in the spstsdk.chm file but the instructions
in them don't seem to work for me.

Our Server has a differnet name to the virtual server we're using for the
Portal so I don't know whether that makes any diference?

In "Geting started with customising a Sharepoint Web Site in Visual
Studio.Net" it says thatyou should create a new Web Application Project in
http://Server_name/_Layouts/Web_Application_Name. But it returns an error.
Further on in the article it suggests using \\Server_name\Local_Drive$......
but typing that in doesn't even enable the OK buton.

I tried creating the project elsewhere and then copying it into the Layouts
folder but then I have similar problems trying to set the path as excluded
from the managed paths in sharepoint.

Can anyone explain exactly what I'm supposed to do?

Wei-Dong XU [MSFT] · Guest

Hi ,

"makes any diference?"
This will have no affection on the ASP.net web application. The _Layouts is
the default excluded path in Sharepoint. When any request is sent to the
sharepoint site, the sharepoint ISAPI filter will redirect the request to
the web application path.

We could copy the web application to the layouts folder. When our web
application are copied here, all the WSS/SPS site could use this web
application.
Local System driver:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\web server
extensions\60\TEMPLATE\LAYOUTS

However, we will need to configure the virtual server at IIS. Then ASP.net
and IIS will work together to make the web application working well with
the site. This is the step:
1. open IIS mmc (type "inetmgr"[without quotation mark] in start->run)
2. expend the tree node of the portal/WSS site at IIS mmc site tree
3. select the _layouts virtual folder
4. all the web applications' folders and files in layouts folder are listed
here
5. please notice that your copied web application folder currently is
recognized only a normal folder in IIS, we will need to set it as one
virtual folder
6. right click that folder and choose the properties menuitem, the property
window will pop up.
7. at the home directory tab, please click the create button to make this
folder as one virtual folder in IIS.
* please note: when we create this virtual folder, please ensure we use the
same application pool as the portal site. The application pool listbox
lists the application pool used for the virtual folder. If not the same,
the web application will not be able to run for it is not working in the
same context of the sharepoint portal site.

This way, IIS will recognize this folder as one web application virtual
folder and we could use the application as expected.

Please feel free to let me know if you have any further question on this
matter.

Best Regards,
Wei-Dong XU
Microsoft Product Support Services
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Marcos Torres · Guest

Hello John,

Looks like an application pool problem on IIS. Change it ;)
Best regards
Marcos

Wei-Dong XU [MSFT] · Guest

Hi John,

How are you? I am just checking if there is anything further we can do for
you. If so, please let me know.

Best Regards,
Wei-Dong XU
Microsoft Product Support Services
This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights.
It is my pleasure to be of assistance.

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