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Visual Studio.NET Fails To Copy ASHX Handlers

Published: 5/29/2004 | Updated: 5/29/2004 |  Discuss

This is something I discovered today. After I uploaded changes with comment feeds and TrackBacks I noticed an HttpHandler implemented in an ASHX file was missing which is why I couldn't make heads and tails of why my handler was not accepting test TrackBacks.

Normally I choose "Copy Project..." from the "Projects" menu and pick "Only files needed to run this application". HttpHandlers in ASHX files are full-fledged citizens of ASP.NET and are well documented as such at MSDN. They even have a handler factory, System.Web.UI.SimpleHandlerFactory, assigned to them in machine.config. Why Visual Studio.NET 2003 ignores them beats me. Even XSLTs get copied. Weird.

Comments

Comment permalink 1 Randy Charles Morin | Sunday, May 30, 2004 at 9:11 AM
Deployment using "Copy Project..." is not a good idea. I've encountered similar issues. Wizards are for mundane users, not programmers. Programmers should understand the details beneath the wizards they employ and test their assertions. MHO.
Comment permalink 2 Milan Negovan | Sunday, May 30, 2004 at 2:15 PM
Well, I usually deploy minor changes by hand, but the latest update was quite big and I put my trust in the wizard. :|
Comment permalink 3 Conrad | Tuesday, March 14, 2006 at 1:53 PM
For copying a project quickly you really can't beat Copy Project (and yes I am a real programmer). For a solution to the files it leaves behind just set the Build Action property to Content. It will pick it up from then on.
Comment permalink 4 Milan Negovan | Tuesday, March 14, 2006 at 1:58 PM
Conrad, thank you for the tip.
Comment permalink 5 strider | Monday, November 10, 2008 at 7:56 PM
Thanks Conrad your tip has saved me. My project was ignoring XSD files manually added to my project.

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