I need to create a project file for an ASP.NET website

Question

I haven't got a solution file for a project that i have been asked to work on. However i have all the other aspx and aspx.cs files in one location on my comp. Is it possible for me to create a solution file or may be create a new website project in visual studio 2008 so i should be able to compile the website in visual studio.

Alternatively if someone can direct me to a link for setting up a website on IIS would be a great help but bare in mind i dont have a .sln or a .csproj file.

Any Help would be much appreciated.

Thanks in Advance, Nitesh.

Answer 1

You mention that you don't have "a solution file for a project". Check to see if you have a project file. If you do, you can just double click that and it will open that project in Visual Studio and place it in a solution.

Just to clarify. A project contains application files (aspx, aspx.cs, .cs etc), and solutions contain projects.

If you don't have a project file, I would create a new empty web application and then "add existing files" to it.

Answer 2

You can create a new website project in VS and then copy your files into it. Use the Show All Files button on Solution Navigator and add them to the project. Should work.

Answer 3

You'll want to create a new project and then add all of your existing files to it. See How to: Add Existing Items to a Project