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CHAPTER 11
Developing ASp.neT ApplicATionS
getting dlR
Before you can use DLR, you must download and install it. The files you need for the installation 
appear at 
http://aspnet.codeplex.com/Release/ProjectReleases.aspx?ReleaseId=17613
. 
Download both the documentation and binaries files so that you have a complete setup. The docu-
mentation file is very small, so you might not think you even received the download at first.
The files are simple ZIP files, so you can extract them to your root directory. The examples in this 
chapter use a source folder of 
C:\ironpython-2.6-beta1-aspnet-200905
for the DLR-specific 
examples. You need to change the path in the examples to match the location you used to extract 
the files on your machine.
The 
ironpython-2.6-beta1-aspnet-200905.ZIP
file contains two folders: 
bin
and 
examples
.
The 
bin
folder contains a complete set of IronPython files, including the files required to make an 
IronPython script work as an ASP.NET application (you can read more about these files in the section 
“Creating a Web Site” later in this chapter). The 
examples
folder contains two examples that you 
work with in the next section, “Using the Sample Applications.”
using the Sample Applications
The 
\ironpython-2.6-beta1-aspnet-200905\examples\
folder contains two example applica-
tions. You should run at least one of these examples to ensure you have a good installation (simple 
as it is, sometimes there’s a configuration on your machine that prevents the examples from work-
ing as intended). To start as simply as possible, use the following steps to run the basic Hello Web 
forms example:
1.
Open a command prompt. It doesn’t have to be a VS2010 command prompt — any com-
mand prompt will do. If you’re using Vista or above, make sure you open the command 
prompt with administrator rights by right-clicking the Command Prompt icon in the Start 
menu and choosing Run As Administrator from the context menu.
2.
Type 
CD \WINDOWS\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727
and press Enter to change 
directories to the .NET Framework 2.0 folder on your system. If you don’t have the .NET 
Framework 2.0 installed on your system, then type 
CD \Program Files\Common Files\
Microsoft Shared\DevServer\10.0\
and press Enter to gain access to the ASP.NET 
Development Server folder on your system.
3.
Type 
WebDev.WebServer /port:85 /path:C:\ironpython-2.6-beta1-aspnet-200905\
examples\hello-webforms
and press Enter (change your path information if you need 
to do so). You may need to type 
WebDev.WebServer20
if you’re using an alternate folder 
location. This action will start the ASP.NET Development Server on port 85. You’ll see an 
ASP.NET Development Server icon appear in the Notification Area. (Don’t worry about the 
details of the ASP.NET Development Server for now — they appear in the section “Starting 
the Visual Studio Built-In Web Server” later in this chapter.)
4.
Right-click the ASP.NET Development Server icon and choose Open in Web Browser from 
the context menu. Your Web browser should open up and you should see a simple Web page 
like the one shown in Figure 11-1.
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