Professional IronPython

Understanding the WebDev.WebServer Command Line Syntax
The WebDev.WebServer utility provides only a few command line switches because you perform 
most configuration tasks using a special Notification Area icon. Here’s the command line syntax
for this utility.
WebDev.WebServer /port:
/path:
[/vpath:]
WebDev.WebServer20 /port:
/path:
[/vpath:]
WebDev.WebServer40 /port:
/path:
[/vpath:]
The following list provides an explanation of each of the command line switches.
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/port:
PortNumber
: Defines the port number used to host the application. Because your 
application isn’t accessible to the outside world and you use a local browser to access the 
Web server, the port you use isn’t as important as it usually is. You can’t select port 80 if you 
also have IIS installed on the system. Any port number between 1 and 65,535 will work as 
long as the port you select isn’t in use.
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/path:
PhysicalPath
: Specifies the physical location of the application you want to host in 
the browser. You must provide the full path, but you don’t include a filename.
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/vpath:
VirtualPath
: Provides a virtual path for the application where 
VirtualPath
is nor-
mally the application name, such as 
/MyApp
. The default setting provides a virtual path of 
/
.
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Displays the help information for the WebDev.WebServer utility.