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i m very new to asp.net.i m trying my first script.i have microsoft .net framework 1.1.but when i try my script
localhost/myweb/a.aspx i m getting blank screen.please any body help me

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A blank result from an .aspx that contains an ASP.NET server control commonly means IIS is either not handing the request to ASP.NET or the ASP.NET runtime is throwing an error that is being hidden. ’s virtual-directory hint and ’s “view source” idea are on the right track, and ’s request to see the script points to a simple way to isolate the problem. The checks below focus on causes not fully shown in the replies.

Quick checklist (in roughly this order):

  • Confirm the file is truly named a.aspx (Windows often hides extensions; check Properties or enable “File name extensions” in Explorer — a common pitfall is a.aspx.txt).
  • Ensure the folder is configured as an IIS application (an ordinary filesystem folder will not be processed as an ASP.NET app).
  • Verify the .aspx script mapping in IIS points to the ASP.NET ISAPI for the v1.1 framework (IIS Manager → site/virtual directory → Properties → Configuration → mappings).
  • Check NTFS permissions for the account IIS/ASP.NET runs under so the runtime can read the file.
  • Inspect IIS logs and the Windows Application event log for parser/runtime errors and note the HTTP status codes returned.

A minimal test page and a small web.config change will quickly reveal whether ASP.NET is being invoked and whether an exception is being hidden. Create a Test.aspx with only:

<%@ Page Language="C#" %>
<html>
<body>
ASPX test page
</body>
</html>

If that renders, mapping is OK. To surface server errors during development, add:

<configuration>
  <system.web>
    <compilation debug="true" />
    <customErrors mode="Off" />
  </system.web>
</configuration>

Warning: do not leave customErrors off on a production server.

If a.asp works but a.aspx does not, the problem is most often mapping/registration rather than control markup. Re-registering ASP.NET with IIS (the framework’s registration tool) and restarting IIS will usually resolve missing-mapping problems. As noted, server controls require the ASP.NET runtime to compile and render them.

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Member Avatar for Letscode

what script did you run?
Are you getting a Blank page or an Error Page?

Can you show us your script?

Member Avatar for aarya

<html>
<body>

<form runat="server">
<asp:Calendar DayNameFormat="Full" runat="server">
<WeekendDayStyle BackColor="#fafad2" ForeColor="#ff0000" />
<DayHeaderStyle ForeColor="#0000ff" />
<TodayDayStyle BackColor="#00ff00" />
</asp:Calendar>
</form>

</body>
</html>

i have used this code from w3schools as i m learning asp.net
i m not gettinhg any error message i m getting white blank screen

Member Avatar for campkev

I copied and pasted into a text document and saved it as a.aspx on my computer and it works fine. if you are getting a blank screen, try right clicking and hitting view source to see if you can get any information that way.

Member Avatar for Paladine

Just a quick question aarya where did you save this file? In a virtual directory in your IIS wwwroot folder? AS you can't save this to just anywhere and have it work like a standard HTML file. You need to place it in a virtual directory.

If you don't know how to setup a virtual "web" directory let me know.

<html>
<body>

<form runat="server">
<asp:Calendar DayNameFormat="Full" runat="server">
<WeekendDayStyle BackColor="#fafad2" ForeColor="#ff0000" />
<DayHeaderStyle ForeColor="#0000ff" />
<TodayDayStyle BackColor="#00ff00" />
</asp:Calendar>
</form>

</body>
</html>

i have used this code from w3schools as i m learning asp.net
i m not gettinhg any error message i m getting white blank screen

Member Avatar for aarya

i ahve little knowledge of asp so i save file in wwroot folder

Member Avatar for Paladine

To make this work you need to do the follow.

1. Create a Folder under your IIS directory (the default directory format that IIS installs to is C:\Inetpub\wwwroot\)
2. Open Administrative tools (Start Menu --> Control Panel --> Administrative Tools)
3. Expand the Website branch to open up the IIS folder structure. Keep drilling down till you see your newly created folder.
4. Right Click your folder, and select Properties
5. In the properties window, and on the Directory Tab there is a section called application settings and a button called create. Click the CREATE button and then click OK.
6. Create your aspx file with this calendar control in the code (as you have already done), save it to the new folder you just created and then open the file by typing in the browers address bar (or even the start menu --> run command) http://localhost/your directory name you just created/then the name of the aspx file name & extension Voila!

Hope this helps!

Member Avatar for aarya

i used to save my asp file as localhost/myweb/a.asp
it is working.i ahve downloaded the .netframework 1.1 to suport aspx extension and stored in wwroot/myweb directory.
the storing the file is same as asp right? is it different.
if it is the same then my a.asp is working why not a.aspx

Member Avatar for kedar_challa

i used to save my asp file as localhost/myweb/a.asp
it is working.i ahve downloaded the .netframework 1.1 to suport aspx extension and stored in wwroot/myweb directory.
the storing the file is same as asp right? is it different.
if it is the same then my a.asp is working why not a.aspx

Hi Aarya,

Here u have to consider the difference between ASP and ASP.Net

ASP is just a scritping language where as ASP.Net is a language.

ASP pages are ineterpreted at rumtime. But, ASP.Net pages are compiled into MSIL at the compile time. When the request hits that page then MS Jitter generates the machine specific code.

Here, in your code you are using the ASP.Net server control calander.So, the code must be compiled first before u run it.

Thanks,
Kedar

Member Avatar for campkev

after you downloaded and installed the 1.1 framework, did you register asp.net in iis?

instructions are here

Member Avatar for kedar_challa

after you downloaded and installed the 1.1 framework, did you register asp.net in iis?

instructions are here

Hi Kev,

It will automatically register the ASP.Net to IIS unless otherwise in some scenarios.

If it doesn't register, then it throws up the error message when we call the .aspx page. But here he is getting the blank page, it means that .net framework is registered to IIS.

Thanks,
Kedar

Member Avatar for Paladine

And this solves the problem of it not working how?

Hi Aarya,

Here u have to consider the difference between ASP and ASP.Net

ASP is just a scritping language where as ASP.Net is a language.

ASP pages are ineterpreted at rumtime. But, ASP.Net pages are compiled into MSIL at the compile time. When the request hits that page then MS Jitter generates the machine specific code.

Here, in your code you are using the ASP.Net server control calander.So, the code must be compiled first before u run it.

Thanks,
Kedar

Member Avatar for kedar_challa

And this solves the problem of it not working how?

Im sorry. I thought some code behind file will be there.

Im not sure but may be the client script is not registered

1.Click Start, click Run, type cmd, and then click OK. 2.At the command prompt, type the following command, and then press ENTER: %windir%\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v1.1.4322\aspnet_regiis –c
3.Type exit, and press ENTER to close the Command Prompt window.

Thanks,

Kedar

Member Avatar for Paladine

I am also a little curious as to have you saved the file. Did you save it as an HTM or HTML file typ? That produces a blank page.

And you are navigating to is in the browser as this example shows : http://localhost/Test2.aspx Where Test2.aspx is the name of the file with the code you provided.

Hope this helps. Let us know how you made out with this problem so we can mark it as resolved.

Thanks

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