Changes to Global.asax.vb

[simonm]

I have developed a VB.NET/ASP.NET application and am using the Global.asax.vb file to store some constants which are written to Application variables in the Application_Start event.

In development mode, I can make changes to the values of the constants, and when I build and run the application, these changes take effect as expected.

However, when I access my ASP application by simply navigating to my LocalHost (outside of the Visual Studio environment), any changes I make to the Global.asax.vb file are ignored.

Why is this?

[mendhak]

Any changes you make to any of the .vb files in the app will be ignored unless you Ctrl+Shift+B

[simonm]

Where abouts do I hit ctrl+shift+B? What does it do?

[mendhak]

I meant "Build Solution." Every time you change something in the .vb files, build the solution again so that it gets compiled into your DLL. Ctrl+Shift+B is a keyboard shortcut many of us use to build the solution.

[simonm]

So the .vb files are not necessary to be deployed on the web server? It just uses the compiled DLL?

[mendhak]

Correct.