Temporary ASP.NET Files - What is this?

[Makarand]

Hi Friends
I have .net installed on my m/c, I see folder:
"C:\WINNT\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v1.0.3705\Temporary
ASP.NET Files" getting created on my machine. It contains
various files (.dll, .xml, .cs, .cmdline).
What this folder is for, as its name says it is temporary
folder, who takes care of managing contains of this folder.

Any info is welcomed

Thanx
Makarand

[Fred Chateau]

"Makarand" wrote ...

> I have .net installed on my m/c, I see folder:
> "C:\WINNT\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v1.0.3705\Temporary
> ASP.NET Files" getting created on my machine. It contains
> various files (.dll, .xml, .cs, .cmdline).
> What this folder is for, as its name says it is temporary
> folder, who takes care of managing contains of this folder.

I think those are the folders that hold the compiled versions of ASP.NET
pages. Since ASP.NET pages don't use a script interpreter, the code must be
compiled the first time the page is requested. IIS then uses the compiled
version of the page to serve the request.

If I'm correct about this, you should see the temporary files that
correspond to your ASPX pages change every time you update the page and then
request it again. After the update and before the request, you'll still see
the old version, but immediately after the request, a new version will
replace the older one.

I'm not sure what all the other files are for, but I imagine it has to do
with support for these compiled pages.

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Regards,

Fred Chateau
e-mail: fchateauAtComcastDotNet