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Tip #26: Did you know... How to have C# and VB.NET files inside your App_Code directory?

If you are taking advantage of the App_Code folder to develop an ASP.NET WebSite some times you need to use code files that are written in different .NET languages. For example, you may want to use C# files and VB.NET files in the same web site:

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To be able to do this you can use a feature of the compilation section in web.config to configure sub folders inside App_Code to be compiled separately.

<compilation debug="true">
    <codeSubDirectories>
        <add directoryName="VBFiles" />
    </codeSubDirectories>
</compilation>

Federico Silva Armas 
SDET, ASP.NET QA Team

Posted: Friday, November 21, 2008 11:13 AM by WebDevTools

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# November 21, 2008 1:00 PM

Micky said:

But can you call code between them?  In other words, if I have a class in my C# code, can you call it from the VB.NET code.  I assumed the answer was "yes" but still haven't found a solution.

# November 21, 2008 10:22 PM

JoeReynolds said:

Can this be used with Web Application Projects?

# November 22, 2008 2:00 AM

Parsa said:

JoeReynolds, no, it's just for websites, not web applications

# November 22, 2008 10:36 AM

Rahul Chaukse said:

Following are few methods:

http://quickstarts.asp.net/QuickStartv20/aspnet/doc/pages/code.aspx

# January 6, 2009 5:52 AM
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