Howdy folks,

I finally have to use a .dll in my application (iTextSharp, for .pdf creation). On my dev machine, incorporation was as simple as telling Visual Web Developer Express to "Add reference," and it created that special Bin folder and loaded her up.

How do I accomplish this task via my VPS (the .NET model, by the way)? I attempted to make VWD connect to the VPS website, but it complained that FrontPage extensions were not installed.

Thanks,
Matt

Hi Matt,

You can make the folder right through explorer when you are connected to the VPS via Remote Desktop. Make sure it is in the root of the application (most likely the root directory of the website). Put the DLL in the folder and you should be set. The .net application will see that there is a file in there when it starts because "bin" is a special reserved folder name.

Also, you can change the connection mode in VWD to FTP as long as you have FTP setup. That will give you most of the functionality without having to install FP.


Hope this helps!
Regards,
Dave Malone

Thanks Dave, that did the trick!

Matt