Asp. Common file types, extensions, storage location and Usage Summary _ Practical skills in net

. asax

The application root directory.
Typically a Global.asax file that contains code that derives from the HttpApplication class and represents the application.
For more information, see Global.asax syntax.

. ascx

The application root directory or subdirectory.
A WEB user control file that defines a custom, reusable user control.
For more information, see ASP.net user controls.

. ashx

The application root directory or subdirectory.
A generic handler file that contains code that implements the IHttpHandler interface to process all incoming requests.
For more information, see an introduction to HTTP handlers.

. asmx

The application root directory or subdirectory.
An XML Web Services file that contains classes and methods that can be used in a SOAP way for other WEB applications.
For more information, see Publishing and deployment of XML WEB services.

. aspx

The application root directory or subdirectory.
asp.net a Web Forms file that can contain Web controls and other business logic.
For more information, see ASP.net web pages and asp.net Web server controls.

. Axd

The application root directory.
Trace viewer files, usually trace.axd.
For more information, see asp.net tracing.

. browser

App_Browsers subdirectories.
A browser definition file that identifies the enabled features of the client browser.
For more information, see ASP.net Web server controls and browser capabilities.

. cd

The application root directory or subdirectory.
Class diagram file.
For more information, see Working with class diagrams.

. Compile

Bin subdirectory.
A precompiled stub (stub) file that points to the appropriate assembly. The executable file type (. aspx, ascx,. master, subject file) has been precompiled and placed under the Bin subdirectory.
For more information, see the ASP.net Web site precompilation Overview.

. config

The application root directory or subdirectory.
Typically, the Web.config configuration file contains XML elements whose settings configure various asp.net features.
For more information, see asp.net configuration file.

. cs,. jsl,. vb

The App_Code subdirectory, but if the code-behind file for the ASP.net page is in the same directory as the Web page.
The class source code file to compile at run time. The class can be an HTTP module, an HTTP handler, or a code-behind file that is described by the ASP.net page HTTP handler.

. csproj,. vbproj, Vjsproj

The Visual Studio project directory.
The project file for the Visual Studio client application project.
For more information, see Projects and solutions.

. Disco,. vsdisco

App_WebReferences subdirectories.
The XML Web Services discovery file, which is used to help locate available WEB services.
For more information, see Publishing and deployment of XML WEB services.

. DSDGM,. Dsprototype

The application root directory or subdirectory.
Distributed service Diagram (DSD) file that can be added to any Visual Studio solution that provides or uses Web services to reverse-engineer the structure view of Web service interaction.
For more information, see Publishing and deployment of XML WEB services.

. dll

Bin subdirectory.
The Compiled class library file. Alternatively, you can place the source code of the class under the App_Code subdirectory.
For more information, see Shared Code folders in the ASP.net Web site.

. licx,. webinfo

The application root directory or subdirectory.
License file. Control authors can help protect their intellectual property by authorizing the method to check whether a user is authorized to use a control.
For more information, see How to: License Components and controls.

. master

The application root directory or subdirectory.
Master page, which defines the layout of other pages in your application that reference the master page.
For more information, see ASP.net master page.

. mdb,. ldb

App_Data subdirectories.
Access database files.
For more information, see Accessing Data through asp.net.

. mdf

App_Data subdirectories.
SQL database files.
For more information, see Accessing Data through asp.net.

. MSGX,. svc

The application root directory or subdirectory.
Indigo Messaging Framework (MFx) service file.

. rem

The application root directory or subdirectory.
Remote handler file.
For more information, see Modifying SOAP messages with SOAP extensions.

. resources

App_GlobalResources or App_LocalResources subdirectories.
A resource file that contains a resource string that points to an image, localizable text, or other data.
For more information, see Resources in your application or how to: Create Resource files for asp.net Web sites.

. resx

App_GlobalResources or App_LocalResources subdirectories.
A resource file that contains a resource string that points to an image, localizable text, or other data.
For more information, see Resources in your application or how to: Create Resource files for asp.net Web sites.

. SDM,. sdmdocument

The application root directory or subdirectory.
System Definition Model (SDM) files.
For more information, see Overview of the System Definition Model (SDM).

. sitemap

The application root directory.
A site map file that contains the structure of the Web site. ASP.net comes with a default site map provider that makes it easy to display navigation controls on a Web page using site-map files.
For more information, see ASP.net site navigation.

. Skin

App_Themes subdirectories.
The appearance file used to determine the display format.
For more information, see ASP.net topics and skins.

. sln

The Visual Web Developer project directory.
The solution file for the Visual Web Developer project.
For more information, see Projects and solutions.

. soap

The application root directory or subdirectory.
SOAP extension files.
For more information, see Modifying SOAP messages with SOAP extensions.