"JezB" <j***@somewhere.com> wrote in message
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>I kind of understand the ASP.NET architecture in terms of building web
>pages with embedded server controls, where the .aspx is run on the client
>and the .aspx.cs runs on the server.
>
> But what if I want to build an ASP.NET based application that is to be run
> entirely on a client (all files hosted on the client and run on the same
> client)? What would that client need to run it?
>
> I want to write an application that can be run standalone on a PC (not
> hosted on a web server and accessed from a PC), which uses web technology
> like javascript and Ajax, while also being able to code the primary logic
> in C#. I have the choice of a windows forms rich client application which
> uses a WebBrowser control, or a native ASP.NET application. But I'm not
> sure the latter is even feasible for being deployed and run standalone on
> a PC - would it need IIS and .NET framework installed, and even more?
>

"Eliyahu Goldin" <removemeegol***@monarchmed.com> wrote in message
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> It is pretty feasible. You will need to have .net installed on the client,
> which doesn't seem to be a problem. You don't need IIS if you package your
> app with a redistributable version of Cassini.
>
> --
> Eliyahu Goldin,
> Software Developer & Consultant
> Microsoft MVP [ASP.NET]
>
> "JezB" <j***@somewhere.com> wrote in message
> news:%23hCMW0wqGHA.3908@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
>>I kind of understand the ASP.NET architecture in terms of building web
>>pages with embedded server controls, where the .aspx is run on the client
>>and the .aspx.cs runs on the server.
>>
>> But what if I want to build an ASP.NET based application that is to be
>> run entirely on a client (all files hosted on the client and run on the
>> same client)? What would that client need to run it?
>>
>> I want to write an application that can be run standalone on a PC (not
>> hosted on a web server and accessed from a PC), which uses web technology
>> like javascript and Ajax, while also being able to code the primary logic
>> in C#. I have the choice of a windows forms rich client application which
>> uses a WebBrowser control, or a native ASP.NET application. But I'm not
>> sure the latter is even feasible for being deployed and run standalone on
>> a PC - would it need IIS and .NET framework installed, and even more?
>>
>
>

"JezB" <j***@somewhere.com> wrote in message news:OUYwpIxqGHA.3484@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
> Cassini : looks good, I hadn't heard of that, but that could be what I'm missing. Thanks.
>
> "Eliyahu Goldin" <removemeegol***@monarchmed.com> wrote in message
> news:uou5FCxqGHA.3648@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
>> It is pretty feasible. You will need to have .net installed on the client, which doesn't seem to
>> be a problem. You don't need IIS if you package your app with a redistributable version of
>> Cassini.
>>
>> --
>> Eliyahu Goldin,
>> Software Developer & Consultant
>> Microsoft MVP [ASP.NET]
>>
>> "JezB" <j***@somewhere.com> wrote in message news:%23hCMW0wqGHA.3908@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
>>>I kind of understand the ASP.NET architecture in terms of building web pages with embedded server
>>>controls, where the .aspx is run on the client and the .aspx.cs runs on the server.
>>>
>>> But what if I want to build an ASP.NET based application that is to be run entirely on a client
>>> (all files hosted on the client and run on the same client)? What would that client need to run
>>> it?
>>>
>>> I want to write an application that can be run standalone on a PC (not hosted on a web server
>>> and accessed from a PC), which uses web technology like javascript and Ajax, while also being
>>> able to code the primary logic in C#. I have the choice of a windows forms rich client
>>> application which uses a WebBrowser control, or a native ASP.NET application. But I'm not sure
>>> the latter is even feasible for being deployed and run standalone on a PC - would it need IIS
>>> and .NET framework installed, and even more?