I am a C# Programmer and I want to develop my first website.
I have a C# Application, methods of which I would like to use on a back end Server.
Am I correct in thinking I can use a ASP.NET front end and hook it up to a C# back end?
The website objective is to select a file on the front end, pass this to the back end, do some processing with the file, then email the results to the user.
I don’t mind what I use for the front end, but am keen to use a C# backend (this will send data to a SQL server database).
Is this possible?
In terms of current knowledge, I have a basic website that I administrate with cPanel, but this will be my first ‘proper’ web development.
Any guidance or suggestions greatly appreciated, Thanks.
It sounds like you’re starting from complete scratch.
Go download Visual Studio’s free version
http://www.microsoft.com/visualstudio/en-us/products/2010-editions/visual-web-developer-express
I would recommend starting with Web Forms if you’re starting from the ground floor.
From there you can create a project using .aspx pages on the front end that have C# code-behind.