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Asked: 2026-05-12T00:14:25+00:00

I want to be able to point to one of 2 assemblies based on

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I want to be able to point to one of 2 assemblies based on what mode (DEBUG or RELEASE) I have selected in my VS2005 IDE. Something like this (which does not work):

<%@ Control Language="C#" AutoEventWireup="true" CodeBehind="VideoDialog.ascx.cs" Inherits="Company.Web.Base.Controls.VideoDialog" %>

<% #if DEBUG %>
<%@ Register TagPrefix="Company" Assembly="Company" Namespace="Company.UI.Controls.VideoControl" %>
<% #else %>
<%@ Register TagPrefix="Company" Assembly="Company.UI.Controls.VideoControl" Namespace="Company.UI.Controls.VideoControl" %>
<% #endif %>

<Company:CompanyVideo ID="Video1" runat="server"></Company:CompanyVideo>

So, my question is: How do I correctly use a #if DEBUG in an ASPX or ASCX page?

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  1. Editorial Team

    I don’t know how to get what you want, but I face the same problem. I do my control references in web.config and then do post build steps to copy the appropriate web.config for release/debug. It works because you need a different web.config for release/debug anyhow (if only for the debug=”true” attribute) and because you can have a different post build step for debug and release.

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