I’m writing a custom memberhsip provider based on the source for the SQL provider and I tried first making the SQL Provider a separate project. Yet, the web app wouldn’t recognize it unless I put all the source in an APP_Code folder in my web app.
Is this how you implement a custom provider? I thought I could simply reference the provider project from the web app and move on.
Make sure you specify the type as ‘Namespace.Type, Assembly.Name’ if you have your provider in a compiled assembly. Like ‘System.String, mscorlib’ or ‘System.Web.UI.Design.ControlDesigner, System.Design’.
Example: