Question

What would you write as an absolut minimum to write a aspx file? The purpose is to force the .net handler to run. Sometimes I want to make a short handwrited code to check the iis functionality. It’s easy in older languages.

HTML
Hello World

ASP
<% Response.Write("Hello World") %>

ASP.NET
This works just fine but so clumsy – yes.

<%@ Page Language="C#" %>

<script runat="server">
    protected void Page_Load(object sender, EventArgs e)
    {
        Response.Write("Hello World!");
    }
</script>

System.Environment.Version is nice, though, if also check the version. Is all this code really needed for asp.net? It isn’t a code you just “hand print just for sake to check”.

Answer 1

The absolute minimum is, or could be construed to be:

<%@ Page Language="C#" %>

<%
    Response.Write("test");
%>