Tools to migrate ASP applications to ASP.Net

ASP is the classic technology to design web applications. Most of the web applications were built in ASP before a decade; but when Microsoft released its .Net framework ASP .Net, the industry gave it an overwhelming response due to its incredible features. It made the web development process much easier and efficient than before. It introduced the backend programming in ASP .Net. In ASP, the applications were developed in a Scripting language but with ASP .Net, the developer has the options to choose from different languages like C#, J#, Visual basic, .Net etc.

Why migrate to ASP .Net? Simply I can say it will raise the standard of your web application. It will increase the stability and reliability of your application to a next level. Moreover, your application will be more scalable than before with ASP .Net. As a result, your application will gain a performance boosting from the framework. It also helps in avoiding the cross-browser compatibility issue for your application. The ASP .Net developer will have more control over the server side programming; because, ASP .Net provides a platform to isolate the server side programming from that of client side. It also helps in optimizing your application with proper use of cache memory.

ASP2ASPX tool: This is from Netcoole software solutions. It helps in migrating from ASP application to ASPX in a very less span of time. It converts the VBScript to C# or VB .Net as per the requirement of the web developer. It provides the support for code behind functions. It has various migration options like ASP built-in object to ASP .Net, ADO DB to nceADO .Net, File access system to nceScripting namespace etc. Moreover, it has the capability to analyse different data types of ASP and convert them to corresponding data type of .Net. It can generate the migration report after successful migration of the application or program.

ASP to ASP .Net migration assistance: It is yet another migration tool for ASP applications to ASP .Net platform. The best part is that it can be run from within the Visual Studio platform itself. With this tool, it converts all the .asp pages to .aspx page with all precautions. Moreover, it corrects all the references of the original file to the new file during migration. The references may be like href, including files, directives and form attribute etc. It also analyses all the variables and data types of ASP and converts them to ASP .Net data types. This tool performs just like the ASP2ASPX tool in many prospective.

Is it wise to rely on the migration tools? This is the biggest challenge while dealing with any migration tool. Well, you can’t rely on just a tool like ASP2ASPX or ASP to ASP >net migration assistance tool for all your requirements. A tool can convert the codes but it can’t understand your logic behind; so you must take care of the same while migrating an application. I would suggest you to keep a backup of the original file before you try for a migration; so that if any failure occurs you can roll back.

You can get in touch with a custom .NET development company who can help you develop web apps that are stable, scalable and secure.

We provide .NET application development services. If you would like to hire ASP.NET programmers for your development needs, please contact us at Mindfire Solutions. 

What do we know about ASP.Net MVC 5.1

Microsoft’s ASP .Net is a premium MVC framework in the industry. From its first day of launch, it has never seen failure in its lifecycle. Everytime it come up with new and advanced features to sustain in the market and give challenge to its counterparts like PHP, JSP, Python etc. When we think of web development, ASP .Net is always in the top of the list for the web developers in the industry. The best part is its MVC architecture to ensure quality output in an efficient manner. MVC architecture gives maximum room to the ASP .Net developer to develop quick and dynamic web applications on the fly. With the latest ASP .Net 5.1, Microsoft has again proved that it is up to date with the demand of the market with various new features which enables the ASP dot Net developers to develop even better enterprise standard web applications for the future. Let us discuss few significant improvements in the latest version.

Enum support: While developing a web application in ASP .Net, developer used face a problem to implement enum values to different HTML components like Dropdown list, list etc. This time Microsoft has not left any stone unturned. It is listening its users and implemented the same in the framework. Now an ASP .Net developer can use the enum values in the Dropdown list using HTML helper i.e. “EnumDropDownListFor” and in list using EnumHelper.GetSelectList(). It makes the programming more fun and useful at the same time.

Improved attribute routing: Though Attribute routing was not a new concept in ASP .Net but, it was already there since Version 5. This time there is some improvements in the same due to the demands from the .Net developers. Now, an ASP .Net developer has the ability to get Route selected depending upon the header. This helps in better and efficient web app development. Moreover, Route versioning is also an improved feature of latest ASP .Net 5. Last but not the least, now you can use constraints in attribute routing. This improves the quality of programming to a next level.

Support for current Context in Unobtrusive Ajax: In the early version of ASP .Net, the developer had no option to locate the invoking element while calling an Unobtrusive Ajax call. With the latest version, the ASP .Net developer has given the power to locate the invoking element using a “this” object. Now, he can do more tasks using this function in Unobtrusive Ajax calls in different ways like OnFailure, OnBegin, OnSuccess etc.

Integration of bootstrap: Web development has seriously influenced with twitter bootstrap. This enables the user to have more controls over the contents of the web page that too dynamically. Bootstrap is a industry leading javascript library to develop and design modern web applications that are not only beautiful but also attractive and interactive. Moreover, it gives a new look and feel to the user interface that will definitely loved by the users. The best part is it makes the web page more responsive so that it can be used in different platforms and devices like smart phones and tablets. In short, we can say with integration of Bootstrap within ASP .Net, Microsoft is trying to make it even more powerful and future ready than before. You can get in touch with a custom asp.net web development company who can help you develop web apps that are stable, scalable and secure.

We provide .net development services. If you would like to hire asp.net developers for your development needs, please contact us at Mindfire Solutions.