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Hey, is it possible to protect ASP code in some way? Can it be compiled, or
otherwise protect the source somehow?

Thanks,

-Bill.

On Sun, 25 Sep 2005 15:39:56 -0400, "Bill" <> wrote:

>Hey, is it possible to protect ASP code in some way? Can it be compiled, or
>otherwise protect the source somehow?

Wrap it into a DLL, but if you're going to that effort you may as well
go to a .NET app. Otherwise, not really.

Jeff

"Jeff Cochran" wrote...
> On Sun, 25 Sep 2005 15:39:56 -0400, "Bill" wrote:
>
> >Hey, is it possible to protect ASP code in some way? Can it be compiled,
or
> >otherwise protect the source somehow?
>
> Wrap it into a DLL, but if you're going to that effort you may as well
> go to a .NET app. Otherwise, not really.
>

Thanks for the reply, Jeff.

Are you saying that a .NET web app can be compiled or protected? How?

Bill.

"Bill" <> wrote in message
news:...
> "Jeff Cochran" wrote...
>> On Sun, 25 Sep 2005 15:39:56 -0400, "Bill" wrote:
>>
>> >Hey, is it possible to protect ASP code in some way? Can it be compiled,
> or
>> >otherwise protect the source somehow?
>>
>> Wrap it into a DLL, but if you're going to that effort you may as well
>> go to a .NET app. Otherwise, not really.
>>
>
> Thanks for the reply, Jeff.
>
> Are you saying that a .NET web app can be compiled or protected? How?

an aspx page, only exposes the HTML pages (aspx) and teh compiled code (not
simply readable by using notepad), is inside a subfolder inside a single DLL
(assembly).

If you want to 'protect' your stuff, you could use a licensing approach.
Remember, that if somebody really wants to decode your code, or hack it,
they -will- succeed. However, you are the author of intellectual property
and you are advancing features, the 'hacked version' won't be the blessed
version. In short, trust your customers a little more.

"Bill" <> wrote in message
news:...
> "Jeff Cochran" wrote...
>> On Sun, 25 Sep 2005 15:39:56 -0400, "Bill" wrote:
>>
>> >Hey, is it possible to protect ASP code in some way? Can it be compiled,
> or
>> >otherwise protect the source somehow?
>>
>> Wrap it into a DLL, but if you're going to that effort you may as well
>> go to a .NET app. Otherwise, not really.
>>
>
> Thanks for the reply, Jeff.
>
> Are you saying that a .NET web app can be compiled or protected? How?

Yes - use code behind pages for any .NET server code. When you compile the
app, all you need then are the aspx pages and the dll in the bin folder.

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"Tom Kaminski [MVP]" mvps (D.O.T) org> wrote...
> "Bill" wrote in message
{> > Are you saying that a .NET web app can be compiled or protected? How?
>
> Yes - use code behind pages for any .NET server code. When you compile
the
> app, all you need then are the aspx pages and the dll in the bin folder.
>
> --
> Tom Kaminski IIS MVP

Thanks, Tom!

-Bill.

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PCbit
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Advanced HTML Optimizer

Best regards,
J. Paul Schmidt, Freelance Web and Database Developer
http://www.Bullschmidt.com
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