What are .axd files???

[Bob Rock]

Hello,

lately I've been reading about modules and handlers and I noticed a set of
files with the .axd extension. So, what are they???
The idea I made of them is that .axd is simply an extension registered to
the asp.net isapi filter inside IIS and this allows anyone to, via an
appropriate <httpModule> tag, associate any fantsy .axd file to a given
HttpModule. So I imagine that the different .axd files (WebResource.axd,
Trace.axd, etc.) really don't exist physically but are probably spit out by
some HttpHandler.

Could someone confirm my ideas??? Thanks.


Bob Rock

 

[Cowboy \(Gregory A. Beamer\)]

You are correct. The .axd files are built into a handler and the ones you
mention are in a handler that ships with the framework (and may even exist
inside of the main library for web apps - have not checked).

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Gregory A. Beamer
MVP; MCP: +I, SE, SD, DBA

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