ASP.NET web site administration tool problem

ASP.NET web site administration tool problem



Posted by: Rickie / July 3, 2006

When using ASP.NET 2.0 web site configuration tool, you encounter the following exception.

An error was encountered. Please return to the previous page and try again.

In the meanwhile, If clicking the link “How do I use this tool” in that time, you will face the following strange message.

Tool has Timed out.

=== REASON & HOW TO FIX IT ====

The issue might be that you have a ‘#’ symbol in your web site path. The physical path of your web site application is passed into the URL of the ASP.NET web administration tool. As we know, the ‘#’ symbol of the URL is used as an anchor, which will cause the above strange exception in this case. This symbol terminates the URL and tries to navigate to an anchor in the page. Of course, the administration tool crashes.

What you need to do is to remove the ‘#’ symbol in your web site path.