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[DCaban]

Hey Everyone,

I'm currently creating my pages with Visual Web Developer 2008 express edition. I'm currently using the latest FireFox browser. When I debug my project, FireFox directs me to this page instead:



Basically, instead of normally debugging and displaying my pages, it displays them as a link that I have to click on. What am I doing wrong? Is there an option in FireFox that'll fix this issue or is it something in visual web developer. The reason why this is in the javascript forum is because it is only affecting the files that have javascript in them.

Please help :confused:

[WingedPanther]

It's possible there's ActiveX used for doing the debug, which only runs under IE.

[DCaban]

Hmmm,...I copied my pages in notepad, and everything worked perfectly. So you're saying that VWD will not display my pages properly in Firefox because of the ActiveX used during debug mode? That is total and complete madness! There just HAS to be a way around this....guess i'll start debugging in IE.

[Alexander]

DCaban said:

Hmmm,...I copied my pages in notepad, and everything worked perfectly. So you're saying that VWD will not display my pages properly in Firefox because of the ActiveX used during debug mode? That is total and complete madness! There just HAS to be a way around this....guess i'll start debugging in IE.

There's a way to hack ActiveX to some extent into Firefox, but ActiveX is a somewhat insecure and dangerous Microsoft extention when used maliciously, that is why Firefox does not include support for it, as it's only for Windows as well.

[WingedPanther]

Microsoft assumes you are using Microsoft products (Windows, IE, etc), and therefor that you are supporting ActiveX. Unfortunately, it can also do fun things like install viruses on your computer without asking permission. JavaScript simply cannot do that in any browser. Writing cross-browser compatible JavaScript is harder, however, and Microsoft doesn't have a lot of incentive to create it, or even use it, in their debugging tools.

[amrosama]

guys, i think he just wants to open the default or index page by default when opening a directory like "localhost/mysite/".
if thats your problem you will just need to add the name of the default page in IIS configuration

[DCaban]

I figured out the problem, amrosama.Thanks for the suggestion. And by the way, I'm a lady. =)

[amrosama]

you are welcome :). hope i can help you next time