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CHAPTER 6 ■ DEPLOYING YOUR WEB SITE
your service client by using your browser and pointing it to the new web site. Here’s an
example:
http://server/serviceclient/default.aspxZIP=90210
You can see the results in Figure 6-22—note that in this case the server name is
lmoroney2k3.
Figure 6-22. Running the deployed application
Summary
An integral part of any application development life cycle is deploying the application
and ensuring that it works once deployed. The Microsoft suite of development tools is
designed for maximum consistency between the development environment and the
deployment environment, but you will always encounter minor differences between
these environments. For example, in development, you’ll likely use the Cassini web
server, which provides dynamic port assignment. Alternatively, in production, you’ll want
to use IIS, which has a fixed port (usually port 80) for your web applications. You’ll also
face different database configuration issues (e.g., using SQL Server Enterprise as opposed