Michel,
The Global.asax file needs to be in your application root. The .vb codebehind file goes in the APP_CODE directory. That is if you have a separate .VB file - if you created a new project the global.asax file is self-contained in the actual ASAX files, but VS2003 put the files separate in qhich case you need the code behind file in APP_CODE.
The easiest thing to do probably is: Rename your global.asax file or back it up somewhere and remove it from the project. Then add a new Global.asax from the Add Item menu. Open the file and then fill in the data from your existing class.
The build provider thing should not be necessary and its a design time feature anyway so it doesn't have any effect on a running application. ASAX files have a default build provider.
+++ Rick ---
>>Oh you didn't say this was a conversion.
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>>You need to move the code behind class from global.asax into APP_CODE and make sure that the global.asax file references the full type (remove the SourceFile or Codebehind attribute) declared there (MyNamespace.MyGlobalType).
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>>If you converted this project using the VS.NET upgrade wizard it should have taken care fo this for you.
>
>Ok, I created the APP_CODE directory and moved Global.asax file into it. By default, when moving it from the interface, it also moved Global.asax.vb which is under Global.asax in the treeview. In Global.asax, I removed the CodeBehind reference. But doing that causes much more error in the designer.
>
>So, this is what I have presently:
>
>Global.asax is located in App_Code directory and contains this:
>
>
><%@ Application Inherits="MFUG.Global" Language="VB"%>
>
>
>Global.asax.vb is located in App_Code directory and contains this:
>
>
>Imports System.Web
>Imports System.Web.SessionState
>
>Namespace MFUG
>
> Public Class [Global]
> Inherits System.Web.HttpApplication
>
> Sub Application_Start(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As EventArgs)
> ' Fires when the application is started
> End Sub
>
> Sub Session_Start(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As EventArgs)
> ' Fires when the session is started
> End Sub
>
> Sub Application_BeginRequest(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As EventArgs)
> ' Fires at the beginning of each request
> End Sub
>
> Sub Application_AuthenticateRequest(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As EventArgs)
> ' Fires upon attempting to authenticate the use
> End Sub
>
> Sub Application_Error(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As EventArgs)
> ' Fires when an error occurs
> End Sub
>
> Sub Session_End(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As EventArgs)
> ' Fires when the session ends
> End Sub
>
> Sub Application_End(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As EventArgs)
> ' Fires when the application ends
> End Sub
>
> End Class
>
>End Namespace
>
>
>The design time error message is:
>
>D:\iis\MFUG\App_Code\Global.asax: ASP.NET runtime error: There is no build provider registered for the extension '.asax'. You can register one in the
section in machine.config or web.config. Make sure is has a BuildProviderAppliesToAttribute attribute which includes the value 'Web' or 'All'.
