asp to asp.net migration

Question

i am migrating a website from asp to asp.net. i have some asp pages that have this in them:

<!--#include file="inc_search_form.asp" -->

what is the translation for doing this in asp.net?

Answer 1

the best alternative would probably be to create an ASCX file or in other words: a web user control.

Answer 2

You probably want to put the code into a user control and then use either Html.RenderPartial() or Html.RenderAction() to include that in whatever view you wish.

A good write-up on the pros/cons of each of these methods can be found here: http://devlicio.us/blogs/derik_whittaker/archive/2008/11/24/renderpartial-vs-renderaction.aspx

Answer 3

Literally it's the same: <!--#include file="inc_search_form.aspx"-->. But you'd better rewrite the inc_search_form to a user control as these other guys suggest.