How to make an ASP.Net page with a C# code behind that will work in Sharepoint

Question

I need to develop a page for Sharepoint.

Basically it is a 3 step process that takes some inputs, gets some data and shows a preview of it, then allows the data to be sent off attached to an email.

I know ASP.Net and C#.Net, and the problem should be reasonably easy to solve with an ASP.Net page and a C# code behind.

However I've never had to work with Sharepoint before, and I don't know what is required to make the page 'work in Sharepoint'.

Is there anything special that needs to be done to make it work in Sharepoint? Is an ASPX page the right approach for this sort of problem?

(I'm developing on an XP machine using Visual Studio 2008.)

Answer 1

The answer here:

ASP.net page without a codebehind

has your answer for here.

Answer 2

You can do an ASPX page with code-behind by putting the ASPX page in the 12 _layout directory and GACing the DLL. It's not very fun :)

Edit: A tutorial... http://www.codeproject.com/KB/sharepoint/SharePoint2.aspx

Edit again: Noticed you said Windows XP. SharePoint 2007 will only work on Server 2003.

Answer 3

This is a very loaded question with a very long answer. Any short answer will probably just create more questions. You need to get a book like this one and read it cover to cover.

Answer 4

Hello,

I wrote an article a couple of days ago that, amongst other things, covers how to make a custom application page in SharePoint using a code-behind C# file. Scroll down to Administration page in the article if you just need to get the page up and running.

Also, the first issue of Understanding SharePoint Journal covers a more elaborate example that is used in the CodePlex SPCurrentUsers project.

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