C# – Cannot run ASP.NET MVC Websites on IIS7

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I have Windows 7 professional running IIS7. I have installed ASP.NET MVC 1.0 and VS2008. When I run the app with Cassini it runs fine. When I create a virtual directory and run it on IIS7, the app comes up with a blank web page and no errors at all.

How do I get ASP.NET MVC projects running on IIS7?

Best Answer

I run with that configuration every day. There are a few steps you need to go through to be sure IIS 7.5 (on Win 7) is configured properly. Follow the instructions using the link below. Although they're meant for Vista / IIS 7, they still hold.

http://learn.iis.net/page.aspx/387/using-visual-studio-2008-with-iis-70/

Let us know the outcome.

For MVC v5.1 use Html.EnumDropDownListFor

@Html.EnumDropDownListFor(
    x => x.YourEnumField,
    "Select My Type", 
    new { @class = "form-control" })

For MVC v5 use EnumHelper

@Html.DropDownList("MyType", 
   EnumHelper.GetSelectList(typeof(MyType)) , 
   "Select My Type", 
   new { @class = "form-control" })

For MVC 5 and lower

I rolled Rune's answer into an extension method:

namespace MyApp.Common
{
    public static class MyExtensions{
        public static SelectList ToSelectList<TEnum>(this TEnum enumObj)
            where TEnum : struct, IComparable, IFormattable, IConvertible
        {
            var values = from TEnum e in Enum.GetValues(typeof(TEnum))
                select new { Id = e, Name = e.ToString() };
            return new SelectList(values, "Id", "Name", enumObj);
        }
    }
}

This allows you to write:

ViewData["taskStatus"] = task.Status.ToSelectList();

by using MyApp.Common

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For MVC v5.1 use Html.EnumDropDownListFor

For MVC v5 use EnumHelper

For MVC 5 and lower

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