ASP.MVC reuse ASP.NET web form

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I have a custom .aspx web page that I use for browsing files on server. Can I reuse that in MVC? Is there an easy way of doing this? ... or I have to rewrite everithing from scratch. I am prety new to mvc and the page use ajax for refreshing.

Thanks, Radu

without being more specific about how your webform page is constructed its difficult to say for 100% sure it will work, but most of the time its no problem. Its mainly if your webform relies too heavily on postback or different events such as Init, Load, Prerender etc. you can get into trouble. But must of the time you can use webforms controls on a MVC page without problems. — Pauli Østerø
– Pauli Østerø, Commented Jan 3, 2011 at 11:36

Victor Haydin · Accepted Answer · 2011-01-03 11:27:27Z

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You have to rewrite existing pages from scratch. MVC uses completely different approach then WebForms. You can use both MVC and WebForms pages at one project, when upgrading, but can't use both approaches at one page.

answered Jan 3, 2011 at 11:27

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Pauli Østerø Over a year ago

of course you can use MVC and Webforms on the same page... both have asp.net as their underlying framework and the main difference is how Webforms have a event lifecycle and postback and MVC has a model bound to its view. Drop a webform control in a MVC view and it will most of the time work just fine!

Radu D Over a year ago

So Can I add an .aspx web page in my MVC project? Where can I add that?

John Farrell Over a year ago

@Pauli Østerø - Sure, it will show up, but it will probably not work as intended. This is like answering yes to "Can I drive my car without a steering wheel?" Of course you CAN, doesn't mean thing will go smoothly.

Pauli Østerø Over a year ago

@jfar maybe your example is a bit extreme, but saying that MVC is completely different and there is no way of making them play together is just wrong.

Pauli Østerø Over a year ago

@radu i did comment on your question, we need more info about what that webform page contains to be able to give you a thorough answer.

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