Upgrading an ASP.NET MVC 1.0 Project to ASP.NET MVC 2
To upgrade an existing ASP.NET MVC 1.0 application to version 2, follow these steps:
- Make a backup of the existing project.
- Open the project file in a text editor (the file with the .csproj or .vbproj file extension) and find the ProjectTypeGuid element. As the value of that element, replace the GUID {603c0e0b-db56-11dc-be95-000d561079b0} with {F85E285D-A4E0-4152-9332-AB1D724D3325}. When you are done, the value of that element should be as follows:
<ProjectTypeGuids>{F85E285D-A4E0-4152-9332-AB1D724D3325};{349c5851-65df-11da-9384-00065b846f21};{fae04ec0-301f-11d3-bf4b-00c04f79efbc}</ProjectTypeGuids>
- In the Web application root folder, edit the Web.config file. Search for System.Web.Mvc, Version=1.0.0.0 and replace all instances with System.Web.Mvc, Version=2.0.0.0.
- Repeat the previous step for the Web.config file located in the Views folder.
- Open the project using Visual Studio, and in Solution Explorer, expand the References node. Delete the reference to System.Web.Mvc (which points to the version 1.0 assembly). Add a reference to System.Web.Mvc (v2.0.0.0).
- Add the following bindingRedirect element to the Web.config file in the application root under the configuraton section:
<runtime>
<assemblyBinding xmlns=”urn:schemas-microsoft-com:asm.v1″>
<dependentAssembly>
<assemblyIdentity name=”System.Web.Mvc”
publicKeyToken=”31bf3856ad364e35″/>
<bindingRedirect oldVersion=”1.0.0.0″ newVersion=”2.0.0.0″/>
</dependentAssembly>
</assemblyBinding>
</runtime>
- Create a new ASP.NET MVC 2 application. Copy the files from the Scripts folder of the new application into the Scripts folder of the existing application.
Compile the application and run it.