How can I programmatically run the ASP.Net Development Server using C#?

Question

I have ASP.NET web pages for which I want to build automated tests (using WatiN & MBUnit). How do I start the ASP.Net Development Server from my code? I do not want to use I

Answer 1

From what I know, you can fire up the dev server from the command prompt with the following path/syntax:

C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\Webdev.WebServer.exe /port:[PORT NUMBER] /path: [PATH TO ROOT]

...so I could imagine you could easily use Process.Start() to launch the particulars you need through some code.

Naturally you'll want to adjust that version number to whatever is most recent/desired for you.