#DEBUG Preprocessor statements in ASPX page

Question

I\'m trying to use a preprocessor directive in an ASPX page, but the page doesn\'t recognize it. Is this just something I can\'t do?

Background: I\'m trying to inclu

Answer 1

I tried to achieve this many ways over the years with out any success. After playing with asp.net mvc recently I got this idea. There is another possibility to keep it all in aspx page using invalid MIME types. In asp.net MVC, templates are loaded with invalid MIME types, so that the browser will not parse them. I followed the same pattern here; Wola! Success... You need one static function that gives you easy access to debug constraint.

Ops.IsRelease() is Public Static Function which returns the debug constaraint

    Public Shared Function IsRelease() As Boolean
        Dim [release] = False
#If Not debug Then
        [release]=True
#End If
        Return [release]
    End Function