SharePoint Apps, Visual Studio 2013

Converting ASP.NET Web Applications into SharePoint Apps using Visual Studio 2013

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Do you know that you you can convert your existing ASP.NET Web Application (Whether it’s Web Forms or MVC) into a Provider-Hosted SharePoint App in a few steps ? Yes, Visual Studio 2013 has this feature built-in. Nobody is talking about it though, Google it and you will find nothing!

So here are the steps :

1. Tailspin Toys is a large solution that has been built over the years, Tailspin.Web is an ASP.NET MVC Project for the web layer.

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2. Right-click the asp.net application and choose “Convert” then choose “Convert to App for SharePoint Project”

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3. Enter the SharePoint Site URL for debugging.

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4. Now the SharePoint App project is being created

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5. Now that it has been created, press F5 to deploy & debug it.

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6. Trust it ..

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7. The app launches in the browser, note the URL.

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8. Check the AppManifest of the Provider-hosted app.

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2 thoughts on “Converting ASP.NET Web Applications into SharePoint Apps using Visual Studio 2013”

  1. It’s a great feature, and thank you to write about, but I have a question, where doese the sharepoint store the web pages of the deployed application, in content database or under a virtual directory created for the application ?

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  2. I couldn’t see Convert option. Is this available only in VIsual Studio 2013 “UPDATE 3”? I’m having UPDATE 2.

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