Many people share .ashx files without attaching instructions on how to use it. Yet it isn't evident for everyone which program a .ashx file can be edited, converted or printed with. On this page, we try to provide assistance for handling .ashx files.
Recommended software programs are sorted by OS platform (Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS, Android etc.) and possible program actions that can be done with the file: like open ashx file, edit ashx file, convert ashx file, view ashx file, play ashx file etc. (if exist software for corresponding action in File-Extensions.org's database). ' (Windows 10) or ' Windows cannot open this file ' (Windows 7) or a similar Mac/iPhone/Android alert. If you cannot open your ASHX file correctly, try to right-click or long-press the file. Then click 'Open with' and choose an application. Windows can't open this file: example.ashx To open this file, Windows needs to know what program you want to use to open it. Windows can go online to look it up automatically, or you can manually select one from a list of programs that are installed on your computer. To avoid this error, you need to set the file association correctly.
1 filename extension(s) found in our database.
.ashx - ASP.NET HTTP Handler
The ASHX development files are related to Visual Studio - Visual Web Developer. ASHX file is an ASP.NET HTTP Handler. An ASP.NET HTTP handler is the process (frequently referred to as the 'endpoint') that runs in response to a request made to an ASP.NET Web application. ASP.NET was first released in January 2002 with version 1.0 of the .NET Framework, and is the successor to Microsoft's Active Server Pages (ASP) technology. (ASP is the server-side execution environment in Microsoft Internet Information Server that enables you to run scripts on the server.)
- Application:
- Visual Studio - Visual Web Developer
- Category:
- Development files
- Mime-type:
- text/plain
- Magic:
- - / -
- Aliases:
- -
- ASP.NET HTTP Handler related extensions:
- .pdl
- Policy Description Language File
- .dmd
- Domain Model Definition
- .suo
- Visual Studio Solution User Options
- .resx
- ASP.NET Resource
- .hm
- WinHelp Context ID
- .rc2
- Visual Studio RC2 Resource
Naturally, other applications may also use the .ashx file extension. Even harmful programs can create .ashx files. Be especially cautious with .ashx files coming from an unknown source!
Can't open a .ashx file?
When you double-click a file to open it, Windows examines the filename extension. If Windows recognizes the filename extension, it opens the file in the program that is associated with that filename extension. When Windows does not recognize a filename extension, you receive the following message:
Windows can't open this file:
example.ashx
To open this file, Windows needs to know what program you want to use to open it. Windows can go online to look it up automatically, or you can manually select one from a list of programs that are installed on your computer.
To avoid this error, you need to set the file association correctly.
- Open Control Panel > Control Panel Home > Default Programs > Set Associations.
- Select a file type in the list and click Change Program.
The .ashx file extension is often given incorrectly!
According to the searches on our site, these misspellings were the most common in the past year:
ahx, asbx, ash, asmx, astx, asx, shx
Is it possible that the filename extension is misspelled?
Similar file extensions in our database:
- .ahx
- AHX Encoded Audio
- .asx
- Alpha Five Database Index
- .asbx
- ASP.NET BridgeHandler Data
- .shx
- ArcView Shape Index
- .ash
- KoLmafia ASH Script
- .asmx
- ASP.NET Web Service
Operating systems
DataTypes.net currently supports the following operating systems:
Windows XP/Vista, Windows 7/8, Windows 10, CentOS, Debian GNU/Linux, Ubuntu Linux, FreeBSD, Mac OS X, iOS, Android
When you double-click a file to open it, Windows examines the filename extension. If Windows recognizes the filename extension, it opens the file in the program that is associated with that filename extension. When Windows does not recognize a filename extension, you receive the following message:
Windows can't open this file:
example.ashx
To open this file, Windows needs to know what program you want to use to open it. Windows can go online to look it up automatically, or you can manually select one from a list of programs that are installed on your computer.
To avoid this error, you need to set the file association correctly.
- Open Control Panel > Control Panel Home > Default Programs > Set Associations.
- Select a file type in the list and click Change Program.
The .ashx file extension is often given incorrectly!
According to the searches on our site, these misspellings were the most common in the past year:
ahx, asbx, ash, asmx, astx, asx, shx
Is it possible that the filename extension is misspelled?
Similar file extensions in our database:
- .ahx
- AHX Encoded Audio
- .asx
- Alpha Five Database Index
- .asbx
- ASP.NET BridgeHandler Data
- .shx
- ArcView Shape Index
- .ash
- KoLmafia ASH Script
- .asmx
- ASP.NET Web Service
Operating systems
DataTypes.net currently supports the following operating systems:
Windows XP/Vista, Windows 7/8, Windows 10, CentOS, Debian GNU/Linux, Ubuntu Linux, FreeBSD, Mac OS X, iOS, Android
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File with .ASHX extention is an ASP.NET Web handler file.
Open Ashx File Windows 7
ASP.NET webserver will process the ASP.NET hanlder to a web browser's request.
It was first introduced in Jan 2002 with .NET Framework version 1.0 and to be the successor for Microsoft ASP - Active Server Pages technology. Active Server Pages were in the backend for Microsoft IIS server-side execution environment that enables running ASP scripts.
Once in awhile you might received a .ASHX file as an attachement or you have downloaded a power point presentations from the web and the file extention is not a .pptx but a .ASHX file.
What you need to do is rename the file extention from .ASHX to .PDF and open the file with a Adobe Reader or PDF viewer.
Sometimes you can fix this by making sure that the web browser have a Adobe plug-in installed to view and open PDF file directly in the browser.
Other Programs that open a .ASHX files:
Open Ashx File On Windows 7
Mac OS - TextMate & Web brower like Safari or any other
Open Ashx File Windows 7 32-bit
Windows OS - Microsoft Visual Web Developer, Microsoft Visual Studio 2010, any Web browser and any text editor.
