AC app & db configuration with IIS and VS2005 in Local pc

[sowel]

Hi ,

Can any one tell us - where can I get the full technical docs to install the full application locally inorder to test.

We bought the source code. Still we are unable to configure that in local machine.

And there is no any good docs on the AC website - which is unusual.

No docs are full and complete. Everywhere it says do that and do this.

It would be good if there is docs step by step. I mean the step we need to use through IIS and VS2005 or VS2008.

Don't refer setup file . We should be able to configure the whole application including database manually on the local pc.

Please let us know. We bought this application 1 month ago still we are unable to use the application.

Thanks

Sowel
Balance Interactive
North Sydnay , Australia

[AbleMods]

No docs are full and complete. Everywhere it says do that and do this.

It would be good if there is docs step by step. I mean the step we need to use through IIS and VS2005 or VS2008.

There just isn't one complete master document that can possibly describe every situation. Setting up an IIS web application locally, combined with the technical requirements of a development environment as complex as Visual Studio, just isn't something one person can sit down and write for you.

You are expected to bring some technical knowledge of .Net development environments and IIS configuration with you. It isn't Able's job to set your development environment up, it's yours.

For anyone to help you, you're first going to have to give several details:
1. What OS and version are you wanting to host the dev environment on?
2. What version of SQL will you be using? Will it be installed locally or on a different machine?
3. Are you familiar with IIS .Net application hosting?
4. Are you familiar with local NTFS permissions and how they pertain to IIS .Net application hosting?
5. Are you doing a fresh install or trying to copy an existing live AC7 site down?
6. Which version of VS do you want to use? There are differences in how 2005 and 2008 interact.
7. What have you tried already? What errors are you getting? Can you browse the app locally without opening in the dev environment?

These are just for-starters. There's going to be another half-dozen or so questions that will have to be answered before progress can be made.

[mazhar]

Please read the following posts
viewtopic.php?f=42&t=8144&hilit=Visual+Studio
viewtopic.php?f=42&t=8209

[sowel]

Hi ,
We actually tried to configure in our IIS and VS2005 and SQL2005. But it didn't work. We have got around 100's client website which is running using SQL2005 and IIS and Dot Net Framework 2

We also have solution file (VS 2005 project ) - we make the changes and publish/deploy the site to production. I think that's as usual way for everybody.

And also when we provide the source code to the client we provide clear tech doc to them ( step by step ) .
Setting up the project in development environment - docs also are included.

But with your AC application - it is not easy.

I think AC also needs this sort of tech docs for their customer.

You can get any of your tech guy to do that in 2/3 hours. ( Just need to mention the step )
Or if you have already these info on the discussion - you need to put all those in on doc in a organised way.



1. What OS and version are you wanting to host the dev environment on?
A - Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition ( SP - 2 )

2. What version of SQL will you be using? Will it be installed locally or on a different machine?
SQL 2005 and it is installed in different DB server. We use different connection string to connect to development and production DB server. And we use that in Web.config file.

3. Are you familiar with IIS .Net application hosting?
Yes
4. Are you familiar with local NTFS permissions and how they pertain to IIS .Net application hosting?
Yes
5. Are you doing a fresh install or trying to copy an existing live AC7 site down?
Trying to create a Solution in VS2005 and tried to add AC7 projects [web ui, commerce builder proj ]to the solution. But didn't work. If you can mention which projects we should add to the solution - that would be good.

If i were successful to compile the solution . I would write the tech doc for AC and would send for the new user.

6. Which version of VS do you want to use? There are differences in how 2005 and 2008 interact.
At this moment VS2005 . In future we will use VS2008

7. What have you tried already? What errors are you getting? Can you browse the app locally without opening in the dev environment?
We tried to put the source code ( including CB source code - which we bought ) in a folder. And tried to config the IIS as normal web project . But it didn't work. It gave db connection error.

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Parser Error Message: Failed to decrypt using provider 'DataProtectionConfigurationProvider'. Error message from the provider: Key not valid for use in specified state. (Exception from HRESULT: 0x8009000B)



Source File: C:\dev\BalanceShoppingCart\Pubic\App_Data\database.config Line: 2


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Thanks

Sowel