Help: Visual Studio 2003 project copy to Discountasp.net

I need help please.

I have a web which I've developed on Visual Studio 2003 on a WinXP Pro machine. Web works fine on devel machine but wont even start on discountasp webhost.

Have used copy project to move it over, amongst other ways. same problem. All my components on the host have a file location on my local machine - how can that be?? and how do I change this, the file locations are greyed out?

I thought this was supposed to be a simlple matter of transfering the files and away you go.

Any help appreciated. This is my first time!!!

 

I am using the instructions from Q10002 as you mention.


support say its a coding issue but how can it be when it works without error on my devel machine?


No errors reported on the copy project procedure.


here is the error being thrown:
Input string was not in a correct format.


Description: An unhandled exception occurred during the execution of the current web request. Please review the stack trace for more information about the error and where it originated in the code.

Exception Details: System.FormatException: Input string was not in a correct format.

Source Error:

Code:

An unhandled exception was generated during the execution of the current web request. Information regarding the origin and location of the exception can be identified using the exception stack trace below.

Stack Trace:

Code:

[FormatException: Input string was not in a correct format.]
   System.Number.ParseInt64(String s, NumberStyles style, NumberFormatInfo info) +0
   System.Xml.XmlConvert.ToInt64(String s) +102
   System.Data.Common.Int64Storage.ConvertXmlToObject(String s) +23
   System.Data.DataColumn.ConvertXmlToObject(String s) +51
   System.Data.XmlDataLoader.LoadData(DataTable parentTable) +393
   System.Data.XmlDataLoader.LoadData(DataRow& row, DataTable parentTable, Boolean[] foundColumns) +403
   System.Data.XmlDataLoader.LoadData(DataTable parentTable) +710
   System.Data.XmlDataLoader.LoadData(XmlReader reader) +477
   System.Data.DataSet.ReadXml(XmlReader reader, Boolean denyResolving) +1289
   System.Data.DataSet.ReadXml(String fileName) +63
   SCAMPS.StarterKit.Portal.Configuration.GetSiteSettings() in C:\Program Files\ASP.NET Starter Kits\ScampsPortalVBVS00_01\ScampsPortalVBVS\Components\Configuration.vb:818
   SCAMPS.StarterKit.Portal.PortalSettings..ctor(Int32 tabIndex, Int32 tabId, Int32 tabVIndex, Int32 tabVId) in C:\Program Files\ASP.NET Starter Kits\ScampsPortalVBVS00_01\ScampsPortalVBVS\Components\Configuration.vb:904
   SCAMPS.StarterKit.Portal.Global.Application_BeginRequest(Object sender, EventArgs e) in C:\Program Files\ASP.NET Starter Kits\ScampsPortalVBVS00_01\ScampsPortalVBVS\Global.asax.vb:125
   System.Web.SyncEventExecutionStep.System.Web.HttpApplication+IExecutionStep.Execute() +60
   System.Web.HttpApplication.ExecuteStep(IExecutionStep step, Boolean& completedSynchronously) +87

Version Information:Microsoft .NET Framework Version:1.1.4322.2300; ASP.NET Version:1.1.4322.2300 <!--
[FormatException]: Input string was not in a correct format.
at System.Number.ParseInt64(String s, NumberStyles style, NumberFormatInfo info)
at System.Xml.XmlConvert.ToInt64(String s)
at System.Data.Common.Int64Storage.ConvertXmlToObject(String s)
at System.Data.DataColumn.ConvertXmlToObject(String s)
at System.Data.XmlDataLoader.LoadData(DataTable parentTable)
at System.Data.XmlDataLoader.LoadData(DataRow& row, DataTable parentTable, Boolean[] foundColumns)
at System.Data.XmlDataLoader.LoadData(DataTable parentTable)
at System.Data.XmlDataLoader.LoadData(XmlReader reader)
at System.Data.DataSet.ReadXml(XmlReader reader, Boolean denyResolving)
at System.Data.DataSet.ReadXml(String fileName)
at SCAMPS.StarterKit.Portal.Configuration.GetSiteSettings() in C:\Program Files\ASP.NET Starter Kits\ScampsPortalVBVS00_01\ScampsPortalVBVS\Components\Configuration.vb:line 818
at SCAMPS.StarterKit.Portal.PortalSettings..ctor(Int32 tabIndex, Int32 tabId, Int32 tabVIndex, Int32 tabVId) in C:\Program Files\ASP.NET Starter Kits\ScampsPortalVBVS00_01\ScampsPortalVBVS\Components\Configuration.vb:line 904
at SCAMPS.StarterKit.Portal.Global.Application_BeginRequest(Object sender, EventArgs e) in C:\Program Files\ASP.NET Starter Kits\ScampsPortalVBVS00_01\ScampsPortalVBVS\Global.asax.vb:line 125
at System.Web.SyncEventExecutionStep.System.Web.HttpApplication+IExecutionStep.Execute()
at System.Web.HttpApplication.ExecuteStep(IExecutionStep step, Boolean& completedSynchronously)
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Also, if you look at the error stck trace, it seems to describe file locations as being on my development machine. how can that be? all the files are on the web site host

 

Bruce. I think I found the problem. I managed to replicate it on my own server. I think it's actually a Microsoft "feature". I found reference to it on a MS KB article.


It seems a fault occurs when you copy xml files from one webhost to another, causing error with the .readxml method.


I managed to cure the fault on my server so, touch wood, I can get it work when I try and re-post the file to the hosting server.


Thanks





Andrew