How to install the ASP.NET 2.0 Time Tracker Kit Requirements: - ASP.NET 2.0 - Visual Web Developer (VWD) - SQL Express if you intend to develop on your local machine 1) Download and install the starter kit on your computer from http://asp.net/downloads/starterkits/. Once installed, the Time Tracker Starter kit should be one of the available templates in VWD 2) Open Visual Web Developer 3) Create a local copy of the site - Select File -> New -> Website. This should bring up the New Web Site dialogue box. - Select "Time Tracker Web Site Starter Kit" - In Location: Select "File System" - Put in a location where you want VWD to install the web site - Select either Visual Basic or Visual C# as language - Click "OK". 4) Install the Database Schema on DiscountASP.NET SQL server - The SQL script to generate the database is located in the /App_code directory - You can use your favorite SQL client to execute the script. Here, I am using osql as an example -Execute the command below to create the schema osql -S <sql server name> -U <db_user> -P <DB_password> -d <DB_Name> -i <path to the starterKit>\App_datat\timetracker-add.sql OR -You could upload TimeTracker.mdf and attach it using the SQL Tools. 5) Update the Web.config file - Comment out the following: <add name="aspnet_staterKits_TimeTracker" connectionString="Data Source=.\SQLEXPRESS;AttachDbFilename=|DataDirectory|\TimeTracker.mdf;Integrated Security=True;User Instance=True" providerName="System.Data.SqlClient" /> - Add the following: <add name="aspnet_staterKits_TimeTracker" connectionString="Data Source=<sql server name>.discountasp.net;Initial Catalog=<DB_Name>;User ID=<db_user>;Password=<DB_password>" /> 6) Set up membership / role provider database See KB: http://kb.discountasp.net/article.aspx?id=10413 7) Copy your site to DiscountASP.NET servers See KB: http://kb.discountasp.net/article.aspx?id=10364 8) Setup the directory as a web application using the Web Application Tool in the control panel. Post Edited By Moderator (mjp) : 8/2/2006 9:02:52 PM GMT
