MikeM
01-01-2005, 07:43 PM
Hello, I'd like to be able to create my own template, and add, remove, or change panels and templates as I wish. However, I'm a little unsure of which files when compiled I'd have to move.
Background: I have the ArticleLive Solution loaded on my local PC. In doing so I had to change the path to the web project in the solution. I then had to change two references in the web project. The one for the Special.dll, and one for the DevEdit.dll. For somereason the paths were not found, so I just had to add the correct reference.
So. I then copied one of the template folders, as I would use that as a base. I then went into each panel and changed the namespace to match my template name. It compiled and everything is good. I then uploaded the new template folder to my web host and went into the settings. It was there and so I selected it, but when going to my homepage nothing appeared. That kind of makes sense as I'm sure I needed to update one of the dll's so that the execution would recognize the new template. So which do I need to update? I would guess that it would atleast be the Web.dll, but what about the ArticleLive.dll? Also would the fact that I had to change reference paths in the web project cause problems if I uploaded a new web.dll to my web host with those references in it?
On a slightly related note. How do I get my local solution to run/debug locally? I'm not sure what the startup page should be, and when I try one, I get an error saying that a project with an output type of library can't be marked as a startup project or something to that effect, but both the Backend and Web projects are marked with an output type of class library?
My ultimate goal is to be able to have a dev environment set up on my machine, so that I can make changes to a template, add panels, compile whatever, test it and then be able to upload the correct files to my web host. But so far I've just been having a slew of problems in getting anything to work on my pc. Even when I just try to install the ArticleLive website to my machine, I get an error after the database tables are created.
I didn't have any problems though installing on my web host.
Oh well, any help that push me in the right direction to solve some of these issues would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks,
Mike
Background: I have the ArticleLive Solution loaded on my local PC. In doing so I had to change the path to the web project in the solution. I then had to change two references in the web project. The one for the Special.dll, and one for the DevEdit.dll. For somereason the paths were not found, so I just had to add the correct reference.
So. I then copied one of the template folders, as I would use that as a base. I then went into each panel and changed the namespace to match my template name. It compiled and everything is good. I then uploaded the new template folder to my web host and went into the settings. It was there and so I selected it, but when going to my homepage nothing appeared. That kind of makes sense as I'm sure I needed to update one of the dll's so that the execution would recognize the new template. So which do I need to update? I would guess that it would atleast be the Web.dll, but what about the ArticleLive.dll? Also would the fact that I had to change reference paths in the web project cause problems if I uploaded a new web.dll to my web host with those references in it?
On a slightly related note. How do I get my local solution to run/debug locally? I'm not sure what the startup page should be, and when I try one, I get an error saying that a project with an output type of library can't be marked as a startup project or something to that effect, but both the Backend and Web projects are marked with an output type of class library?
My ultimate goal is to be able to have a dev environment set up on my machine, so that I can make changes to a template, add panels, compile whatever, test it and then be able to upload the correct files to my web host. But so far I've just been having a slew of problems in getting anything to work on my pc. Even when I just try to install the ArticleLive website to my machine, I get an error after the database tables are created.
I didn't have any problems though installing on my web host.
Oh well, any help that push me in the right direction to solve some of these issues would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks,
Mike