Walkspoiled

Jim Bonnie's Blog

Author:	jbonnie	Created:	Saturday, March 17, 2007 10:09:43 PM
This is my first Blog. I intend to use it to trace my adventures with Coding, Dotnet, Dotnetnuke, and Golf

Code Camp New Jersey

By jbonnie on Thursday, September 29, 2005 7:00:00 AM

That's right - the code camp craze is hitting New Jersey. October 15 is the date and the DotNetrocks road show gang will be stopping by on their cross country tour to celebrate the up coming dotnet 2.0 launch.

Should be a good showing with Don XML and Scott Watermasysk in the area. Registration info is here.

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Code Camp IV writeup

By jbonnie on Monday, September 26, 2005 7:00:00 AM

Just got back from code camp IV in Boston. It was a great time, Thom Robbins and crew did another excellent job with the venue and getting support from the community and microsoft.

I did my first presentation! It was on deploying DotNetnuke V3, and was well received. DNN is still pretty hot. I was able to raffle off the Telerik r.a.d controls to one of the attendees. The controls have wrappers for the DNN system and look really cool. The live DNN installation in the demo worked without a hitch! The slides ae posted on the Dotnetnuke page on this site.

It was great to see Dave Burke in action again, this time talking about his transition to Smart Clients and the kickstart he got with Issue Vision.

Julie Lerman had us ooo'ing and ahhh'ing over Virtual Earth and...

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DNN upgrade from 3.0.12 to 3.1.1 Webhost4life - multiple portals - half baked install?

By jbonnie on Sunday, September 18, 2005 7:00:00 AM

Decided to do the upgrade to 3.1.1 today and had a wierd with multiple portals. Can anyone comment if I my upgrade left me half baked.Here is what I did:1) backed everything up!2) copied over the install files from the 3.1.1 install zip - I ftp'ed the files after unzipping - I could not figure out how to unzip on webhost4life in the parent directory...3) updated the release config with my old settings as per install guide and copied it over as web.config4) now comes the interesting part! I created the 3.0.12 site originally with portal name www.walkspoiled.com, I added a child portal www.walkspoiled.com/pgc, and then added another top level portal www.silverribbon.com5) After putting new dnn 3.1.1 files on and calling up www.walkspoiled.com and www.walkspoiled.com/pgc I did not see install script run, but when logged in as host the site settings said version 3.1.1 - thought I was cool...but6) when I called up www.silverribbon.com...

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DNN 3.0.13 to 3.1.1 successful install - did your screen look like this?

By jbonnie on Sunday, September 18, 2005 7:00:00 AM

Upgrading DotNetNuke Current Assembly Version: 03.01.01 Current Database Version: 03.00.13 Upgrade Status Report00:00:00.031 - Upgrading to Version: 3.1.000:00:00.484 - Upgrading to Version: 3.1.100:00:01.171 - Performing General Upgrades00:00:01.312 - Installing Module File D:\DotNetNuke\UPGTEST\Install\Module\Announcements_3.1_Install.zip:00:00:01.515 - Installing Module File D:\DotNetNuke\UPGTEST\Install\Module\Contacts_3.1_Install.zip:00:00:01.546 - Installing Module File D:\DotNetNuke\UPGTEST\Install\Module\Discussions_3.1_Install.zip:00:00:01.562 - Installing Module File D:\DotNetNuke\UPGTEST\Install\Module\Documents_3.1_Install.zip:00:00:01.593 - Installing Module File D:\DotNetNuke\UPGTEST\Install\Module\Events_3.1_Install.zip:00:00:01.625 - Installing Module File D:\DotNetNuke\UPGTEST\Install\Module\FAQs_3.1_Install.zip:00:00:01.656 - Installing Module File D:\DotNetNuke\UPGTEST\Install\Module\Feedback_3.1_Install.zip:00:00:01.671 - Installing Module File D:\DotNetNuke\UPGTEST\Install\Module\HTML_3.1_Install.zip:00:00:01.687...

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Test upgrade from 3.0.12 to 3.1.1 - This log is complete - My production log is not!!!!

By jbonnie on Sunday, September 18, 2005 7:00:00 AM

Upgrading DotNetNuke Current Assembly Version: 03.01.01 Current Database Version: 03.00.12 Upgrade Status Report00:00:00.015 - Upgrading to Version: 3.0.1300:00:00.093 - Upgrading to Version: 3.1.000:00:00.406 - Upgrading to Version: 3.1.100:00:01.125 - Performing General Upgrades00:00:01.234 - Installing Container File D:\DotNetNuke\UPGTEST\Install\Container\X-CHRON C BLACK.zip:00:00:01.765 - Installing Container File D:\DotNetNuke\UPGTEST\Install\Container\X-CHRON C GREY.zip:00:00:02.078 - Installing Container File D:\DotNetNuke\UPGTEST\Install\Container\X-CHRON LR BLACK.zip:00:00:02.328 - Installing Container File D:\DotNetNuke\UPGTEST\Install\Container\X-CHRON LR GREY.zip:00:00:02.671 - Installing Module File D:\DotNetNuke\UPGTEST\Install\Module\Announcements_3.1_Install.zip:00: - Installing Module File D:\DotNetNuke\UPGTEST\Install\Module\Contacts_3.1_Install.zip:00:00:03.031 - Installing Module File D:\DotNetNuke\UPGTEST\Install\Module\Discussions_3.1_Install.zip:00:00:03.062 - Installing Module File D:\DotNetNuke\UPGTEST\Install\Module\Documents_3.1_Install.zip:00:00:03.093 - Installing Module File D:\DotNetNuke\UPGTEST\Install\Module\Events_3.1_Install.zip:00:00:03.125 - Installing Module File D:\DotNetNuke\UPGTEST\Install\Module\FAQs_3.1_Install.zip:00:00:03.156 - Installing Module File D:\DotNetNuke\UPGTEST\Install\Module\Feedback_3.1_Install.zip:00:00:03.187 - Installing Module File D:\DotNetNuke\UPGTEST\Install\Module\HTML_3.1_Install.zip:00:00:03.218 - Installing Module File D:\DotNetNuke\UPGTEST\Install\Module\IFrame_3.1_Install.zip:00:00:03.234 - Installing Module File D:\DotNetNuke\UPGTEST\Install\Module\Image_3.1_Install.zip:00:00:03.265 - Installing Module File D:\DotNetNuke\UPGTEST\Install\Module\Links_3.1_Install.zip:00:00:03.296 - Installing Module File D:\DotNetNuke\UPGTEST\Install\Module\NewsFeeds_3.1_Install.zip:00:00:03.328 - Installing Module File D:\DotNetNuke\UPGTEST\Install\Module\Survey_3.1_Install.zip:00:00:03.453 - Installing Module File D:\DotNetNuke\UPGTEST\Install\Module\UserDefinedTable_3.1_Install.zip:00:00:03.484 - Installing Module File D:\DotNetNuke\UPGTEST\Install\Module\UsersOnline_3.1_Install.zip:00:00:03.546 - Installing Module File D:\DotNetNuke\UPGTEST\Install\Module\XML_3.1_Install.zip:00:00:03.578 - Installing Skin File D:\DotNetNuke\UPGTEST\Install\Skin\ClearBusiness.zip:00:00:03.968 - Installing Skin File D:\DotNetNuke\UPGTEST\Install\Skin\SalarOCrystal.zip:00:00:04.328 - Installing Skin File D:\DotNetNuke\UPGTEST\Install\Skin\t-worxDNNR.zip:00:00:05.375 - Installing Skin File D:\DotNetNuke\UPGTEST\Install\Skin\X-CHRON Skins.zip:00:00:06.015 - Installing Skin File D:\DotNetNuke\UPGTEST\Install\Skin\XDMediaGreen.zip:00:00:06.265 - Installing Skin File D:\DotNetNuke\UPGTEST\Install\Skin\XDPersonalBlue.zip:...

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using Enterprise Manager to connect to webhost4life SQL Server db

By jbonnie on Thursday, September 01, 2005 7:00:00 AM

I could not connect to my SQL Server DB hosted at webhost4life.

It was a real pain using the web based interface provided by webhost4life. I tried to check the online help files and opened a ticket with the help desk and did not get very far.

I wanted to backup the entire DB for a dotnetnuke upgrade to DNN V 3.1 and could not get this done via webhost4life's interface.

After 45 minutes of working with an agent on a ticker going back and forth I decided to poke around and found that the default database was not set. I found the following with a google search and microsoft had the answer posted.

WORKAROUND If the user's default database no longer exists, or has been marked suspect, use the ISQL command line utility to change the user's default database to a database that is currently available for a connection. 1. At a command line prompt, type the following and then press ENTER: C:\>isql -E 2. At the isql prompt, type the following and then press ENTER: 1>sp_defaultdb 'user's_login', 'master' ...

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Code Camp Draft Presentation

By jbonnie on Monday, August 29, 2005 7:00:00 AM

After having been to 3 code camps myself, I am considering doing an introduction session on DNN this September. While still a newbie to asp.net and dnn, my experiences could still prove helpful to others.

So- why not! Let's dig into the code!

Here is a proposed agenda:

DotNetNuke® is a free, Open Source, extensible content management system ideal for creating and maintaining professional websites. This session provides an introduction to DNN – it will leave you with the knowledge and resources to deploy a production DNN site! The following areas will be covered:

highlights the out of the box DNN modules and skinning tools

reviews the 3rd party Module offerings

provides an overview of the installation process and some issues with ISP Hosters that support canned DNN installations.

Quick tour of Custom Module Development

Review of tools and resources for installing DNN, doing Site Administrator, and custom Module Development

The production...

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Carl Reads my email on Dotnetrocks 127!

By jbonnie on Sunday, August 28, 2005 7:00:00 AM

After hearing about the Dotnetrocks road trip, I registered for the NYC event. I was excited about the recent launch of the PGC Golf Website and decided to send Carl an email telling him how I was introduced to the show and how I use it as a resource both for the PGC site and at work.

Well I was listening to show 127 in the car driving to Rhode Island and was blown away when Carl read my email on air!!!!

My girlfriend Lida has been very supportive of my DotNet sessions and is enouraging me to do a session on DotnetNuke at the next Boston Code Camp. It would be a newbie session, but could still be beneficial to some. Let's see if time allows me to get the abstract together.

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Custom Module Created

By jbonnie on Friday, July 15, 2005 7:00:00 AM

The Dotnetnuke version of the Reuters Pigeon Golf Club web site has been launched!! It was quite an experience going through the entire process. Deploying the module took significant effort. A number of problems were encountered with getting the table definitions and stored procedures uploaded. Some characters, particulary some embedded strings and + signs. I wound up rewriting the SPROCS to remove them to get around the problem.

Some additional issues were encountered with skins on a sub portal. The header bar on some enbedded controls use the default skin, where the rest of the portal was changed to use a different skin. Very Strange!!

Check out the PGC site at www.walkspoiled.com/pgc

Enhancements will continue to be made, and once stable I will post the module for others to use for their Match Play Golf Leauges if there is interest.

I owe a debt of gratitude for the many DNN users who have posted their experiences and helped me get as far as I have so far.

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Tiger Wins the 2005 Masters

By jbonnie on Wednesday, April 13, 2005 7:00:00 AM

After a slow start, Tiger Woods came on strong in the 2005 Masters, ending his drought of 11 Majors without a victory.

This was a great tournament, even with the rain delays.

I just have to say that the chip on 16 that Tiger made was amazing. the way it hing on the lip for a second...what a rush that must have been. To people that don't get Golf - it is hard to explain - but that was exciting.

On a personal note, I am still working on the PGC Golf Database in DNN and have not though about playing myself yet. This year I will be waiting for Spring to firmly take hold before hitting the links.

The plan is to add golf round write-ups to the match entry and database, to allow people to talk some trash and get things more interesting. A scrolling ticker of recent matches completed is also in the works...

JB

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About Me

Thanks for stopping by. My name is Jim Bonnie and I have been writing software for over 20 years. After building financial data systems for Reuters for nearly 18 years I have started doing contract work and am excited about technology and currently focus on Microsoft solutions. DotNetNuke has helped provide a good introduction to ASP.NET web application development, and I am now starting to branch out into other areas. Data Access techniques and SubSonic is something that I am looking into now. This has helped me get an invitation to speak at Las Vegas at DNN Open Force 07. it was a great time. And I am looking forward to OpenForce08, where I wil be presenting on TDD for DNN.

Reading the codebetter blogs and attending a nothing but .net training class with JP Boodhoo helped spark my interest in ALT.NET. I attended the first conference in Austin Texas, and it was amazing to see Scott Guthrie introduce the ASP.NET MVC framework.