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1/2/2006 10:44 PM
 
Tod Antilla

Joined: 12/30/2005
Posts: 1
Hi.

Im installing 4.0.2 locally with .NET 2.0, IIS 6.0 and
SQL Server 2005 Express. Despite my windows ignorance,
I think ive followed the install pdf
fairly well, but still have a few questions
regarding the web.config setup and database connectivity.
In the install pdf, the appSettings sql connection description looks
like the SQL 2000/2005 legacy version , while the
SQL Server 2005 Express version of the connection string
( from default web.conf) looks like this:

 <appSettings>
 <!-- Connection String for SQL Server 2005 Express - kept for backwards compatability - legacy modules   -->
    <add key="SiteSqlServer" value="Data Source=.\SQLExpress;Integrated Security=True;User Instance=True;AttachDBFilename=|DataDirectory|Database.mdf;"/>

This value string doesnt have all
the same variables ( Server, Database, uid, pwd) of the example in the pdf,
So should I add them in the same way?

Inotherwords, if

myComputerName=FOO
myDataBaseName=DotNetNuke
myUID=John
myPWD=789Doe

should my new connection string( in appSettings ) look like this?

 <appSettings>
<!-- Connection String for SQL Server 2005 Express - kept for backwards compatability - legacy modules   -->
   <add key="SiteSqlServer" value="Server=(FOO);Database=DotNetNuke;uid=john;pwd=789doe; Data Source=.\SQLExpress;Integrated Security=True;User Instance=True;AttachDBFilename=|DataDirectory|Database.mdf;"/>

If this is the correct way and Im still getting
Could not find file 'C:\Inetpub\wwwroot\DotNetNuke\Providers\DataProviders\SqlDataProvider\DotNetNuke_template.mdf'.
then I know to retrace my steps creating the
database, login, user, etc.

Otherwise any help correcting the above
connection string example, or pointing me to further documentation, is greatly appreciated.
PS The connection strings inside and outside appSettings should both be the same right?

Thanks for your patience.
 
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1/3/2006 9:23 AM
 
Jack Hoelz

www.repfiles.net
Joined: 6/21/2005
Posts: 608

It is a bit confusing. If you are running SQL Express 2005 just like you would be running SQL 2000 you can eliminate all of the references to SQL Express in the db and treat it just like your connecting to any other db.

I had the same problem you had becasue I thought I needed the Express stuff in the web.config.

Running 4.0.2 and SQL Express 2005 my web.config looks as follows:

<connectionStrings>
    <!-- Connection String for SQL Server 2000/2005 -->
    <add name="SiteSqlServer" connectionString="Server=(local);Database=dbname;uid=dbuid;pwd=dbpass;" providerName="System.Data.SqlClient" />
  </connectionStrings>
  <appSettings>
    <!-- Connection String for SQL Server 2000/2005 - kept for backwards compatability - legacy modules -->
    <add key="SiteSqlServer" value="Server=(local);Database=dbname;uid=dbuid;pwd=dbpass;" />
    <add key="InstallTemplate" value="DotNetNuke.install.config" />
    <!--  Alternative Install Templates (included in package)
    <add key="InstallTemplate" value="Club.install.config" />
    <add key="InstallTemplate" value="Personal.install.config" />
    <add key="InstallTemplate" value="SmallBusiness.install.config" />
    -->
    <add key="AutoUpgrade" value="true" />
    <add key="InstallMemberRole" value="true" />
    <add key="ShowMissingKeys" value="false" />
    <add key="EnableWebFarmSupport" value="false" />
    <add key="EnableCachePersistence" value="false" />
    <add key="InstallationDate" value="1/3/2006" />
  </appSettings>

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