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11/28/2012 7:01 AM
 
Nina M


www.berrydigital.com.au
Joined: 1/23/2004
Posts: 1961

Hi  this is the annoying error I am getting.. 

Parser Error Message: The connection name 'LocalSqlServer' was not found in the applications configuration or the connection string is empty.

I'm trying to setup dnn 7 and this is the error I am getting and I've searched quite a few sites but not sure how to resolve this - 

I had a beta version of dnn running,so I dropped the db, dropped all the files, extracted the new ones, edited the config file and I can't get any further than this.  Any suggestions would be helpful.

I'm running iis 7, .net 4.0 framework in both classic and integrated. I changed the appliction pool bindings but that didn't help either.

Thanks

Nina


Nina Meiers My Little Website
If it's on DNN, I fix, build, deploy, support,skin, host, design, consult, implement, integrate and done since 2003.
Who am I? Just a city chic, having a crack at organic berry farming.. and creating awesome websites.
 
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11/28/2012 7:19 AM
 
Harry -


Joined: 5/8/2006
Posts: 168

I had the same error. Here is a quick fix that will allow you to install DNN7.

Just add the following to the "connectionStrings" section of your web.config file:

<remove name="LocalSqlServer" />
      <add name="LocalSqlServer" connectionString="Data Source=DBServerName;Integrated Security=false;Initial Catalog=DBName;User ID=DBLogin;Password=DBPassword" providerName="System.Data.SqlClient" />

So you "connectionStrings" section should look like this:

<connectionStrings>
    <!-- Connection String for SQL Server 2008/2012 Express -->
    <add name="SiteSqlServer" connectionString="Data Source=.\SQLExpress;Integrated Security=True;User Instance=True;AttachDBFilename=|DataDirectory|Database.mdf;" providerName="System.Data.SqlClient"/>
    <!-- Connection String for SQL Server 2008/2012
    <add name="SiteSqlServer" connectionString="Server=(local);Database=DotNetNuke;uid=;pwd=;" providerName="System.Data.SqlClient" />
    -->
      <remove name="LocalSqlServer" />
      <add name="LocalSqlServer" connectionString="Data Source=DBServerName;Integrated Security=false;Initial Catalog=DBName;User ID=DBLogin;Password=DBPassword" providerName="System.Data.SqlClient" />
  </connectionStrings>
 
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11/28/2012 7:30 AM
 
Nina M


www.berrydigital.com.au
Joined: 1/23/2004
Posts: 1961

Thanks for that quick update - does that mean I need to put in my own details to the db including db name, user ID password etc?

What if my server is remote? Does that make a difference since I don't connect all my sites via the same machine.

I appreciate you telling me exactly where to put it as well.

Nina

Nina Meiers My Little Website
If it's on DNN, I fix, build, deploy, support,skin, host, design, consult, implement, integrate and done since 2003.
Who am I? Just a city chic, having a crack at organic berry farming.. and creating awesome websites.
 
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11/28/2012 7:44 AM
 
Harry -


Joined: 5/8/2006
Posts: 168
Just chuck it in your web.config exactly as above & install DNN like you normally would though the wizard (no need to enter your details manually).
 
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11/28/2012 7:47 AM
 
Nina M


www.berrydigital.com.au
Joined: 1/23/2004
Posts: 1961
Thanks I'll give it a whirl in the AM.
Much appreciated..

Nina
Nina Meiers My Little Website
If it's on DNN, I fix, build, deploy, support,skin, host, design, consult, implement, integrate and done since 2003.
Who am I? Just a city chic, having a crack at organic berry farming.. and creating awesome websites.
 
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