I am trying to install DNN to the local file system on a Windows XP computer. The database is a remote SQL Server 2000 on Windows 2000, which is setup in the web.config file in 2 places. I have created it according to instructions on the SQL Server box and am using windows authentication. I know I can connect to the database as I tested it with a connection in another project, so that shouldn't be an issue.

I've tried this twice now using two new websites and two new databases, same error on both.

When I click Ctrl+F5 to install, It asks me how I want to do it, the first time I said custom, the second typical. Both ask about the SQL Server connection and then it goes to the screen where it says it is installing the scripts and the next button won't display until it is complete.

I wait a long time, even after the next button displays becuase the red bars are still moving and I'm unsure. But eventually, I click the Next button...

On both I get the script error on page:

Line 107
char 13
error: Object expected
Code: 0
URL: http://localhost:3096/DNN2_VB/Install/InstallWizard.aspx

When I copy the HTML source to my visual interdev editor and go to line 107, this is line 107:

>>$('txtFeedback').value += s;

It is in the ReportAction function.

At this point, I check my SQL Server database created and there is one new table added: Version

And 3 stored procedures: FindDatabaseVersion, GetDatabaseVersion, UpdateDatabaseVersion

On the first install. I exited the screen, went back to the project and hit Ctrl+F5 again to start it from where it left off. But it gave me errors that a stored procedure was missing. So I suspect I have to get past this first javascript error.

Any suggestions? thanks in advance!

Moondust

P.S. when I use the Insert Smiley button below when filling out this particular forum form, I get an error message about debug errors being turned off, etc. and it doesn't allow insertion of smileys.

Have you found any resolution on this?  I'm running across the same problem.

Thanks,

Alan

moderator - this is an update to my previous post. Feel free to consolidate. (btw - moderated forums suck)

I fixed the initial javascript error by changing the following: 

$('txtFeedback').value += s; 

to this:  

document.getElementById("txtFeedback").value += s;

Now the textarea gets updated with the text "Installing Database - Version 4.4.0...", but the installer hangs after that and there is another "Error on page" warning. This time, the javascript error is as follows:

Line:  88, Char: 13, Error: 'dnn' is undefined

So apparently the problem is that the dnn object in dnn.js is not being loaded. Which would also explain the first error, since the dnn object contains the $ shortcut function too.

I still don't know why it's not working, but I'll keep troubleshooting when I have time. It sure would be nice to get a response instead so I can get through the install and start using the product. It's strange that such a small number of developers would report what seems to be a showstopper error in the installer. If anyone has any insight on why this is occurring, it would be appreciated.

(By the way, the version I am installing is 4.7.0. I assume that the "Installing Database - Version 4.4.0.." message is by design, but who knows. Maybe it's an indication of a corrupted install package? I got it from the usual SourceForge download linked off the main DNN site)