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6/18/2006 4:25 AM
 
FAHAD ALBUSAIDI

Joined: 6/14/2006
Posts: 1
Hi,

I am getting this error while I am trying to run the DotNetNuke using ISS 5.1..

System.NullReferenceException: Object reference not set to an instance of an object.


Source Error: 

Line 73: 
Line 74:             'Determine the Upgrade status and redirect to Install.aspx
Line 75:             Select Case GetUpgradeStatus()
Line 76:                 Case Globals.UpgradeStatus.Install, Globals.UpgradeStatus.Upgrade
Line 77:                     If AutoUpgrade Then


Any help..
 
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6/20/2006 7:48 PM
 
Martin T

Joined: 3/8/2006
Posts: 3

I'm getting the same error as well, and this is a new install for me. Don't know what happened. I thought I did all the check points right by creating the database, set the login and user as owner (in fact I tried to use sa and still had the problem). I use the install package on Windows 2000 and SQL SERVER 2005.

Does anyone have any idea what else I need to check?

 

 
 
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6/29/2006 5:15 PM
 
bert means

Joined: 6/16/2004
Posts: 1
Same thing here...anyone get a response on this?

My debug showed a failure on the same line GetUpgradeStatus.
 
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6/30/2006 11:57 AM
 
Timbert

Joined: 6/29/2006
Posts: 2
Yup, me too, same line same error.

Anyone figure this one out yet?
 
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6/30/2006 12:09 PM
 
Timbert

Joined: 6/29/2006
Posts: 2
I figured it out.

The web.config file, by default, has the SQL connect strings commented out. Delete the comment above the sql setting you are using, and the one below it.

Here's the default

  <!-- Connection String for SQL Server 2000/2005
    <add
      name="SiteSqlServer"
      connectionString="Server=blah;Database=blah;uid=blah;pwd=blah;"
      providerName="System.Data.SqlClient" />
   -->

Here's what you need:

    <add
      name="SiteSqlServer"
      connectionString="Server=blah;Database=blah;uid=blah;pwd=blah;"
      providerName="System.Data.SqlClient" />

Timbert
 
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