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5/6/2017 7:37 PM
 
Michael Durthaler


Joined: 9/18/2006
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I am not sure that Visual Studio 2017 is the issue but the procedure at this link http://www.dnnsoftware.com/answers/how-to-install-dnn-8-source-package states to build the dnn platform solution with VS 2015.  Chris Patera's note in the post is that DNN 8 or later must use VS 2015.

I was able to build the solution after handling the error that the CE version of SQL Server wasn't referenced.  This was preventing the DNN Tests DLL from installing as it was missing during the build.

Here is the procedure from the post:

1. After up zip the download, look for dnn_platform.sln file and open it with vs 2015. Run VS with administrator privilege. 

2. Build the solution. 

3. It will prompt the install screen to enter host password and database connection string. 

Mike D -- This didn't happen.  I got no errors but did try browsing directly.   Browsed to the site with IIS, from a web browser (chrome) and from VS 2017.  None of the methods got the install process running.  When I do try to browse I get this error:


Note -- I have installed the Install version and it runs just fine.  I have a separate database for the install and source versions.  The source is DNN8_DEV_SOURCE and the one for install has a totally different name.

4. From the person responding to the post: "My machine has windows 10, IIS, SQL 2012 and VS 2015."  Mike D -- I have Windows 10 Pro, SQL Server 2016 Express, SSMS 17, VS 2017, IIS 10.

OK -- Is VS 2017 the culprit?  If I have to I can use my work MSDN subscription to download 2015 and build with it instead.

Thanks for any help.

Mike Durthaler
 
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5/7/2017 8:57 PM
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Michael Durthaler


Joined: 9/18/2006
Posts: 308

Resolved.

There is not a way around using VS 2015 but the directions at the link below do not necessarily always work as advertised.

Tried to get the ball rolling only with a VS 2015 build, running VS as admin.  It would not work.  Also, I had to build the support projects before doing the solution build.  The Client Dependency Core could not build for some reason when only Build Solution was done.  There was an error thrown that its DLL wasn't available.

Had to set up a DB with SQL Auth, set up a login for it, edit the connection string in the web.config after the build.

Then browsed with Chrome and to get install happening.  I'm sure there's a set up reason of some sort on my end where building with VS 2015 alone didn't work.

Just in case anyone else runs into these hurdles, this was my user experience.

Thanks,

Mike Durthaler
 
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