deploying asp net

[silverup]

How do I set my web app on the web
I don't know whta are the steps needed to do that
first
I have my app in visual studio ...what files do I need to keep?
I'm using reports in crystal so...What libraries do I need to use ...
I have the host with ftp... How Do I put my app in there...
Plz I would really appreciatte ur help
..And how do I connect my app with the database in sql..What Do I put in the we config ,...server IP only??
Jimmy

[Lord_Rat]

If you compiled your application, you need to copy up any *.ASPX files, any non-project-specific files (like images) all *.config files and the entire BIN folder.

Make the application its own virtual directory and you are good to go usually.

[mendhak]

.aspx, .ascx, .resx, Bin/*.*, .config, .js, .css, .mendhak

[kleinma]

also make sure your host supports running crystal reports. MANY hosts out there say they support ASP.NET applications, but do not actually support running crystal reports on the web server...

[mendhak]

Probably because it's just so damn expensive.

[kleinma]

Probably because it's just so damn expensive.

yeah and it needs COM installation and gets patched more than windows

[Wokawidget]

What you can do, and what I do is:

Add a deployment project to your app. Add the primary project ref to this deployment project, then when you compile all the files required are placed into one folder for you. No need to manually select the correct ones etc.

I find this very handy.

Woka

[silverup]

what about *.asp.vb files ?? keep or delete them?

[Wokawidget]

No, these get compiled into *.dll files.
So you have Woof.aspx and woof.vb.
This will be compiled to:

Woof.aspx, then in a folder called Bin, you will get Woof.dll

Woka

[silverup]

Do you know a host where I can put my app? that supports crytsal reports and sql 2000

[Wokawidget]

I use a hosting company called UKHost4u.
The web site is www.UKHost4u.com

They support .NET Framework 1.1, not sure about Framework 2 yet.
You can have SQL Server DB's, and as many MySQL DB's as you want.

Not sure about crystal Don't think they can do it.
This is what I have:

http://www.ukhost4u.com/advanced.html

Woka

[kleinma]

please note (if you couldn't tell by the host name) that its a UK host

[silverup]

I can't find a host that supports crystal reports
Does anybody know of anyone


maybe a host that supports reporting services
plz

[kleinma]

I read crystal is something crazy like $25,000 to license on a shared webserver... it may just be that it is NOT profitable to have crystal reports as a feature

[silverup]

what can I use then to have reports on my web app

[Wokawidget]

you could write your own aspx pages that show details info of what the customer wants to see...?

Woka

[kleinma]

yeah unfortunatly CR hosting is just not a good solution for public sites... its great for corporate environments when big companies buy the needed licensing..

i originally explored exactly what you are trying to do, to display our customers invoices online for them. When I found out that CR can't be used on my host, I did what woka said above, and just made a page that looked similar to the crystal report, and populate it with data

[Lord_Rat]

I recommend that route anyway.

Crystal seems to be "better" when you first start, but the maintenance overhead is so comsuming and the cycle never seems to end that finally, just placing your own ASPX file usually does the trick and does it better anyway.

[mendhak]

Or look for a host with SQL Server Reporting Services, and make your reports in that format.

[silverup]

why do i use


<identity impersonate="true" userName="USER" password="password"/>

when I use this tag I can't open my app
what do I set as user?

[mendhak]

You'd use it in a windows network environment so that the currently logged in user is impersonated by the asp.net application and in turn the asp.net application gets all the rights that the logged in user has.