GotCommunityNet

Interested in using SSL for logins? Here's an easy solution

bookerdog — Mon, 28 Feb 2005 20:34:08 GMT

Hey all, I went looking at the existing system and came up with a fairly easy proceedure to force your GCN site to use SSL for the delicate Login and Register pages. You could choose to use it for anything by just adding to the list found in the CheckToSecurePage proceedure.

All code here is in C#.

First, you need to add a key to your web.config file. I did this so I could easily turn on and off my SSL.

<add key="forceUseOfSecureHTTP" value="false" />

Add this to the <communityStarterKit><services> section of web.config

Like this:

<communityStarterKit>
.......
<services>
<add key="enableServiceTimer" value="true" />
<add key="forceUseOfSecureHTTP" value="false" />
</services>

Next I added the following procedure to \Engine\Framework\BaseClasses\CommunityGlobals.cs

public static void CheckToSecurePage(System.Web.HttpContext Context)
{
bool SecurityEnabled = false;
NameValueCollection nvc = (NameValueCollection) ConfigurationSettings.GetConfig("communityStarterKit/services");
try //use the try catch in case the key does not exist.
{
SecurityEnabled = bool.Parse(nvc[ "forceUseOfSecureHTTP" ]);
}
catch
{
SecurityEnabled = false;
}
if (SecurityEnabled)
{
string pagename = Context.Request.RawUrl.ToLower();
bool needSecure = false;
if (pagename.IndexOf("users_editprofile.aspx") > 0) {needSecure = true;}
if (pagename.IndexOf("users_login.aspx") > 0) {needSecure = true;}
if (pagename.IndexOf("users_register.aspx") > 0) {needSecure = true;}
if (needSecure && !Context.Request.IsSecureConnection)
{
{Context.Response.Redirect("https://" + PrimaryDomain + Context.Request.RawUrl);}
}
else if(!needSecure && Context.Request.IsSecureConnection)
{
{Context.Response.Redirect("http://" + PrimaryDomain + Context.Request.RawUrl);}
}
}
else if (Context.Request.IsSecureConnection)
{
Context.Response.Redirect("http://" + PrimaryDomain + Context.Request.RawUrl);
}
}

Finally, you go to the default page handler for all requests in the application, communityDefault.aspx in the root directory. Simply call the above procedure as the first line of the Page_Init procedure.

public class communityDefault : System.Web.UI.Page
{
void Page_Init(Object s, EventArgs e){
CommunityGlobals.CheckToSecurePage(Context);

User profile history

sasalee21 — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 23:24:20 GMT

i have made my my social networking community website using the tutorial starter kits provided but there was something missing how to show a user that visited your visited your profile on your default page and how to show the number of users that visited your profile and if your profile is visited more than 4-10 times it's placed in the hall of fame in the fame_users.aspx can someone please help me accomplish this and if you could provide the script that would be nice too please if you need anything to help you accomplish this just send me a message

LDAP Authentication

JohnnyNoir — Mon, 31 May 2004 05:53:16 GMT

I've been working on adding LDAP authentication to a GCN site I'm developing for work. I work at a university and we have an AD setup. To this end, I used the code provided from Microsoft for an LDAP login and got the example working successfully.

(see link http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en;316748)

I've spent the last week trying to convert/integrate this for use in GCN without much success. The complexity of the login structure of GCN is making my head spin. Has anyone done this already? And more importantly, would you share your code?

Thanx for your help,

Bob "JohnnyNoir" Singer

URGENT. Timeout Expired. Error.

euroiranian — Thu, 16 Sep 2004 06:04:00 GMT

Hi all,

I've a articles section with 4500 articles. When I try to read the complete article, I get the next error:

Server Error in '/International' Application.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Timeout expired. The timeout period elapsed prior to completion of the operation or the server is not responding.
Description: An unhandled exception occurred during the execution of the current web request. Please review the stack trace for more information about the error and where it originated in the code.

Exception Details: System.Data.SqlClient.SqlException: Timeout expired. The timeout period elapsed prior to completion of the operation or the server is not responding.

Source Error:

An unhandled exception was generated during the execution of the current web request. Information regarding the origin and location of the exception can be identified using the exception stack trace below.

Stack Trace:

[SqlException: Timeout expired. The timeout period elapsed prior to completion of the operation or the server is not responding.]
System.Data.SqlClient.SqlCommand.ExecuteReader(CommandBehavior cmdBehavior, RunBehavior runBehavior, Boolean returnStream) +723
System.Data.SqlClient.SqlCommand.ExecuteReader() +41
ASPNET.StarterKit.Communities.CommentUtility.GetComments(String username, Int32 contentPageID, Int32 orderBy) +369
ASPNET.StarterKit.Communities.Comments.BindComments() +76
ASPNET.StarterKit.Communities.Comments.OnLoad(EventArgs e) +404
System.Web.UI.Control.LoadRecursive() +35
System.Web.UI.Control.LoadRecursive() +98
System.Web.UI.Control.AddedControl(Control control, Int32 index) +306
System.Web.UI.ControlCollection.Add(Control child) +153
ASPNET.StarterKit.Communities.SkinnedCommunityControl.CreateChildControls() +32
System.Web.UI.Control.EnsureChildControls() +100
System.Web.UI.Control.PreRenderRecursiveInternal() +38
System.Web.UI.Control.PreRenderRecursiveInternal() +125
System.Web.UI.Control.PreRenderRecursiveInternal() +125
System.Web.UI.Control.PreRenderRecursiveInternal() +125
System.Web.UI.Control.PreRenderRecursiveInternal() +125
System.Web.UI.Page.ProcessRequestMain() +1476

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Version Information: Microsoft .NET Framework Version:1.1.4322.573; ASP.NET Version:1.1.4322.573

My Web.Config file is:

<configuration>
<configSections>
<sectionGroup name="communityStarterKit">
<section name="Isp" type="ASPNET.StarterKit.Communities.CommunitiesSectionHandler,ASPNET.StarterKit.Communities" />
<section name="pagePaths" type="ASPNET.StarterKit.Communities.CommunitiesSectionHandler,ASPNET.StarterKit.Communities" />
<section name="database" type="ASPNET.StarterKit.Communities.CommunitiesSectionHandler,ASPNET.StarterKit.Communities" />
<section name="services" type="ASPNET.StarterKit.Communities.CommunitiesSectionHandler,ASPNET.StarterKit.Communities" />
</sectionGroup>
</configSections>

<communityStarterKit>
<Isp>
<add key="IspUsername" value="Usr" />
<add key="IspPassword" value="Psw" />


</Isp>

<pagePaths>
<add key="basePage" value="/communityDefault.aspx" />
<add key="baseService" value="/communityService.asmx" />
</pagePaths>

<database>

<add key="connectionString" value="server=localhost;uid=sa;pwd=secret;database=MyDataBase" />
</database>

<services>
<add key="enableServiceTimer" value="true" />
</services>

</communityStarterKit>

<system.web>
<compilation debug="false" />
<customErrors mode="Off"/>
<httpModules>
<add name="CommunitiesModule" type="ASPNET.StarterKit.Communities.CommunitiesModule,ASPNET.StarterKit.Communities" />
</httpModules>

<authentication mode="Forms">
<forms loginUrl="Users_Login.aspx" timeout="60" />
</authentication>

<pages validateRequest="false" />



<httpRuntime maxRequestLength="1000" executionTimeout="180" />

<httpHandlers>
<add verb="*" path="*.jpg" type="ASPNET.StarterKit.Communities.ImageHandler, ASPNET.StarterKit.Communities" />
<add verb="*" path="*.jpeg" type="ASPNET.StarterKit.Communities.ImageHandler, ASPNET.StarterKit.Communities" />
<add verb="*" path="*.gif" type="ASPNET.StarterKit.Communities.ImageHandler, ASPNET.StarterKit.Communities" />
</httpHandlers>

<webServices>
<protocols>
<add name="HttpGet"/>
</protocols>
</webServices>
</system.web>
</configuration>

I hope some help. Thanks you all in advance.

Newsletter to Members

TimParsons — Tue, 15 Mar 2005 10:14:33 GMT

Hi all, and thanks for your help in advance.

GCN is working well for our organization, but I am in need of a little tweaking. Has someone written the code to modify the way a newsletter is sent out? Presently, by sending a newsletter out, it goes to all registered members. I am in need of sending a newsletter out to a different, custom role, like for example community-moderators. My grand plan to learn C# and do this myself keeps getting a little sidetracked, any information would be very helpful.

Tim Parsons

IIS Remoting is breaking my back -- SOS -- Help -- Man over board

erikkl2000 — Sat, 29 Sep 2007 21:48:44 GMT

I have worked this a million different ways and i can not seem to get this correct.

I have a simple remote object that returns a "Hello Wold String".

I have a simple server that host the object.

Now this is where i stop before even making a client so that i can test it and i keep getting this dam error.

System.Runtime.Remoting.RemotingException: Requested Service not found

Here is the remote object:

using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Text;

namespace ServiceObject
{
    public class TheRemoteObject : MarshalByRefObject
    {
        public TheRemoteObject()
        {

        }
        public string ReturnHello() { return "Hello World"; }
    }
}
-------------------------------------------

Here is the global.asax:

<%@ Application Language="C#" %>
<%@ Import Namespace="System.Runtime.Remoting" %>

<script RunAt="server">

    void Application_Start(object sender, EventArgs e)
    {
        RemotingConfiguration.Configure(Server.MapPath("/Web.Config"), false);
    }

///rest removed for clarity

---------------
Now i have placed the remote object and the server into a vDir under wwwRoot

Here is what i type in the address bar:

http://localhost/ServiceServer/TheRemoteObject.soap

and here is the response:

System.Runtime.Remoting.RemotingException: Requested Service not found

How to retrieve values from gridview

rojiin — Tue, 26 Jun 2007 10:07:23 GMT

While selecting a particular row in a gridview i want to retrieve those values to a textbox in the next aspx page.In my project i want to display all values in a gridview and after that if i selecting a particular employee i wanted his entire details to be displayed in corresponding textboxes in next aspx page.how can i able to do this.can anybody help me to sort this problem.

Time Tracker and Issue Tracker

Sedgewick — Thu, 25 Mar 2004 21:01:44 GMT

Anyone given some thought regarding integrating time tracker and issue tracker?

I have some mild interest

VS2005 GCN 1.1 Converted with Web Application Project

agravina — Thu, 18 Jan 2007 13:05:48 GMT

I have converted GCN 1.1 (VS2003) to VS2005 using the new Web Application Project. They provide an import capability and it seamlessly converted the VS2003 project.

OmniPortal running on ASP.NET 2.0

nberardi — Fri, 03 Jun 2005 15:02:02 GMT

OmniPortal is now running on ASP.NET 2.0. I have incorporated Master pages, and boy was that a chore figuring out how they are actually constructed and then duplicating that. However it is done and the code is running splendidly on ASP.NET 2.0. The next job is to include some of the cool new features of ASP.NET such as WebParts and Membership Roles. If interested let me know and I will tell you how you can get a copy.

Nick

GCN_ SQLServer 2005

Thomas Stone — Sat, 15 Apr 2006 07:22:16 GMT

What is the bet way to convert the database from 2000 to 2005? Has anybody tried it yet? Does it work problemless?

Reagrds

Any news for GCN

para7 — Sun, 15 Jan 2006 12:19:11 GMT

Are anyone planning on taking GCN further, or is the development more or less stopping here?

If it is, then I would prefer to find an alternative portal system.

Can anyone suggest anything else, where you do not have to upload a new folder system for each new site/community?

At least a portal where you from a hosting provider can just point to the root and then the protal handles the rest?

Any ideas are welcome...

Module Developers Guide Problem

cbeasley — Mon, 12 Dec 2005 23:14:00 GMT

Dear Forum Members,

I have version 4.0.1 installed with source. I have opened the dotnetnuke VS.NET solution file. Now I am attempting to follow the instuctions for "Configuring Your Visual Studio.NET Project" under the Module Developers Guide. Step 5 in the process reads:

5. In the BuildSupport project inthe <approot>\Solutions\DotNetNuke.DesktopModules\BuildSupport\ directory add a reference to your project. By adding the reference to the BuildSupport project will take the references from your solution to be built within the mail DotNetNuke bin directory.

However.... In the <approot> folder of my package there is no such Solutions sub directory. Can anyone please tell me 1) if this process has changed for this version and 2) How to I get the information I need to maintain the standard module setup

Also... any information regarding an individual/team that would be interested in providing fee-based commercial support for a DotNetNuke installation would be much appreciated.

Sincerely,

Charles A Beasley

CSK 1.1 problem

nixor — Mon, 28 Nov 2005 09:53:28 GMT

Hi, I've a problem with my on line portal (created with CSK)

I've seen that isn't possible to see the images... Why this problem?? few days ago the images were right...

Thanks

need help in getting images to work

swein — Tue, 23 Mar 2004 16:21:35 GMT

uploaded images to version 1.1 do not get displayed.

I've been trying to get this to work for the past few days, without any luck.

Here are some details...
if an image file is placed on the filesystem then it shows up fine.
but if I go to the Admin, edit images, I am able to upload images, but they do not display.
more specifically, if I upload file say a.gif, the upload works correctly but the thumbnail image is that red X.
if I click on the thumbnail the site requests the following URL http://prague-spring.org/a.gif, and I get a 404 response.

I tried to do some debugging on my local web server by setting breakpoints in ImageHandler.cs and DisplayImage.cs but the breakpoints were never activated.

my Web.config looks like this
<configuration>
<configSections>
<sectionGroup name="communityStarterKit">
<section name="Isp" type="ASPNET.StarterKit.Communities.CommunitiesSectionHandler,ASPNET.StarterKit.Communities" />
<section name="pagePaths" type="ASPNET.StarterKit.Communities.CommunitiesSectionHandler,ASPNET.StarterKit.Communities" />
<section name="database" type="ASPNET.StarterKit.Communities.CommunitiesSectionHandler,ASPNET.StarterKit.Communities" />
<section name="services" type="ASPNET.StarterKit.Communities.CommunitiesSectionHandler,ASPNET.StarterKit.Communities" />
</sectionGroup>
</configSections>
<communityStarterKit>
<Isp>
<add key="IspUsername" value="xxxxxx" />
<add key="IspPassword" value="xxxxxxxx" />
<add key="TimeZoneAbbreviation" value="EST" />
<add key="GmtTimeOffset" value="-5" />
</Isp>
<pagePaths>
<add key="basePage" value="/communityDefault.aspx" />
<add key="baseService" value="/communityService.asmx" />
</pagePaths>
<database>
<add key="connectionString" value="xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx" />
</database>
<services>
<add key="enableServiceTimer" value="true" />
</services>
</communityStarterKit>
<system.web>
<customErrors mode="Off"/>
<httpModules>
<add name="CommunitiesModule" type="ASPNET.StarterKit.Communities.CommunitiesModule,ASPNET.StarterKit.Communities" />
</httpModules>
<authentication mode="Forms">
<forms loginUrl="Users_Login.aspx"/>
</authentication>
<pages validateRequest="false" />
<httpRuntime maxRequestLength="1000" />
<httpHandlers>
<add verb="*" path="*.jpg" type="ASPNET.StarterKit.Communities.ImageHandler, ASPNET.StarterKit.Communities" />
<add verb="*" path="*.jpeg" type="ASPNET.StarterKit.Communities.ImageHandler, ASPNET.StarterKit.Communities" />
<add verb="*" path="*.gif" type="ASPNET.StarterKit.Communities.ImageHandler, ASPNET.StarterKit.Communities" />
</httpHandlers>
<webServices>
<protocols>
<add name="HttpGet"/>
</protocols>
</webServices>
</system.web>
</configuration>

Link module: enhancement suggestion

oetievant — Thu, 23 Sep 2004 09:59:11 GMT

Hello,

I found out a quite anoying issue about the link module.

If you choose "open in new window" for the links, you'll see that the whole page is posted back to the server, ans then the new window opens.

This causes problems, especially if using an IFrame in the caller, as it will be refreshed, and you may loose the transaction you are in, inside this IFrame.

You can see what I mean at http://www.ladycaronline.de/de/home/default.aspx?tabid=33
In this page, there is an insurance premium calculator in an Irame, and some links to FAQs subject at the bottom of the page. When I was using the "link" module, I would loose my premium claculation whenever selecting a link: bad, isn't it?

I did a quick an dirty hack, which I think should be intergrated in the link module.
There is ofcourse room for improvement, but that's a start.
This hack is for the "dropdownlist" display type:

<SCRIPT language=javascript>
function HandleFAQChange()
{
targetUrl = "/DE/Home/Default.aspx?tabId=";

selectedFaqIdx = document.all["FAQSelectList"].selectedIndex;
selectedFaqId = document.all["FAQSelectList"].options[selectedFaqIdx].value;

if (selectedFaqId != "")
document.all["FAQGoLink"].href = encodeURI(targetUrl + selectedFaqId);
else
document.all["FAQGoLink"].removeAttribute("href","false");
}
</SCRIPT>

<SSELECT class=NormalTextBox style="WIDTH: 500px" onchange=HandleFAQChange()
name=FAQSelectList>
<OPTION value="" selected>Please select text</OPTION>
<OPTION value=TabId1>Link1</OPTION>
...
<OPTION value=TabIdN>Linkn</OPTION>
</SELECT>
 
<A class=CommandButton target=_blank name=FAQGoLink>Go</A>

Exception Details: System.ArgumentException: Column 'community_name' does not belong to table Table.

kkw — Sat, 11 Oct 2003 13:06:26 GMT

After I installed the GCN followed the instruction of the documentation, I got this error when browsing the homepage. Any idea?

Server Error in '/CSKdotnet' Application.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Column 'community_name' does not belong to table Table.
Description: An unhandled exception occurred during the execution of the current web request. Please review the stack trace for more information about the error and where it originated in the code.

Exception Details: System.ArgumentException: Column 'community_name' does not belong to table Table.

Source Error:

An unhandled exception was generated during the execution of the current web request. Information regarding the origin and location of the exception can be identified using the exception stack trace below.

Stack Trace:

[ArgumentException: Column 'community_name' does not belong to table Table.]
System.Data.DataRow.get_Item(String columnName) +120
ASPNET.StarterKit.Communities.CommunityInfo..ctor(DataRow drow) +280
ASPNET.StarterKit.Communities.CommunityUtility.GetCommunityInfo() +421
ASPNET.StarterKit.Communities.CommunitiesModule.Application_BeginRequest(Object source, EventArgs e) +204
System.Web.SyncEventExecutionStep.System.Web.HttpApplication+IExecutionStep.Execute() +60
System.Web.HttpApplication.ExecuteStep(IExecutionStep step, Boolean& completedSynchronously) +87

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Version Information: Microsoft .NET Framework Version:1.1.4322.573; ASP.NET Version:1.1.4322.573

Thanks.

MultiLevelSectionMenu (revisited)

StangFan — Mon, 17 Oct 2005 03:55:24 GMT

I have read the posts about the multilevelSectionMenu that were posted here before, but nobody has really found a solution....

I am encountering this error also.

I decided to do some debugging.

What I noticed:
1. When a user is not logged in, The MultiLevelSectionMenu is always passing 0 as the _sectionMenuLink.SectionID
2. When a user is logged in, the _sectionMenuLink.SectionID is getting set as it should be.

Why would this be happening?

Thanks,

Keith Willis

Book price locale fix for GCN 1.1

wschlichtman — Sat, 01 Oct 2005 02:35:37 GMT

I think I've fixed the book price bug listed in the documentation.

In the file App_Code\Engine\Modules\Books\Controls\BookPrice.cs, add the following private variable to the BookPrice class:

private string _priceFormatString = "{0:C}";

In the RenderContents() method, replace the line:

writer.Write(_price.ToString("c", new CultureInfo(_cultureName)));

with:

writer.Write(String.Format(_priceFormatString, _price));

The CultureName property is never changed from it's initial state which prevents the CultureInfo() class from getting properly instantiated. The change I've proposed seems to work fine and the price is now localized. Please let me know if you find otherwise.

Maximum for Newsletter

ksbrace — Sat, 24 Sep 2005 05:21:39 GMT

Hello,
I have been using GCN for over 2 years now without any problems. All of a sudden, I can't send the newsletter to everyone. I have 768 registered users and I wasn't sure if there was a max number or not. I have been using webhost4life since the beginning. If there isn't a setting for this, I will contact them and ask them if they have some sort of cap. Thanks in advance!
Kelly

download link on your site does not work

sometech — Tue, 13 Sep 2005 06:16:03 GMT

Where can I download it at?

Amazon ASIN

benganeer1 — Mon, 12 Sep 2005 22:52:57 GMT

How could I find an ASIN that is not searchable, but, is stored on their servers? For instance, if you search for something on Amazon in their search function let’s say “MLB 13”, three of the 5 items will be found, but, I was able to figure out that if you roll the fifth, sixth seventh, eighth and ninth digits and change the last digit of the ASIN to every tenth letter in the URL you can find the other 2 of the 5 items that were not found using their search function based on the ASIN of three that were found using their search function and here is the URL for those items, http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B00080M5T6 and

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B00080M5UA

Is there an easier way of doing this search without the manual data entry you know rolling the fifth, sixth, seventh, eighth and ninth digits and changing the last digit of the ASIN to every tenth letter, can a macro be written to shorten the search time and find the items on their servers that cannot be found using their search function? If you don’t know what I mean by rolling the fifth, sixth, seventh, eighth and ninth digits and changing the last digit of the ASIN to every tenth letter, here is an explanation below with a table I use to do it manually, let’s use one of the previous ASIN as an example of what I mean only the last 6 digits in an ASIN change up to a certain point of the Base ASIN number.

B000 = Base ASIN

8 = fifth rolling digit and can be any number.

0 = sixth rolling digit and can be any number.

M = seventh rolling digit and can be any letter or number.

5 = eighth rolling digit and can be any letter or number.

U = ninth rolling digit and can be any letter or number.

A = changes to every tenth letter in table shown below.

TABLE

0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

A B C D E F G H I J

K L M N O P Q R S T

U V W X Y Z

If we put those numbers above together, we get B00080M5UA and then we add this number to the end of the following URL

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/ we get http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B00080M5UA, but to find the next item on the Amazon using the URL we would remove the “A” at the end and add “K” to the end and you find the next item, remove the “K” and add a “U” at the end you find the next item and then to find the next item and since the last ASIN we looked up was B00080M5UU that you have to change the ninth digit from a “U” to a “V” and following the process to change the last digit to every tenth number or letter in the table the tenth digit changes from “U” to “4” and so forth.

Please let me if a macro or script can be written to cut down the manual data entry.

Thanks,

Larry Abshire

Access providers for ASP.NET 2.0 beta 2

Redd — Tue, 12 Jul 2005 01:48:28 GMT

Does anyone have a link to an OleDb implementation of the membership, role, profile, etc. providers that works with ASP.NET 2.0? I know the beta 1 VS 2005 shipped with these providers, but they were removed in beta 2 in favor of a SQL provider using SQL Express 2005 file databases.

I was working on some plumbing for a CSK/GCN deravitive/follow-on and wanted to support Access as an optional back-end... but I don't really want to write my own providers for these pieces if someone out there has code for it already.

I'm new, basic questions

DeveloperMCDBA — Sat, 20 Aug 2005 11:32:31 GMT

Hi, please excuse me for these basic questions. I'm not quickly apparent to me where to find these answers.

I assume the GotCommunityNet is one of the starter kits. Please let me know if this assumption is wrong.

Pretty much all these starter kits are open source, correct? I can do with them whatever I wish as long as I realize microsoft is not responsible?

You always here about the asp.net forums software. I know Community Server is probably the latest or most developed edition of this, but it is not open source. Where is the most developed variant of the forums software that is still open source. I was also going to ask if GotCommunityNet has forums in it.

Thanks!!

Darren

Integration

aspBOD — Wed, 17 Aug 2005 10:18:02 GMT

Has anybody tried integrating this forum system into their own applications.

I would like my users to be able to log onto my site and automatically be logged into the forums.

Is this possible?