It appears that the web server cannot communicate with the database server. Are these on separate machines or both on one machine? Can the web server access...
Hi I'm trying to convert a dtSearch results page sublayout from Sitecore 4 to Sitecore 5, but a number of the classes have moved to different namespaces. Is...
Hello John, Both (web and database server) are on same machine. Following is the section from web.config that you needed: <!-- CONNECTION STRINGS --> ...
Hi Derek Many thanks for the response. I have seen the sample layouts but I'm not sure they cover everything I need. In particular, I'm unsure whether you need...
If that is the correct prefix, username and password configuration I would expect it to work. Are you able to use SQL client tools (query analyzer, etc.) to...
I tried changing the prefix to "sc" instead of "sc51" since my databases were named scArchive, scCore etc. (based on installation guide). But still the same...
Restarting ASP.NET, IIS or even Windows could have some effect, but it sounds like there is still a configuration issue which is difficult to diagnose ...
Hi Derek Many thanks for the code - I think I've just about got this working now. Do you also know if the meta tag <meta id=scDescription content="<%# ...
Sorry - I've figured out this other problem. Additional meta tags need to be added to the fields.xml file for the dtSearch installation. Really need this stuff...
Hello John Figured out. needed to have machine name\local for db. BTW, what is the procedure to upgrade a site from 4.3.2.13 to 5.1.0.12? As far as I know (1)...
Following my last message - i manually added the folders upgrade/ui to sitecore modules. However, I do not see "link Conver data from 4.3.2.x database" from ...
I have only seen this hostname\local syntax once before, and in that case the database was on a separate server so I figured it only affects segregated...
Hello John, Not yet. But I intend to find out from our IT guys who've imaged the machine. Any idea on the question that I have on further steps of the ...
Hello, Any ideas on the following scenario: BTW, what is the procedure to upgrade a site from 4.3.2.13 to 5.1.0.12? As far as I know (1) Install 5.1.0.12 in a...
I recently upgraded a site and didn't have this problem. It sounds like to me you may have several issues. 1) When you install the upgrade package it should...
I have been playing with the Sitecore query: syntax and I believe there is a bug. If the union operator is used and one or more of the expressions do not...
While downloading the upgrade package, I saw that the name of the file is Sitecoreupgrade[1].v4v51.zip. When I tried to install this package, I received an...
That is the error. Filename should be Sitecoreupgrade1.v4v51.zip. Amazing that the app does not give an error message when it cannot install a package. ... ...
Hi I'm trying to implement the mailing list module for Sitecore 5 and need to get the ID or IDs of my Sitecore mailing lists. I'm using the mailinglists_list...
Hello, (1) Installed 5.1.0.12 in a new folder (2) Set up SQL Server (3) Installed upgrade tool (4) made changes to web.config (5) used db upgrade wizard after...
A quick check - Typically the "Could not load type" error messages can be addressed by just recompiling your application. I haven't seen this with the...
This particular instance does not have any custom .NET components hence I do not think recompilation will work. Let me know if you think otherwise. ... can ......
The API has changed from V4 to V5. There are some tips on SDN on upgrading all of your .NET components. Also, you can see examples of V5 .NET controls there...
Hi Sitecore.BasePage is not longer used in Sitecore 5, you can replace it with System.Web.UI.Page. Are you trying to upgrade your Sitecore 4 site to V5 or run...