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Manual Install Instructions for SP3.1 and all future releases PLEASE!
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Joined: 3/4/2006(UTC) Posts: 121
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I've made this request at least 3 times before for previous SPs, so I'm back again. Can BV Support Staff PLEASE add information in the Instructions.txt file explaining how to do a manual install for those of us on shared servers. It really can't be too much to ask to get this as part of what we pay for when we purchase the product. The current Instructions.txt file reads
1) Close your store. 2) Make a backup of your database. 3) Run SitePatchInstaller.exe and point it at your installation directory. It will be something like "C:\inetput\wwwroot\bvc5". 4) Enter in your database connection info. You may need to get this info from your web host or from your web.config file. 5) Go to your store and make sure everything is functioning. 6) Re-open your store.
Not very helpful for a Shared Server Installation. How about something like
REMOTE SERVER INSTALLATION
1) Close your store. 2) Make a backup of your database. 3) UPLOAD ALL THE FILES IN THE SRC FOLDER TO YOUR SERVER OVERWRITING THE OLD FILES. 4) RUN THE SQL SCRIPTS A, B, C IN THAT ORDER 5) REFRESH THE CACHE 6) Go to your store and make sure everything is functioning. (THIS ACTUALLY CONFUSES ME. HOW CAN YOU MAKE SURE EVERYTHING IS FUNCTIONING (except the admin section) IF THE STORE IS CLOSED?) 6) Re-open your store.
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Joined: 8/17/2006(UTC) Posts: 681
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Talking about this I asked for a change regarding the Closed behaviour since BV5 was released more than a year ago. If I'm an Admin LET ME BROWSE MY SITE! Also also display the Top bar in RED not Green so I know the site is Closed. We had the site closed for almost one day as we did not noticed bar at the top was saying Site is Closed. In order to be able to browse the site (and to check everyhing is correct) replace teh StoreClosedChecked method in the App_Code\BaseStorePage.vb with the following method: Protected Overridable Sub StoreClosedCheck() If WebAppSettings.StoreClosed = True Then If SessionManager.IsAdminUser = False Then Response.Redirect("/Closed.aspx") End If End If End Sub This will allow you to browse the site and place orders while the site is closed if your are an admin. For the second change modify the Page_Load method in the BVModules\Controls\AdminPanel.vb file and replace the this section: ' Store open/closed If WebAppSettings.StoreClosed = True Then Me.lblStoreState.Text = "Store is CLOSED" Me.btnToggleStore.Text = "Open Store" pnlMain.BackColor = System.Drawing.Color.Red Else Me.lblStoreState.Text = "Store is OPEN" Me.btnToggleStore.Text = "Close Store" pnlMain.BackColor = System.Drawing.Color.LightGreen End If
BV, Please add this to your code base.
Thanks, Corneliu. |
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Joined: 5/24/2004(UTC) Posts: 4,147
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I thought admins could already browse closed stores? That code exists in my demo stores already. Excellent idea with the color, Corneliu. I'd recommend adding a second 'closed' CSS class to pnlMain when the store is closed, though, instead of adding the color in the code because the element it contains usually has a background color and will cover it. Something like this instead, since we only need to change the color when closed: Code:' Store open/closed If WebAppSettings.StoreClosed = True Then Me.lblStoreState.Text = "Store is CLOSED" Me.btnToggleStore.Text = "Open Store" [b]Me.pnlMain.CssClass = "closed"[/b] Else Me.lblStoreState.Text = "Store is OPEN" Me.btnToggleStore.Text = "Close Store" End If Then in the stylesheet's admin panel section: Code:.closed #adminpanel { background-color: #c11; } Again, awesome idea, thanks. Definitely going to being using this. |
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Rank: Member
Joined: 6/6/2005(UTC) Posts: 483
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I don't have any trouble browsing our sites when they are closed. I have login set to remember me. It takes me straight to the home page just like it does when it is open but displays the Store Closed sign. I go to the Admin section (which works) then I go back to store and it takes me to our regular home page. I can browse the whole site after that with any problems.
If I'm not logged in I have to go to /bvadmin/login.aspx, log in, then everything works from there. But I do like the color change idea.
Bob Noble
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