why are you downloading the source code? what are you trying to do?

Hi Eran

I was trying to understand how to add a feature for my client that requires specialised cost calculators

Thanks, Kirsten

i think you can do it without editing the source code... if you could share what you need exactly, i can help you out building it without editing the source code and get some headeches. :)

Hi Eran

Thanks, but I am just trying to understand the architecture at the moment, i would find it comforting if I could build the projects. 

Kirsten.

maybe this will help you http://our.umbraco.org/wiki/how-tos/how-to-compile-umbraco-from-sources

@Kirsten: It also looks like you're pulling down Umbraco 5. You should make sure that you pull down Umbraco 4.7. You can do that via this link and then the big green Download button at the upper right corner: 

http://umbraco.codeplex.com/SourceControl/changeset/view/6f33e2b81175

Hi Eran & Neils

Yay - I have a compile! 

Now I am trying to work out why I cant log in to the website when I run the application.

I installed umbraco itself, so I have the database, but I am not sure if that is where the web site is looking.  Could you give me a hint on how to find the connection string?

Thanks

Kirsten

once you have it compiled, you need to launch the website and there you will have installation wizard that ask you on which database to install umbraco, what screen do you get when you visit your website?

Hi Kirsten,

Still not clear which version of Umbraco that you want to compile, v4.7 or v5?

If it's v4.7 - then take a read of this blog post: http://our.umbraco.org/forum/core/general/16688-Building-461-from-Fork - it helped me understand what was happening with the web.config/xslt in the "presentation" project.

If you're after v5 - read the FAQs on the Jupiter wiki: http://jupiter.umbraco.org/

Good luck!

Cheers, Lee.

Hi Lee

v4.7 . I am built from the download using Nant

Thanks

Kirsten

The error message when I browse to my site is

Server Error in '/umbraco' Application.
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Configuration Error
Description: An error occurred during the processing of a configuration file required to service this request. Please review the specific error details below and modify your configuration file appropriately.

Parser Error Message: Unrecognized configuration section system.web.extensions.

Source Error:

Line 170:
Line 171:  <!-- ASPNETAJAX -->
Line 172:  <system.web.extensions>
Line 173:    <scripting>
Line 174:      <scriptResourceHandler enableCompression="true" enableCaching="true" />
 

Source File: C:\devnet10\umbraco3\build\web.config    Line: 172

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Version Information: Microsoft .NET Framework Version:2.0.50727.3615; ASP.NET Version:2.0.50727.3618

Also the help at http://our.umbraco.org/forum/getting-started/installing-umbraco/10776-Unrecognized-configuration-section-systemwebextensions  says the I need to switch the app pool to version 4 of the framework.   Version 4 is on my computer but I dont know how to switch the app pool

open the IIS Manger, select you website and on the right you have the option of "basic settings", there you can select the application pool by clicking on the "select" button

Thanks Eran

I changed the application pool and started to install, however now the screen has been showing the following message for some time: The Umbraco database is being configured. This process populates your chosen database with a blank Umbraco instance

The progress bar hasnt started filling

on which database do you install it ?

I am trying to install it on an instance called .\SQL2008R2   which is 2008R2 Express

I have tried the sa user and password and also typing in the connection string

server=.\SQL2008R2;user=sa;password=sapassword;database=umbra

I  see someone has logged it as an issue

Database=umbra;

It looks like an issue in your issue tracker Work Item 30076

did you try localhost instead of "."? (i'm not sure if you can use ".") does your user in database has the proper rights as mentioned here http://our.umbraco.org/wiki/install-and-setup/how-to-install-umbraco-on-windows-server-2008

Hi Eran

Thanks for the hint on access rights

. is OK instead of the server name in the connection string. 
I got it working when I made umbracouser the database owner

Thanks for all your help

Kirsten

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