Hello! I am a little new to VS.NET and I just started evaluating Strataframe (on Charles glowing recommendation) for a persistence layer on a project I am working on. I downloaded and installed the framework version 1.7 (something that is not the beta) and it seemed to go as planned. However, when I tried to create the new project to run through the tutorial... I had no Strataframe Templates. Any clue why?



I thought it might be an install problem so I tried to uninstall and reinstall. Only it got hung up 3 times after the green error on the first item (registered components) I think it was. I tried to Uninstall from Control Panel and the main install .exe. I also tried to repair and it continued to ask me for the folder where the source install files were located and when I chose it, it asked again and again and again until I ended the task.



HELP!!!

Welcome to the Forums Toni!



First, I would strongly recommend using the "Beta". Beta at StrataFrame means its been in production for months in MicroFours PracticeStudio application, but that the documentation isn't done, maybe the installer's text hasn't been checked. And if there any significant issues, they get fixed pretty fast, well, because we know people are using our "betas" in production.



So, first try installing the latest and greatest and see if that helps. If not, get back to us with some details on what you did, what happened, etc. Screen shots are nice too.

Does the installer use a web service or any HTTP(S) calls? My concern at this point is that I can't get it uninstalled in order to get a clean install (I sure do wish I had used a VM). This client runs web site blocking software on all machines (including Devs) and I am wondering if that is part of my problem.



Toni-

Hi Toni.

Go ahead and re-install it, but this time right click the install .exe and "run it as administrator", just to make sure. As Greg said, if you get stuck, send us some error messages and/or screen shots. If you face problems to activate it, since you are behing some firewall or something, let us know.

Ok, I uninstalled and reinstalled VS2008 and Strataframe. When I loaded SF the first time it asked for my Database Connection (which I provided) and then this is the error I got. FWIW, I am running VS2008 under WinXP.

The good news is that I now have templates! Woo Hoo!

Do you see a SF menu at the Visual Studio IDE?

Yes I do.



Toni-

I was wrong... I only have some of the templates. I installed 1.7.0.7 and I am following the Business Object Tutorial. When I get to Adding A Business Object, I don't have the correct templates under the Add New Item dialog. Attached is what I see.



Toni-

I'm passing this on to the developers. There should be quite a few more templates than this, so I'm thinking the install sort of failed. Sorry you're having trouble. It's hard when a new toy is being stubborn like this.