I have a simple one BO, one form project on a Vista 64bit system. When I do an F5, the form runs and the Database Connection Wizard appears. I setup the connection and the form loads and throws an error when I attempt to fill the BO.

The error is:-

DataLayerException
  An error occurred while creating a new DataLayer for the business object.
DataLayerException
  The DataSourceKey [] is not defined.

Each time I do an F5 and run the project, the Database Connection Wizard always displays. From what I have read, it doesn't look like the wizard is saving the connection details as I believe it is supposed to only run the wizard once.

Have I missed something silly?

Thanks,

Aaron

If you are using the SF sample database, try changing the name of the onnectionManager.ApplicationKey in your AppMain.vb class so it will create a new connection record.

This is just a guess

Afraid I am using my own database.

Thanks anyway,

Aaron

I am willing to bet that these files cannot be created or properly accessed.  However, this may not be the issue in the sense that the StrataFrame connection and the samples use these same files, so if they work then it may be a matter of setup.

In the case that this is the latter issue, look in your AppMain.vb or progam.cs files and look in the SetDataSources method.  If you are going to let the connection Wizard manage your connections, then you will need to have the Applicationkey as well as define the RequiredDataSources.

So you might let me take a look at your SetDataSources method to see what you have there if you don't get it figured out.

Thanks.

I have just experienced the same problem. Running as administrator allowed me to continue development and testing, however, my concern is how this will effect deployment of our application.

I prefer to leave permissions as default but I don't want all our users having to have administrator privileges. So is this a case of easing permissions on "C:\ProgramData\MicroFour\ConnectionData" and is there a recommendation of what the permissions should be?

Peter

You don't have to ease permissions on the entire machine.  Technically there should be permissions on this folder anyway for anyone to create, update, and access a file.  So there were actually restrictions placed on this folder or hightened security added via group policies to prevent this access.  You only need to allow permissions to this one folder if you are going to use the Connection String Manager.  The other option would be for us to add a preference so that you can set this folder location (which is truth is not a bad idea) but these would be the only two options.