4.0 Templates Using Masterfiles
Are there any sample masterfile templates available for download? We're trying to setup a template via the masterfile option. My code follows your sample as follows:
<%@ Master Language="C#" AutoEventWireup="true" CodeBehind="HomeTemplate.master.cs" Inherits="App_Master_HomeTemplate" %><!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head runat="server"> <title></title> <asp:ContentPlaceHolder ID="head" runat="server"> </asp:ContentPlaceHolder></head><body> <asp:ScriptManager ID="ScriptManager1" runat="server" /> <form id="form1" runat="server"> <div id="Header"> <asp:ContentPlaceHolder ID="Header" runat="server"></asp:ContentPlaceHolder> </div> <div id="Content"> <asp:ContentPlaceHolder ID="Content" runat="server"></asp:ContentPlaceHolder> </div> <div id="Footer"> <asp:ContentPlaceHolder ID="Footer" runat="server"></asp:ContentPlaceHolder> </div> </form></body></html>
Line 1: <%@ Master Language="C#" AutoEventWireup="true" CodeBehind="HomeTemplate.master.cs" Inherits="SitefinityWebApp.App_Master.HomeTemplate" %> Line 2: Line 3: <!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "www.w3.org/.../xhtml1-transitional.dtd"> |
Inherits="App_Master_HomeTemplate"
but the result is the same. Thanks for any help on straightening this out!Hi Chris,
I attached a working master page which is added inside App_Master folder in the root.
Greetings,
Ivan Dimitrov
the Telerik team
Hi Chris,
Don't forget that in SF4 before you try to add your new template based on your .master file you need to compile/build your web project in visual studio. If you don't build it, it's not able to find the inherited code in the code behind file. Note that in SF3.x you didn't have to do this, this requirement is new for SF4.
Another option is if you don't need any code behind in your master page then you can remove the CodeBehind and Inherits attributes so that it's only using the .master file and not .master.cs
Regards,
Phill
Hi Phil,
Thanks for the response. I went ahead and rebuilt the solution in Vis Studio but now the whole application is throwing the following error:
Server Error in '/MyProject' Application.
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: Could not load file or
assembly 'Telerik.Sitefinity' or one of its dependencies. The system
cannot find the file specified. (C:\Program Files
(x86)\Telerik\Sitefinity 4.0\Projects\MyProject\web.config line 113)
Source Error:
Line 111: <httpModules>
Line 112: <add name="ScriptModule" type="System.Web.Handlers.ScriptModule, System.Web.Extensions, Version=4.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=31BF3856AD364E35"/>
Line 113: <add name="Sitefinity" type="Telerik.Sitefinity.Web.SitefinityHttpModuleIIS6, Telerik.Sitefinity"/>
Line 114: <add name="RadUploadModule" type="Telerik.Web.UI.RadUploadHttpModule, Telerik.Web.UI"/>
Line 115: <add name="SitefinityAnalyticsModule" type="Telerik.Sitefinity.Analytics.Server.DependencyResolution.Module.DependencyRegistrarHttpModule, Telerik.Sitefinity.Analytics.Server.DependencyResolution"/>
Source File: C:\Program Files
(x86)\Telerik\Sitefinity 4.0\Projects\MyProject\web.config Line:
113
Version Information: Microsoft .NET Framework
Version:4.0.30319; ASP.NET Version:4.0.30319.1
The only change I made was the addition of a new Template under App_Data/Sitefinity/WebsiteTemplate and a corresponding master file.
Any ideas what I did wrong?
Hi Chris,
Could you check whether the required dll is located in your bin? When you perform rebuild this clears your bin folder in Web Application environment. If this is the case you can get the dlls from another project that you can install for less then a minute through the Project Manager.
Kind regards,
Ivan Dimitrov
the Telerik team
Hi Ivan,
I'm still in Trial mode trying to figure out if this will meet our needs and it looks like the Project Manager only allows for one project while in Trial? The following files are in the bin folder of my project:
- Facebook.Web.dll
- Facebook.Web.xml
- Interop.DexterLib.dll
- SitefinityWebApp.dll
- SitefinityWebApp.pdb
- Telerik.Web.Design.dll
Hello Chris,
Telerik.Sitefinity.dll is not presented in your bin, please add it following suggestions from the previous post.
Kind regards,
Ivan Dimitrov
the Telerik team
Hi Ivan,
I cannot create a new project in the Project Manager because it's in Trial mode. What are my alternatives for getting the DLL? Thanks!
Just found an _emptyProject folder in the Telerik directory which had everything in the bin folder. It appears to be in working order thank you!
Chris
Concerning the compile/build process for adding/updating master pages... is this really the only way?
Months back, it was said that Sitefinity 4 would support building a site as a Web Site or a Project in Visual Studio. Now it seems like we have lost the Web Site option. Could someone please clarify on this?
While I am aware of the benefits of a compiled site, we would rather not lose the flexibility of developing as a Web Site where we don't need to rebuild for otherwise minor updates.
Hi Will,
Sitefinity 4.0 is shipped as a web application, but you can convert it as a website. You have to open the web application as a website from Visual Studio and then save the solution.
Kind regards,
Ivan Dimitrov
the Telerik team