This release is on discussion here.  Please report issues there :).


Live Demo of this version  here .




This is a common question in the forums and one I am often asked by email.  It sends chills down my spine that users can’t even get the portal to install.  I wouldn’t blame them for being upset.  So I myself went over to sourceforge and grabbed the 1.1 code.  I tried to install it but got some weird errors on several machines.  At this time, I allied myself with the common rainbow user.  I sought to change this and create a solid 1.1 code so that users can at least use the same stock versions I use for my 1.1/2.0 sites. 

 

After consulting the lists [ and deploying rainbow at least 20 times] and various rainbow Developers, I found a nice version that the 1.1 devs are working on at our novell forge.  I did one test on SQL Server 2005 express (come on I gotta use either .NET 2.0 or 2005) and walked through some unit tests to prove its functionality.  This proves Rainbow works on both SQL Server 2000 and 2005 (all versions).  I fixed one minor Role issue that I found just by adding a timestamp to new roles.  Users should then change the name of the new role to whatever they wish.

 

Users / community visitors should note that they should be only deploying Rainbow 1.1 versions in Production.   Users should be advised that they should only use the Alpha 2.0 versions if they wish to take a look at what we are seeking to accomplish.  Don’t worry, Ill update the community on what some great rb devs have produced so far.  A hint…we have some nice looking menus implemented into Zen and ASPNETDB comes standard.

 

 

Enough already give me the code.

 

 

 

Requirements:

 

SQL Server 2000 | 2005

ASP.NET 1.1

 

1.)    Download the code  here

2.)    Extract the code to a folder w/ WinRar [don’t put it on the desktop or other secure folder].

3.)    Create an ASP.NET 1.1 virtual directory on the \Rainbow  directory.

4.)    Create a db user and table with dbo privs on the table

5.)    Change your connection string in web.config

 

 

For more Information, please visit :


http://base.iocluster.com/wiki/index.php?title=Getting_Started_How_Tos

Bear with us as Rahul and I are putting this new easy to read wiki together.  The basics of getting started are however listed.