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Installing Cute Chat/messenger - SharePoint Integration

The following guide shows the steps to implement a Cute Chat and messenger into SharePoint 2010 application. If you haven't downloaded the software, please download the software copy from here. SharePoint2010 has two options to install it, standalone and Server Farm. This article focuses on Server Farm option.

1. Unzip the zip file and copy CuteChat client files to the root of SharePoint.

The following files/folder should be deployed to the root of SharePoint. For sharepoint 2010, the root should be the folder "80".

2. Deploying the DLLs and license file

The following files should be deployed to \bin directory of SharePoint installation.

3. Execute SQLScripts\CuteChat5.sql against SharePoint database

In this step, we just create an new empty database in sql 2008 and name it "CuteChat" and execute the CuteChat5.sql against it.

In order to let CuteChat connect this database, you need to edit the connectionstring in the global.asax of the "GetConnectionSTring()" method.

4. Copy ChatRoomList.ascx to CuteSoft_Client\CuteChat folder.

5. Modify web.config file

6. Add Chat rooms to webpart part library of sharepoint

Add webpart parts library of sharepoint Login the site as administrator user, then Site Actions->Edit page->Insert->Web Part.

Select the "Upload a Web Part" menu at the left side Categories panel and select "Chat.dwp", "EmbedChat.dwp" and "Messenger.dwp" to upload.

Now you can insert the CuteChat or CuteMessenger web part for your site.