I'm trying to integrate this module in my local dnn installation without success. I'm very interested in this so I downloaded the trial and I'm trying to test it agains a dnn portal.

 

Can you give a detailed step by step guide on what is needed.

What I did:

- create a SqlDataProvider for the chat module similar to the one in the sample app.

- Add a new module to dnn using the two controls provided

- add this to my web.config

vmasanas :

 

Hi , I am one of the CuteChat team.

 

We just release a new installer for CuteChat , which directly supports IBS/DNN/Rainbow/AspNetForums/AspNetForums2/SharePoint .

 

Please download it from

 

After you deploy CuteChat to DotNetNuke using the installer

Please do these things to setup the Module Definition and add the Module to one Tab

 

Login as Host account
Click menu [Host]-[Module Definitions]
Click menu [Add New Module Definition]
Input:
 Module Name: CuteChat
 Description: Let the site live.
Click [Update]
Input:
 New Definition: Chat
Click [Add Definition]
Click [Add Control]
Input:
 Title: Chat
 Source: DesktopModules\CuteChat\Rooms.ascx
Click [Update]
Click [Add Control]
Input:
 Key: Edit
 Title: EditRooms
 Source: DesktopModules\CuteChat\EditRooms.ascx
 Type: Edit
Click [Add Control]
Back to Home
Login as Administrator account (optional)
Select the options on the top of the page:
 Module: CuteChat
 Pane: LeftPane
 Align: Left
Click [Add]
Click menu [EditRooms] (on the edit icon of the Chat)
Input:
 Room Name: Test
Click [Create New Room]
Back to Home
Login as any user (optional)
Click the room name [Test]

 

Hope these helps.

After you deploy CuteChat to DotNetNuke using the installer

Please do these things to setup the Module Definition and add the Module to one Tab

 

Please could you provide a step by step procedure to install this. I think this installer is not very friendly. I gave my local dnn folder and it just OVERWROTE my web.config. What should be deployed (manually please!), to which folder, and what is needed on the web.config.

 

Is there a way to have a 'chat' with your support staff in any of your chat rooms?

 

If you want to install the CuteChat manually, please follow the below steps:

 

1. Copy the cutechat folder on my application folder and make sure it matches WebFilePath section value

 

2. Deploying the CuteChat.dll assembly and license file (You can find at CuteChatSample/bin/)

    

   Copy the CuteChat.dll file and the CuteChat.lic file to the \bin directory for the web application that uses the CuteChat.

3. Deploying the CuteChat.DotNetNukeLib.dll library assembly (You can find at Toolkit/bin/Debug)

   
   Copy the CuteChat.DotNetNukeLib.dll file to the \bin directory for the web application that uses the CuteChat.

 

4. Deploying the CuteChat.DotNetNukeLib.dll library assembly (You can find at Toolkit/bin/Debug)

   
   Copy the CuteChat.DotNetNukeLib.dll file to the \bin directory for the web application that uses the CuteChat.

 

5. Make changes to your web.config file.

 

  Below is the web.config we are using:

 

 

<cuteChat WebFilePath="~/controls/CuteChat/" IPAddressPolicy="*" BadWords="kill,hate"   AllowAnonymous="Allow"

LoginUrl="~/" Culture="en-US" ConnectionString=""

        <fonts clear="true">

            <add font="Arial"/>

            <add font="Verdana"/>

            <add font="Comic Sans MS"/>

            <add font="Courier"/>

            <add font="Georgia"/>

            <add font="Lucida Console"/>

            <add font="Tahoma"/>

            <add font="Times New Roman"/>

            <add font="Wingdings"/>

        </fonts>

        <providers defaultProvider="DotNetNuke">

            <provider name="DotNetNuke"         sqlDataProviderType="CuteChat.DNNLib.DNNSqlDataProvider,CuteChat.DNNLib"

userIdentityAdapterType="CuteChat.DNNLib.SqlServerUserIdentityAdapter,CuteChat.DNNLib" />

       </providers>

</cuteChat>

 

Please note that as you are using the DotNetNuke, you don't need to create your own provider. 

 

6.Copy the CuteChat module to your DotNetNuke application (you can find the files from CuteChat\Toolkit\Files\DotNetNuke)

 

Hope it helps.

 

I will meet you in the chat room in 10 minutes.

 

Good luck

 

A couple of things

- #3 and #4 are the same, have you forgot something else?

- you need a new section on the web.config for this to work

-  the <cuteChat  tag is malformed. Al least the /> is missing.

- Should the connectionsTring be blank?

- If I'm not wrong this (CuteChat.DNNLib.DNNSqlDataProvider,CuteChat.DNNLib) specifies a type and an assembly. Are you sure this are the names? DNNLib is not on my installation.

 

If I leave this as you pointed I get:

FileName:
FileLineNumber: 0
FileColumnNumber: 0
Method: System.Runtime.Remoting.Proxies.RealProxy.HandleReturnMessage
DatabaseVersion: 2.1.2
AssemblyVersion: 2.1.2.16001
PortalID: 0
PortalName: DotNetNuke
UserID: 2
UserName: host
ActiveTabID: 1
ActiveTabName: Home
AbsoluteURL: /chat/Default.aspx
AbsoluteURLReferrer:
ExceptionGUID: 0541e884-4ec3-4ca7-a49d-f13acf815935
DefaultDataProvider: DotNetNuke.Data.SqlDataProvider, DotNetNuke.SqlDataProvider
Message: ?
InnerException: System.IO.FileNotFoundException: ? File name: "CuteChat.DNNLib" Server stack trace: at System.Type.GetType(String typeName, Boolean throwOnError, Boolean ignoreCase) at CuteChat.ChatProviderItem.CreateSqlDataProvider(String connectionstring) at CuteChat.SqlServer.SqlDataAccess..ctor() at System.Runtime.Remoting.Messaging.StackBuilderSink.PrivateProcessMessage(MethodBase mb, Object[] args, Object server, Int32 methodPtr, Boolean fExecuteInContext, Object[]& outArgs) at System.Runtime.Remoting.Messaging.StackBuilderSink.SyncProcessMessage(IMessage msg, Int32 methodPtr, Boolean fExecuteInContext) Exception rethrown at [0]: at System.Runtime.Remoting.Proxies.RealProxy.HandleReturnMessage(IMessage reqMsg, IMessage retMsg) at System.Runtime.Remoting.Proxies.RealProxy.PrivateInvoke(MessageData& msgData, Int32 type) at CuteChat.SqlServer.SqlDataAccess..ctor() at CuteChat.Defaults.DefaultDataFactory.CreateDataAccess() at CuteChat.ChatConfig.CreateDataAccess() at CuteChat.ChatComponentBase.CreateDataHolder() at CuteChat.ChatComponentBase.CuteChat.ContextBoundModel.IMessageHandlerBase.ProcessMessage(IMethodCallMessage mcm, AspectObjectProxy proxy, MessageHandlerQueue queue) at CuteChat.ContextBoundModel.MessageHandlerQueue.InvokeNext(IMethodCallMessage mcm, AspectObjectProxy proxy) Exception rethrown at [1]: at System.Runtime.Remoting.Proxies.RealProxy.HandleReturnMessage(IMessage reqMsg, IMessage retMsg) at System.Runtime.Remoting.Proxies.RealProxy.PrivateInvoke(MessageData& msgData, Int32 type) at CuteChat.ContextBoundModel.AspectComponent.Dispose() at _ASP.Rooms_ascx.Page_Load(Object sender, EventArgs e) at System.Web.UI.Control.OnLoad(EventArgs e) at System.Web.UI.Control.LoadRecursive() at System.Web.UI.Control.LoadRecursive() at System.Web.UI.Control.LoadRecursive() at System.Web.UI.Control.LoadRecursive() at System.Web.UI.Control.LoadRecursive() at System.Web.UI.Control.LoadRecursive() at System.Web.UI.Control.LoadRecursive() at System.Web.UI.Control.LoadRecursive() at System.Web.UI.Control.LoadRecursive() at System.Web.UI.Control.LoadRecursive() at System.Web.UI.Page.ProcessRequestMain() === Pre-bind state information === LOG: DisplayName = CuteChat.DNNLib (Partial) LOG: Appbase = file:///C:/DNNWeb/chat LOG: Initial PrivatePath = bin Calling assembly : (Unknown). === LOG: Policy not being applied to reference at this time (private, custom, partial, or location-based assembly bind). LOG: Post-policy reference: CuteChat.DNNLib LOG: Attempting download of new URL file:///C:/WINDOWS/Microsoft.NET/Framework/v1.1.4322/Temporary ASP.NET Files/chat/b3e96910/d3a5d7cf/CuteChat.DNNLib.DLL. LOG: Attempting download of new URL file:///C:/WINDOWS/Microsoft.NET/Framework/v1.1.4322/Temporary ASP.NET Files/chat/b3e96910/d3a5d7cf/CuteChat.DNNLib/CuteChat.DNNLib.DLL. LOG: Attempting download of new URL file:///C:/DNNWeb/chat/bin/CuteChat.DNNLib.DLL. LOG: Attempting download of new URL file:///C:/DNNWeb/chat/bin/CuteChat.DNNLib/CuteChat.DNNLib.DLL. LOG: Attempting download of new URL file:///C:/WINDOWS/Microsoft.NET/Framework/v1.1.4322/Temporary ASP.NET Files/chat/b3e96910/d3a5d7cf/CuteChat.DNNLib.EXE. LOG: Attempting download of new URL file:///C:/WINDOWS/Microsoft.NET/Framework/v1.1.4322/Temporary ASP.NET Files/chat/b3e96910/d3a5d7cf/CuteChat.DNNLib/CuteChat.DNNLib.EXE. LOG: Attempting download of new URL file:///C:/DNNWeb/chat/bin/CuteChat.DNNLib.EXE. LOG: Attempting download of new URL file:///C:/DNNWeb/chat/bin/CuteChat.DNNLib/CuteChat.DNNLib.EXE.
TargetSite:
StackTrace:
HelpLink:
Source:

 

If I change DNN to DotNetNuke I get:

FileName:
FileLineNumber: 0
FileColumnNumber: 0
Method: System.Runtime.Remoting.Proxies.RealProxy.HandleReturnMessage
DatabaseVersion: 2.1.2
AssemblyVersion: 2.1.2.16001
PortalID: 0
PortalName: DotNetNuke
UserID: 2
UserName: host
ActiveTabID: 1
ActiveTabName: Home
AbsoluteURL: /chat/Default.aspx
AbsoluteURLReferrer:
ExceptionGUID: c0e7c35b-ee4d-4fe7-86f8-8ff79bd8f045
DefaultDataProvider: DotNetNuke.Data.SqlDataProvider, DotNetNuke.SqlDataProvider
Message: Format of the initialization string does not conform to specification starting at index 0.
InnerException: System.ArgumentException: Format of the initialization string does not conform to specification starting at index 0. Server stack trace: at System.Data.Common.DBConnectionString.GetKeyValuePair(Char[] connectionString, Int32 currentPosition, String& key, Char[] valuebuf, Int32& vallength, Boolean& isempty) at System.Data.Common.DBConnectionString.ParseInternal(Char[] connectionString, UdlSupport checkForUdl, NameValuePair& keychain) at System.Data.Common.DBConnectionString..ctor(String connectionString, UdlSupport checkForUdl) at System.Data.SqlClient.SqlConnectionString..ctor(String connectionString) at System.Data.SqlClient.SqlConnectionString.ParseString(String connectionString) at System.Data.SqlClient.SqlConnection.set_ConnectionString(String value) at System.Data.SqlClient.SqlConnection..ctor(String connectionString) at CuteChat.SqlServer.SqlDataProvider.get_Connection() at CuteChat.SqlServer.SqlDataProvider.CreateCommand() Exception rethrown at [0]: at System.Runtime.Remoting.Proxies.RealProxy.HandleReturnMessage(IMessage reqMsg, IMessage retMsg) at System.Runtime.Remoting.Proxies.RealProxy.PrivateInvoke(MessageData& msgData, Int32 type) at CuteChat.SqlServer.ISqlDataProvider.CreateCommand() at CuteChat.SqlServer.SqlDataAccess.CreateCommand() at CuteChat.SqlServer.SqlDataAccess.ListRooms(String targetType, String targetId) Exception rethrown at [1]: at System.Runtime.Remoting.Proxies.RealProxy.HandleReturnMessage(IMessage reqMsg, IMessage retMsg) at System.Runtime.Remoting.Proxies.RealProxy.PrivateInvoke(MessageData& msgData, Int32 type) at CuteChat.IDataAccess.ListRooms(String targetType, String targetId) at CuteChat.ChatSystem.ListRooms(String targetType, String targetId) Exception rethrown at [2]: at System.Runtime.Remoting.Proxies.RealProxy.HandleReturnMessage(IMessage reqMsg, IMessage retMsg) at System.Runtime.Remoting.Proxies.RealProxy.PrivateInvoke(MessageData& msgData, Int32 type) at CuteChat.ChatSystem.ListRooms(String targetType, String targetId) at _ASP.Rooms_ascx.Page_Load(Object sender, EventArgs e) at System.Web.UI.Control.OnLoad(EventArgs e) at System.Web.UI.Control.LoadRecursive() at System.Web.UI.Control.LoadRecursive() at System.Web.UI.Control.LoadRecursive() at System.Web.UI.Control.LoadRecursive() at System.Web.UI.Control.LoadRecursive() at System.Web.UI.Control.LoadRecursive() at System.Web.UI.Control.LoadRecursive() at System.Web.UI.Control.LoadRecursive() at System.Web.UI.Control.LoadRecursive() at System.Web.UI.Control.LoadRecursive() at System.Web.UI.Page.ProcessRequestMain()
TargetSite:
StackTrace:
HelpLink:
Source:

 

Working now!

 

Changes/updates to your guide:

- You should change DNN to DotNetNuke in all places it appears.

- In connectionString repeat the same DotNetNuke connectionString

- run the file CuteSoft\CuteChat\cutechat.sql against the DNN database.

 

 

 

 

You should put your own connectionsTring into it.

 

For example, if you install the CuteChat table to a server 192.168.0.100, database name DotNetNuke, user name is test, password is test.  Your connectionsTring  will be as followings:

 

server=192.168.0.100;database=DotNetNuke;uid=test;pwd=test;

 

 

You are right.  DNNLib is not the right name.

 

We should use the CuteChat.DotNetNukeLib.dll instead.

 

Please use the following web.config template:

 

<configSections>

    <section name="cuteChat" type="CuteChat.ChatConfigurationHandler,CuteChat" />

</configSections>

<cuteChat

    WebFilePath="~/CuteChat/"

    IPAddressPolicy="*"

    BadWords=","

    AllowAnonymous="Allow"

    LoginUrl="~/Login.Aspx"

    HelpUrl="http://www.cutesoft.net/"

    LogoUrl="~/CuteChat/images/logo.gif"

    ExitUrl="~/"

    Culture="en-US"

    ConnectionString="server=(local);database=CuteChatSample;trusted_connection=true;App=CuteChat"

>

    <providers defaultProvider="DotNetNuke">

        <provider name="DotNetNuke"     sqlDataProviderType="CuteChat.DotNetNukeLib.DotNetNukeSqlDataProvider,CuteChat.DotNetNukeLib"

userIdentityAdapterType="CuteChat.DotNetNukeLib.SqlServerUserIdentityAdapter,CuteChat.DotNetNukeLib" />

       </providers>

</cuteChat>

 

 

Keep me poted.

I've not many time to test in detail but seems very promising ! Just a few questions

- how can this be integrated into the portal? Without opening a new page and on the same tab where it actualy is.

- what does each Policy option

Policy

Default Vip Speak Getin CantSpeak CantGetin

 

- what is the configuration settings for just allowing loged users access to the room. Removing all flags but active did not the trick. Other users can still trying to get access and moderators receive a request.

Flags

Public Active Archive Anonymous

 

- what is the time period for a room log/history to be cleared. Or it is never cleared?

 

 

A suggestion: provide a detailed guide on what each field does. Also on the configuration page a link back to previous page would be nice.

 

Thanks for the nice words!

 

 

We are working on this issue. I think we can find a nice solution in this week.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Can you elaborate on the user authenication..ie if a user is logged into the portal, can the name be passed to the chat? that is the user cannot enter in another nickname?

 

How does the chat rooms work with DNN roles? that is can the rooms be limited to the roles the user has access to? for instance paid member room/free room etc

 

regards

Eric

Hi Eric,

 

 

 

I will download a copy to evaluate on the site live. I currently use magic chat but the users arent too impressed with it, so we are looking at something new

 

:)

It's possible with the CuteChat  version 3.0.