CASKDotNet Wiki & Documentation Rss Feed

Updated Wiki: Home

BillKrat — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 13:12:06 GMT

Community (Advanced) Starter Kit 2.0 (AKA CASK) enables an individual or an ISP to quickly create a community Web site such as a user group site, a developer resource site, or a news site. It has seven standard content modules: Articles, Links, Downloads, Photo Gallery, Events and Books. In addition it supports multiple community configurations, quotas, newsletters, voting polls, RSS news feeds and XML web services.

The Community Starter Kit 2.0 is an updated version of the Microsoft Community Starter Kit (CSK) 1.1 that includes new functionality, ASP.NET 2.0 security and bug fixes contributed by the CSK developer community. CASK utilizes the CSK 1.1 data tables, stored procedures and functions with minimal modification to support a clean upgrade path from CSK 1.1 to CASK. Although dubbed a starter kit this application utilizes advanced features of ASP.NET

2008.12.26 - Released Version 2.3.0 and started first (of many) webcast
+ http://CASKCast.global-webnet.net --- CASK Installation and community setup familiarization

Knowlege Base
Frequently Asked Questions
Installation Notes

MSDN Article on Community Starter Kit 1.1 CSK 1.1 Support Forum
Global Webnet, LLC Client sites based on CASK follow:
- Amarillo, TX community site http://www.Amarillo.us.com
- Lone Star Ballet http://www.Lonestarballet.org
- Big Brothers Big Sisters http://amabbbs.global-webnet.net
- Osborn Orthodontics http://www.OsbornOrthodontics.com
- Sing Like the King (Elvis Impersonator) http://www.SingLikeTheKing.com
- Global Webnet, LLC http://www.Global-Webnet.net
- Site used for HOWTO Flash Series Admin Login: CASKUser PWD: CASKUser Security

Training Series within the context of a development team site (see 2008.02.24 comments below for more details)
- HOWTO: Setup a new Community Site and add an Articles section
- HOWTO: Add a new role for the Team site so it can be secured
- HOWTO: Team Site Setup (sections created)
- HOWTO: Input data in new Team site sections (first draft - needs editing/cleanup)
- HOWTO: Add RSS FeedPage - SharePoint template (other templates have feed on right panel)
- HOWTO: Move a section - moves section to Public site.
- HOWTO: A Flash Demo showing the new Calendar Module (AJAX) in use.
- HOWTO: A Flash Demo showing an Html Section being added to www.SingLikeTheKing.com using CSK I then add a flash video clip to it (all within a couple of minutes):

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Updated Wiki: Home

BillKrat — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 13:11:31 GMT

MSDN Article on Community Starter Kit 1.1 CSK 1.1 Support Forum
Global Webnet, LLC Client sites based on CASK follow:
- Amarillo, TX community site http://www.Amarillo.us.com (under construction)
- Lone Star Ballet http://www.Lonestarballet.org
- Big Brothers Big Sisters http://amabbbs.global-webnet.net
- Osborn Orthodontics http://www.OsbornOrthodontics.com
- Sing Like the King (Elvis Impersonator) http://www.SingLikeTheKing.com
- Global Webnet, LLC http://www.Global-Webnet.net
- Site used for HOWTO Flash Series Admin Login: CASKUser PWD: CASKUser Security

Training Series within the context of a development team site (see 2008.02.24 comments below for more details)
- HOWTO: Setup a new Community Site and add an Articles section
- HOWTO: Add a new role for the Team site so it can be secured
- HOWTO: Team Site Setup (sections created)
- HOWTO: Input data in new Team site sections (first draft - needs editing/cleanup)
- HOWTO: Add RSS FeedPage - SharePoint template (other templates have feed on right panel)
- HOWTO: Move a section - moves section to Public site.
- HOWTO: A Flash Demo showing the new Calendar Module (AJAX) in use.
- HOWTO: A Flash Demo showing an Html Section being added to www.SingLikeTheKing.com using CSK I then add a flash video clip to it (all within a couple of minutes):

A refactored version of the CASK can be found at the following link:
http://www.codeplex.com/DotCommunities. Ed, the Coordinator for DotCommunities, has brought many new features to this beta release. His countless hours of development time and commitment to the community is deeply appreciated.

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BillKrat — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 13:10:06 GMT

MSDN Article on Community Starter Kit 1.1 CSK 1.1 Support Forum
Global Webnet, LLC Client sites based on CASK follow:
- Amarillo, TX community site http://www.Amarillo.us.com (under construction)
- Lone Star Ballet http://www.Lonestarballet.org
- Big Brothers Big Sisters http://amabbbs.global-webnet.net
- Osborn Orthodontics http://www.OsbornOrthodontics.com
- Sing Like the King (Elvis Impersonator) http://www.SingLikeTheKing.com
- Global Webnet, LLC http://www.Global-Webnet.net
- Site used for HOWTO Flash Series Admin Login: CASKUser PWD: CASKUser Security

2008.12.26 Will be phasing out the FLASH tutorials with WebCast.

Training Series within the context of a development team site (see 2008.02.24 comments below for more details)
- HOWTO: Setup a new Community Site and add an Articles section
- HOWTO: Add a new role for the Team site so it can be secured
- HOWTO: Team Site Setup (sections created)
- HOWTO: Input data in new Team site sections (first draft - needs editing/cleanup)
- HOWTO: Add RSS FeedPage - SharePoint template (other templates have feed on right panel)
- HOWTO: Move a section - moves section to Public site.
- HOWTO: A Flash Demo showing the new Calendar Module (AJAX) in use.
- HOWTO: A Flash Demo showing an Html Section being added to www.SingLikeTheKing.com using CSK I then add a flash video clip to it (all within a couple of minutes):

2008.12.24 - CASK Moving to the front burner for http://www.Amarillo.us.com

2008.09.22 - CASK Source Code transitions from .NET 2.0 to .NET 3.5 so that Visual Studio 2008 SP1 features, such as the Entity Framework, can be taken advantage of. TypeMock will be required to compile application - moving to TDD for all new features first blog in series

2008.09.13 - CASK 2.2 released - see Releases tab for details.

2008.08.24 Update - Limitations of MOSS 2007 moves CASK release closer to the front burner - blogged about HERE

2008.08.11 - The CASK application has taken back burner to higher priorities (more at http://www.codeplex.com/SDMS). However, it is still a priority and a release with all of the new completed features is long overdue. As I build the new framework for SDMS I will be meeting requirements for the next CASK release (kill two birds with one stone); please bear with me...

A refactored version of the CASK can be found at the following link:
http://www.codeplex.com/DotCommunities. Ed, the Coordinator for DotCommunities, has brought many new features to this beta release. His countless hours of development time and commitment to the community is deeply appreciated.

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Updated Wiki: Frequently Asked Questions

BillKrat — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 12:57:54 GMT

I downloaded the code and tried to build it but I am being asked for the passwords for the CaskDotNetLib.pfx and CaskLib.pfx files. Are you giving those out or is there a work around?

If you’ll go to each project's properties
Select Signing tab
[Choose a strong name key file:] dropdown and select “new”
Provide a filename and passwords
You should be good to go.

Does the CASK work under Partial Trust?

No, you will have to request that your ISP place CASK on a full-trust server. We use www.CrystalTech.com for our hosting needs.

Will CASK work under Visual Web Developer 2005?

Yes, with little modification click here for Visual Web Developer Steps

The CASK is currently using the CommunityProvider (for backwards compatibility) does the ASP.NET 2.0 provider work for ALPHA?

Yes, click here for instructions to setup.

Is Hungarian Notation going to be a CASK Standard?

No, however, you will find quite a bit of new code utilizing it. Is Hungarian Notion ... continued

Where are the web pages?

There is basically only one web page from which all content is dynamically generated - it is CommunityDefault.aspx. If you are viewing the content of Default.aspx then your system is not properly configured. The Community Advanced Starter Kit utilizes HttpModule which is an advanced topic. Developers unfamiliar with it should reference the following link http://msdn.microsoft.com/msdnmag/issues/02/05/asp.

Questions, comments, suggestions? Contact Bill@Global-Webnet.com

Updated Wiki: Frequently Asked Questions

BillKrat — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 12:40:46 GMT

What are the upgrade steps for CGN 1.1 to CASK

Review the Webcast: CASK Webcast
Since you already have the database

BACKUP, BACKUP, BACKUP - the database will be modified (tables added and modified)
Install the new website code
Configure your Web.config file.
Familiarize yourself with the new security model roles at http://www.CodePlex.com/CASKDotNet | Knowledge Base | Security Roles

I downloaded the code and tried to build it but I am being asked for the passwords for the CaskDotNetLib.pfx and CaskLib.pfx files. Are you giving those out or is there a work around?

If you’ll go to each project's properties
Select Signing tab
[Choose a strong name key file:] dropdown and select “new”
Provide a filename and passwords
You should be good to go.

Does the CASK work under Partial Trust?

No, you will have to request that your ISP place CASK on a full-trust server. We use www.CrystalTech.com for our hosting needs.

Will CASK work under Visual Web Developer 2005?

Yes, with little modification click here for Visual Web Developer Steps

The CASK is currently using the CommunityProvider (for backwards compatibility) does the ASP.NET 2.0 provider work for ALPHA?

Yes, click here for instructions to setup.

Is Hungarian Notation going to be a CASK Standard?

No, however, you will find quite a bit of new code utilizing it. Is Hungarian Notion ... continued

Where are the web pages?

There is basically only one web page from which all content is dynamically generated - it is CommunityDefault.aspx. If you are viewing the content of Default.aspx then your system is not properly configured. The Community Advanced Starter Kit utilizes HttpModule which is an advanced topic. Developers unfamiliar with it should reference the following link http://msdn.microsoft.com/msdnmag/issues/02/05/asp.

Questions, comments, suggestions? Contact Bill@Global-Webnet.com

Updated Wiki: Knowlege Base

BillKrat — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 12:34:05 GMT

CASK Knowledge Base

Under construction - started 2008.01.30

NOTE: There seems to be an issue with images not displaying on CodePlex pages.
If you don't see an image hit the F5 key to refresh.

Where are the pages? You have to understand HttpModule and how it works.
How to debug a page process
Controls finding controls and making them designer friendly (work in progress)
Overriding default user controls - Changing the User Registration and Profile screens

Admin Topics relating to the administration of the CASK system
Communities How to setup communities and override default community for development
Email Newsletter, Notifications, etc
Modules Topics relating to the development and configuration of modules
Security Roles Revised - under construction for release 2.2

Data Access Layer DAL to process data using generic collections
Namespace ASPNET.StarterKit.Communities
Unit Testing

TypeMock: Stub
TypeMock: Testing the ASP.NET FileUpload control SaveAs method
TypeMock: Unit test for ASP.NET class utilities - mocking Server object for Server.MapPath("APP_Data")
Unit Testing Providers (NUnit)
Unit Testing Data Access Layer using Visual Studio Team System Unit Test

Updated Wiki: Data Access Layer

BillKrat — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 12:31:55 GMT

2009.01.07 We will be using the Managed Extensibility Framework (MEF) to handle modules - this is a work in progress making the following information now obsolete.

The goal with the new IModule interface is to permit developers to easily add modules to the CASK without having to understand the complex infrastructure. While it is very powerful and extensible, to those that can grasp all of its concepts, it has a relatively long ramp-up time to be able to code against it.

The following data structure (left window) is the extent of the coding developers will have to do in preparation to access their module tables. The IModule interface will utilize this structure during Module setup to create the database table for the developer. I should note that the code was dynamically generated for me and I copy/pasted the applicable snippets from the output window (right window)

The debug output in the top right window was generated with the following 4 lines of executable code in the two methods that follow:

Excerpt from the NamedPagesUpdate.cs file from the VSTS2008 Unit Test Project

[TestMethod]
public void Version22_Fix()
{
     SQLUtil sql = new SQLUtil(ConnectionString);   
     sql.OnExecuteReader += new EventHandler<GWN.Data.DataEventArgs>(sql_OnExecuteReader);
     sql.SqlExec("Select * from Community_NamedPages");
}
void sql_OnExecuteReader(object sender, GWN.Data.DataEventArgs e)
{
     SQLUtil.SendDataReaderToDebug(e.DataReader);
}

Note: The Unit Testing Data Access Layer article explains how the ConnectionString was obtained by the unit test

Using the same SQL code (three lines in DataTest below) I was able to point the OnExecuteReader event to the DataTestHandler method to populate a List<NamePageStruc> object. The same code in DataTestHandler could be used on any table structure that is derived from DataBase and has the proper field initialization as shown in the top image (left window).

Updated Wiki: Home

BillKrat — Sat, 27 Dec 2008 02:58:38 GMT

MSDN Article on Community Starter Kit 1.1 CSK 1.1 Support Forum
Global Webnet, LLC Client sites based on CASK follow:

Amarillo, TX community site http://www.Amarillo.us.com (under construction)
Lone Star Ballet http://www.Lonestarballet.org
Big Brothers Big Sisters http://amabbbs.global-webnet.net
Osborn Orthodontics http://www.OsbornOrthodontics.com
Amarillo College Lamplight Youth Theatre http://www.ACLamplight.com
Sing Like the King (Elvis Impersonator) http://www.SingLikeTheKing.com
Global Webnet, LLC http://www.Global-Webnet.net
Site used for HOWTO Flash Series Admin Login: CASKUser PWD: CASKUser Security

2008.12.26 Will be phasing out the FLASH tutorials with WebCast.

Training Series within the context of a development team site (see 2008.02.24 comments below for more details)

HOWTO: Setup a new Community Site and add an Articles section
HOWTO: Add a new role for the Team site so it can be secured
HOWTO: Team Site Setup (sections created)
HOWTO: Input data in new Team site sections (first draft - needs editing/cleanup)
HOWTO: Add RSS FeedPage - SharePoint template (other templates have feed on right panel)
HOWTO: Move a section - moves section to Public site.
HOWTO: A Flash Demo showing the new Calendar Module (AJAX) in use.
HOWTO: A Flash Demo showing an Html Section being added to www.SingLikeTheKing.com using CSK I then add a flash video clip to it (all within a couple of minutes):

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Updated Wiki: Home

BillKrat — Sat, 27 Dec 2008 01:07:01 GMT

MSDN Article on Community Starter Kit 1.1 CSK 1.1 Support Forum
Global Webnet, LLC Client sites based on CASK follow:

Amarillo, TX community site http://www.Amarillo.us.com (under construction)
Lone Star Ballet http://www.Lonestarballet.org
Big Brothers Big Sisters http://amabbbs.global-webnet.net
Osborn Orthodontics http://www.OsbornOrthodontics.com
Amarillo College Lamplight Youth Theatre http://www.ACLamplight.com
Sing Like the King (Elvis Impersonator) http://www.SingLikeTheKing.com
Global Webnet, LLC http://www.Global-Webnet.net
Site used for HOWTO Flash Series Admin Login: CASKUser PWD: CASKUser Security

2008.12.26 Will be phasing out the FLASH tutorials with WebCast.

Training Series within the context of a development team site (see 2008.02.24 comments below for more details)

HOWTO: Setup a new Community Site and add an Articles section
HOWTO: Add a new role for the Team site so it can be secured
HOWTO: Team Site Setup (sections created)
HOWTO: Input data in new Team site sections (first draft - needs editing/cleanup)
HOWTO: Add RSS FeedPage - SharePoint template (other templates have feed on right panel)
HOWTO: Move a section - moves section to Public site.
HOWTO: A Flash Demo showing the new Calendar Module (AJAX) in use.
HOWTO: A Flash Demo showing an Html Section being added to www.SingLikeTheKing.com using CSK I then add a flash video clip to it (all within a couple of minutes):

Image Resizing

Updated Wiki: Home

BillKrat — Sat, 27 Dec 2008 01:03:43 GMT

Community (Advanced) Starter Kit 2.0 (AKA CASK) enables an individual or an ISP to quickly create a community Web site such as a user group site, a developer resource site, or a news site. It has seven standard content modules: Articles, Links, Downloads, Photo Gallery, Events and Books. In addition it supports multiple community configurations, quotas, newsletters, voting polls, RSS news feeds and XML web services.

The Community Starter Kit 2.0 is an updated version of the Microsoft Community Starter Kit (CSK) 1.1 that includes new functionality, ASP.NET 2.0 security and bug fixes contributed by the CSK developer community. CASK utilizes the CSK 1.1 data tables, stored procedures and functions with minimal modification to support a clean upgrade path from CSK 1.1 to CASK. Although dubbed a starter kit this application utilizes advanced features of ASP.NET

2008.12.26 - Released Version 2.3.0 and started first (of many) webcast
+ http://CASKCast.global-webnet.net --- CASK Installation and community setup familiarization

2008.09.22 - CASK Source Code transitions from .NET 2.0 to .NET 3.5 so that Visual Studio 2008 SP1 features, such as the Entity Framework, can be taken advantage of. TypeMock will be required to compile application - moving to TDD for all new features first blog in series

2008.09.13 - CASK 2.2 released - see Releases tab for details.

Knowlege Base
Frequently Asked Questions
Installation Notes
Issue Tracker Notes

MSDN Article on Community Starter Kit 1.1 CSK 1.1 Support Forum
Global Webnet, LLC Client sites based on CASK follow:

Amarillo, TX community site http://www.Amarillo.us.com (under construction)
Lone Star Ballet http://www.Lonestarballet.org
Big Brothers Big Sisters http://amabbbs.global-webnet.net
Osborn Orthodontics http://www.OsbornOrthodontics.com
Amarillo College Lamplight Youth Theatre http://www.ACLamplight.com
Sing Like the King (Elvis Impersonator) http://www.SingLikeTheKing.com
Global Webnet, LLC http://www.Global-Webnet.net
Site used for HOWTO Flash Series Admin Login: CASKUser PWD: CASKUser Security

2008.12.26 Will be phasing out the FLASH tutorials with WebCast.

Training Series within the context of a development team site (see 2008.02.24 comments below for more details)

HOWTO: Setup a new Community Site and add an Articles section
HOWTO: Add a new role for the Team site so it can be secured
HOWTO: Team Site Setup (sections created)
HOWTO: Input data in new Team site sections (first draft - needs editing/cleanup)
HOWTO: Add RSS FeedPage - SharePoint template (other templates have feed on right panel)
HOWTO: Move a section - moves section to Public site.
HOWTO: A Flash Demo showing the new Calendar Module (AJAX) in use.
HOWTO: A Flash Demo showing an Html Section being added to www.SingLikeTheKing.com using CSK I then add a flash video clip to it (all within a couple of minutes):

2008.08.24 Update - Limitations of MOSS 2007 moves CASK release closer to the front burner - blogged about HERE

2008.08.11 - The CASK application has taken back burner to higher priorities (more at http://www.codeplex.com/SDMS). However, it is still a priority and a release with all of the new completed features is long overdue. As I build the new framework for SDMS I will be meeting requirements for the next CASK release (kill two birds with one stone); please bear with me...

A refactored version of the CASK can be found at the following link:
http://www.codeplex.com/DotCommunities. Ed, the Coordinator for DotCommunities, has brought many new features to this beta release. His countless hours of development time and commitment to the community is deeply appreciated.

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Updated Wiki: Home

BillKrat — Sat, 27 Dec 2008 01:02:47 GMT

MSDN Article on Community Starter Kit 1.1 CSK 1.1 Support Forum
Global Webnet, LLC Client sites based on CASK follow:

Amarillo, TX community site http://www.Amarillo.us.com (under construction)
Lone Star Ballet http://www.Lonestarballet.org
Big Brothers Big Sisters http://amabbbs.global-webnet.net
Osborn Orthodontics http://www.OsbornOrthodontics.com
Amarillo College Lamplight Youth Theatre http://www.ACLamplight.com
Sing Like the King (Elvis Impersonator) http://www.SingLikeTheKing.com
Global Webnet, LLC http://www.Global-Webnet.net
Site used for HOWTO Flash Series Admin Login: CASKUser PWD: CASKUser Security

2008.12.26 Will be phasing out the FLASH tutorials with WebCast.

Training Series within the context of a development team site (see 2008.02.24 comments below for more details)

HOWTO: Setup a new Community Site and add an Articles section
HOWTO: Add a new role for the Team site so it can be secured
HOWTO: Team Site Setup (sections created)
HOWTO: Input data in new Team site sections (first draft - needs editing/cleanup)
HOWTO: Add RSS FeedPage - SharePoint template (other templates have feed on right panel)
HOWTO: Move a section - moves section to Public site.
HOWTO: A Flash Demo showing the new Calendar Module (AJAX) in use.
HOWTO: A Flash Demo showing an Html Section being added to www.SingLikeTheKing.com using CSK I then add a flash video clip to it (all within a couple of minutes):

2008.12.24 - CASK Moving to front burner with http://www.Amarillo.US.Com - see site for more details.

2008.09.22 - CASK Source Code transitions from .NET 2.0 to .NET 3.5 so that Visual Studio 2008 SP1 features, such as the Entity Framework, can be taken advantage of. TypeMock will be required to compile application - moving to TDD for all new features first blog in series

2008.09.13 - CASK 2.2 released - see Releases tab for details.

2008.08.24 Update - Limitations of MOSS 2007 moves CASK release closer to the front burner - blogged about HERE

2008.08.11 - The CASK application has taken back burner to higher priorities (more at http://www.codeplex.com/SDMS). However, it is still a priority and a release with all of the new completed features is long overdue. As I build the new framework for SDMS I will be meeting requirements for the next CASK release (kill two birds with one stone); please bear with me...

A refactored version of the CASK can be found at the following link:
http://www.codeplex.com/DotCommunities. Ed, the Coordinator for DotCommunities, has brought many new features to this beta release. His countless hours of development time and commitment to the community is deeply appreciated.

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Updated Wiki: Home

BillKrat — Sat, 27 Dec 2008 01:01:13 GMT

Community (Advanced) Starter Kit 2.0 (AKA CASK) enables an individual or an ISP to quickly create a community Web site such as a user group site, a developer resource site, or a news site. It has seven standard content modules: Articles, Links, Downloads, Photo Gallery, Events and Books. In addition it supports multiple community configurations, quotas, newsletters, voting polls, RSS news feeds and XML web services.

The Community Starter Kit 2.0 is an updated version of the Microsoft Community Starter Kit (CSK) 1.1 that includes new functionality, ASP.NET 2.0 security and bug fixes contributed by the CSK developer community. CASK utilizes the CSK 1.1 data tables, stored procedures and functions with minimal modification to support a clean upgrade path from CSK 1.1 to CASK. Although dubbed a starter kit this application utilizes advanced features of ASP.NET

2008.12.26 - Released Version 2.3.0 and started first (of many) webcast
+ http://CASKCast.global-webnet.net --- CASK Installation and community setup familiarization

2008.09.22 - CASK Source Code transitions from .NET 2.0 to .NET 3.5 so that Visual Studio 2008 SP1 features, such as the Entity Framework, can be taken advantage of. TypeMock will be required to compile application - moving to TDD for all new features first blog in series

2008.09.13 - CASK 2.2 released - see Releases tab for details.

Knowlege Base
Frequently Asked Questions
Installation Notes
Issue Tracker Notes

MSDN Article on Community Starter Kit 1.1 CSK 1.1 Support Forum
Global Webnet, LLC Client sites based on CASK follow:

Amarillo, TX community site http://www.Amarillo.us.com (under construction)
Lone Star Ballet http://www.Lonestarballet.org
Big Brothers Big Sisters http://amabbbs.global-webnet.net
Osborn Orthodontics http://www.OsbornOrthodontics.com
Amarillo College Lamplight Youth Theatre http://www.ACLamplight.com
Sing Like the King (Elvis Impersonator) http://www.SingLikeTheKing.com
Global Webnet, LLC http://www.Global-Webnet.net
Site used for HOWTO Flash Series Admin Login: CASKUser PWD: CASKUser Security

2008.12.26 Will be phasing out the FLASH tutorials with WebCast.

Training Series within the context of a development team site (see 2008.02.24 comments below for more details)

HOWTO: Setup a new Community Site and add an Articles section
HOWTO: Add a new role for the Team site so it can be secured
HOWTO: Team Site Setup (sections created)
HOWTO: Input data in new Team site sections (first draft - needs editing/cleanup)
HOWTO: Add RSS FeedPage - SharePoint template (other templates have feed on right panel)
HOWTO: Move a section - moves section to Public site.
HOWTO: A Flash Demo showing the new Calendar Module (AJAX) in use.
HOWTO: A Flash Demo showing an Html Section being added to www.SingLikeTheKing.com using CSK I then add a flash video clip to it (all within a couple of minutes):

Image Resizing

Updated Wiki: Home

BillKrat — Sat, 27 Dec 2008 00:58:47 GMT

Community (Advanced) Starter Kit 2.0 (AKA CASK) enables an individual or an ISP to quickly create a community Web site such as a user group site, a developer resource site, or a news site. It has seven standard content modules: Articles, Links, Downloads, Photo Gallery, Events and Books. In addition it supports multiple community configurations, quotas, newsletters, voting polls, RSS news feeds and XML web services.

The Community Starter Kit 2.0 is an updated version of the Microsoft Community Starter Kit (CSK) 1.1 that includes new functionality, ASP.NET 2.0 security and bug fixes contributed by the CSK developer community. CASK utilizes the CSK 1.1 data tables, stored procedures and functions with minimal modification to support a clean upgrade path from CSK 1.1 to CASK. Although dubbed a starter kit this application utilizes advanced features of ASP.NET

2008.12.26 - Released Version 2.3.0 and started first (of many) webcast
+ http://CASKCast.global-webnet.net --- CASK Installation and community setup familiarization

2008.09.22 - CASK Source Code transitions from .NET 2.0 to .NET 3.5 so that Visual Studio 2008 SP1 features, such as the Entity Framework, can be taken advantage of. TypeMock will be required to compile application - moving to TDD for all new features first blog in series

2008.09.13 - CASK 2.2 released - see Releases tab for details.

Knowlege Base
Frequently Asked Questions
Installation Notes
Issue Tracker Notes

MSDN Article on Community Starter Kit 1.1 CSK 1.1 Support Forum
Global Webnet, LLC Client sites based on CASK follow:

Amarillo, TX community site http://www.Amarillo.us.com (under construction)
Lone Star Ballet http://www.Lonestarballet.org
Big Brothers Big Sisters http://amabbbs.global-webnet.net
Osborn Orthodontics http://www.OsbornOrthodontics.com
Amarillo College Lamplight Youth Theatre http://www.ACLamplight.com
Sing Like the King (Elvis Impersonator) http://www.SingLikeTheKing.com
Global Webnet, LLC http://www.Global-Webnet.net
Site used for HOWTO Flash Series Admin Login: CASKUser PWD: CASKUser Security

Training Series within the context of a development team site (see 2008.02.24 comments below for more details)

HOWTO: Setup a new Community Site and add an Articles section
HOWTO: Add a new role for the Team site so it can be secured
HOWTO: Team Site Setup (sections created)
HOWTO: Input data in new Team site sections (first draft - needs editing/cleanup)
HOWTO: Add RSS FeedPage - SharePoint template (other templates have feed on right panel)
HOWTO: Move a section - moves section to Public site.
HOWTO: A Flash Demo showing the new Calendar Module (AJAX) in use.
HOWTO: A Flash Demo showing an Html Section being added to www.SingLikeTheKing.com using CSK I then add a flash video clip to it (all within a couple of minutes):

Image Resizing

Updated Wiki: Home

BillKrat — Sat, 27 Dec 2008 00:58:30 GMT

Community (Advanced) Starter Kit 2.0 (AKA CASK) enables an individual or an ISP to quickly create a community Web site such as a user group site, a developer resource site, or a news site. It has seven standard content modules: Articles, Links, Downloads, Photo Gallery, Events and Books. In addition it supports multiple community configurations, quotas, newsletters, voting polls, RSS news feeds and XML web services.

The Community Starter Kit 2.0 is an updated version of the Microsoft Community Starter Kit (CSK) 1.1 that includes new functionality, ASP.NET 2.0 security and bug fixes contributed by the CSK developer community. CASK utilizes the CSK 1.1 data tables, stored procedures and functions with minimal modification to support a clean upgrade path from CSK 1.1 to CASK. Although dubbed a starter kit this application utilizes advanced features of ASP.NET

2008.12.26 - Released Version 2.3.0 and started first (of many) webcast
+ http://CASKCast.global-webnet.net --- CASK Installation and community setup familiarization
2008.09.22 - CASK Source Code transitions from .NET 2.0 to .NET 3.5 so that Visual Studio 2008 SP1 features, such as the Entity Framework, can be taken advantage of. TypeMock will be required to compile application - moving to TDD for all new features first blog in series

2008.09.13 - CASK 2.2 released - see Releases tab for details.

Knowlege Base
Frequently Asked Questions
Installation Notes
Issue Tracker Notes

MSDN Article on Community Starter Kit 1.1 CSK 1.1 Support Forum
Global Webnet, LLC Client sites based on CASK follow:

Amarillo, TX community site http://www.Amarillo.us.com (under construction)
Lone Star Ballet http://www.Lonestarballet.org
Big Brothers Big Sisters http://amabbbs.global-webnet.net
Osborn Orthodontics http://www.OsbornOrthodontics.com
Amarillo College Lamplight Youth Theatre http://www.ACLamplight.com
Sing Like the King (Elvis Impersonator) http://www.SingLikeTheKing.com
Global Webnet, LLC http://www.Global-Webnet.net
Site used for HOWTO Flash Series Admin Login: CASKUser PWD: CASKUser Security

Training Series within the context of a development team site (see 2008.02.24 comments below for more details)

HOWTO: Setup a new Community Site and add an Articles section
HOWTO: Add a new role for the Team site so it can be secured
HOWTO: Team Site Setup (sections created)
HOWTO: Input data in new Team site sections (first draft - needs editing/cleanup)
HOWTO: Add RSS FeedPage - SharePoint template (other templates have feed on right panel)
HOWTO: Move a section - moves section to Public site.
HOWTO: A Flash Demo showing the new Calendar Module (AJAX) in use.
HOWTO: A Flash Demo showing an Html Section being added to www.SingLikeTheKing.com using CSK I then add a flash video clip to it (all within a couple of minutes):

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Updated Wiki: Home

BillKrat — Sat, 27 Dec 2008 00:57:44 GMT

http://CASKCast.global-webnet.net --- CASK Installation and community setup familiarization

2008.09.22 - CASK Source Code transitions from .NET 2.0 to .NET 3.5 so that Visual Studio 2008 SP1 features, such as the Entity Framework, can be taken advantage of. TypeMock will be required to compile application - moving to TDD for all new features first blog in series

2008.09.13 - CASK 2.2 released - see Releases tab for details.

Knowlege Base
Frequently Asked Questions
Installation Notes
Issue Tracker Notes

MSDN Article on Community Starter Kit 1.1 CSK 1.1 Support Forum
Global Webnet, LLC Client sites based on CASK follow:

Amarillo, TX community site http://www.Amarillo.us.com (under construction)
Lone Star Ballet http://www.Lonestarballet.org
Big Brothers Big Sisters http://amabbbs.global-webnet.net
Osborn Orthodontics http://www.OsbornOrthodontics.com
Amarillo College Lamplight Youth Theatre http://www.ACLamplight.com
Sing Like the King (Elvis Impersonator) http://www.SingLikeTheKing.com
Global Webnet, LLC http://www.Global-Webnet.net
Site used for HOWTO Flash Series Admin Login: CASKUser PWD: CASKUser Security

Training Series within the context of a development team site (see 2008.02.24 comments below for more details)

HOWTO: Setup a new Community Site and add an Articles section
HOWTO: Add a new role for the Team site so it can be secured
HOWTO: Team Site Setup (sections created)
HOWTO: Input data in new Team site sections (first draft - needs editing/cleanup)
HOWTO: Add RSS FeedPage - SharePoint template (other templates have feed on right panel)
HOWTO: Move a section - moves section to Public site.
HOWTO: A Flash Demo showing the new Calendar Module (AJAX) in use.
HOWTO: A Flash Demo showing an Html Section being added to www.SingLikeTheKing.com using CSK I then add a flash video clip to it (all within a couple of minutes):

Image Resizing

Updated Wiki: Home

BillKrat — Sat, 27 Dec 2008 00:57:26 GMT

http://CASKCast.global-webnet.net --- CASK Installation and community setup familiarization

MSDN Article on Community Starter Kit 1.1 CSK 1.1 Support Forum
Global Webnet, LLC Client sites based on CASK follow:

Amarillo, TX community site http://www.Amarillo.us.com (under construction)
Lone Star Ballet http://www.Lonestarballet.org
Big Brothers Big Sisters http://amabbbs.global-webnet.net
Osborn Orthodontics http://www.OsbornOrthodontics.com
Amarillo College Lamplight Youth Theatre http://www.ACLamplight.com
Sing Like the King (Elvis Impersonator) http://www.SingLikeTheKing.com
Global Webnet, LLC http://www.Global-Webnet.net
Site used for HOWTO Flash Series Admin Login: CASKUser PWD: CASKUser Security

Training Series within the context of a development team site (see 2008.02.24 comments below for more details)

HOWTO: Setup a new Community Site and add an Articles section
HOWTO: Add a new role for the Team site so it can be secured
HOWTO: Team Site Setup (sections created)
HOWTO: Input data in new Team site sections (first draft - needs editing/cleanup)
HOWTO: Add RSS FeedPage - SharePoint template (other templates have feed on right panel)
HOWTO: Move a section - moves section to Public site.
HOWTO: A Flash Demo showing the new Calendar Module (AJAX) in use.
HOWTO: A Flash Demo showing an Html Section being added to www.SingLikeTheKing.com using CSK I then add a flash video clip to it (all within a couple of minutes):

Image Resizing

Updated Wiki: Home

BillKrat — Thu, 27 Nov 2008 03:27:46 GMT

Community (Advanced) Starter Kit 2.0 (AKA CASK) enables an individual or an ISP to quickly create a community Web site such as a user group site, a developer resource site, or a news site. It has seven standard content modules: Articles, Links, Downloads, Photo Gallery, Events and Books. In addition it supports multiple community configurations, quotas, newsletters, voting polls, RSS news feeds and XML web services.

The Community Starter Kit 2.0 is an updated version of the Microsoft Community Starter Kit (CSK) 1.1 that includes new functionality, ASP.NET 2.0 security and bug fixes contributed by the CSK developer community. CASK utilizes the CSK 1.1 data tables, stored procedures and functions with minimal modification to support a clean upgrade path from CSK 1.1 to CASK. Although dubbed a starter kit this application utilizes advanced features of ASP.NET

2008.09.22 - CASK Source Code transitions from .NET 2.0 to .NET 3.5 so that Visual Studio 2008 SP1 features, such as the Entity Framework, can be taken advantage of. TypeMock will be required to compile application - moving to TDD for all new features first blog in series

2008.09.13 - CASK 2.2 released - see Releases tab for details.

Knowlege Base
Frequently Asked Questions
Installation Notes
Issue Tracker Notes

MSDN Article on Community Starter Kit 1.1 CSK 1.1 Support Forum
Global Webnet, LLC Client sites based on CASK follow:

Amarillo, TX community site http://www.Amarillo.us.com (under construction)
Lone Star Ballet http://www.Lonestarballet.org
Big Brothers Big Sisters http://amabbbs.global-webnet.net
Osborn Orthodontics http://www.OsbornOrthodontics.com
Amarillo College Lamplight Youth Theatre http://www.ACLamplight.com
Sing Like the King (Elvis Impersonator) http://www.SingLikeTheKing.com
Global Webnet, LLC http://www.Global-Webnet.net
Site used for HOWTO Flash Series Admin Login: CASKUser PWD: CASKUser Security

Training Series within the context of a development team site (see 2008.02.24 comments below for more details)

HOWTO: Setup a new Community Site and add an Articles section
HOWTO: Add a new role for the Team site so it can be secured
HOWTO: Team Site Setup (sections created)
HOWTO: Input data in new Team site sections (first draft - needs editing/cleanup)
HOWTO: Add RSS FeedPage - SharePoint template (other templates have feed on right panel)
HOWTO: Move a section - moves section to Public site.
HOWTO: A Flash Demo showing the new Calendar Module (AJAX) in use.
HOWTO: A Flash Demo showing an Html Section being added to www.SingLikeTheKing.com using CSK I then add a flash video clip to it (all within a couple of minutes):

Image Resizing

Updated Wiki: Knowlege Base

BillKrat — Fri, 26 Sep 2008 02:29:21 GMT

CASK Knowledge Base

Under construction - started 2008.01.30

NOTE: There seems to be an issue with images not displaying on CodePlex pages.
If you don't see an image hit the F5 key to refresh.

Where are the pages? You have to understand HttpModule and how it works.
How to debug a page process
Controls finding controls and making them designer friendly (work in progress)
Overriding default user controls - Changing the User Registration and Profile screens

Admin Topics relating to the administration of the CASK system
Communities How to setup communities and override default community for development
Email Newsletter, Notifications, etc
Modules Topics relating to the development and configuration of modules
Security Roles Revised - under construction for release 2.2

Data Access Layer New DAL to process data using generic collections
Namespace ASPNET.StarterKit.Communities
Unit Testing

TypeMock: Stub
TypeMock: Testing the ASP.NET FileUpload control SaveAs method
TypeMock: Unit test for ASP.NET class utilities - mocking Server object for Server.MapPath("APP_Data")
Unit Testing Providers (NUnit)
Unit Testing Data Access Layer using Visual Studio Team System Unit Test

Updated Wiki: Knowlege Base

BillKrat — Fri, 26 Sep 2008 02:26:46 GMT

CASK Knowledge Base

Under construction - started 2008.01.30

NOTE: There seems to be an issue with images not displaying on CodePlex pages.
If you don't see an image hit the F5 key to refresh.

Where are the pages? You have to understand HttpModule and how it works.
How to debug a page process
Controls finding controls and making them designer friendly (work in progress)
Overriding default user controls - Changing the User Registration and Profile screens

Admin Topics relating to the administration of the CASK system
Communities How to setup communities and override default community for development
Email Newsletter, Notifications, etc
Modules Topics relating to the development and configuration of modules
Security Roles Revised - under construction for release 2.2

Data Access Layer New DAL to process data using generic collections
Namespace ASPNET.StarterKit.Communities
Unit Testing

TypeMock: Stub
TypeMock: Testing the ASP.NET FileUpload control SaveAs method
Unit Testing Providers (NUnit)
Unit Testing Data Access Layer using Visual Studio Team System Unit Test

Updated Wiki: Knowlege Base

BillKrat — Fri, 26 Sep 2008 02:23:59 GMT

CASK Knowledge Base

Under construction - started 2008.01.30

NOTE: There seems to be an issue with images not displaying on CodePlex pages.
If you don't see an image hit the F5 key to refresh.

Where are the pages? You have to understand HttpModule and how it works.
How to debug a page process
Controls finding controls and making them designer friendly (work in progress)
Overriding default user controls - Changing the User Registration and Profile screens

Admin Topics relating to the administration of the CASK system
Communities How to setup communities and override default community for development
Email Newsletter, Notifications, etc
Modules Topics relating to the development and configuration of modules
Security Roles Revised - under construction for release 2.2

Data Access Layer New DAL to process data using generic collections
Namespace ASPNET.StarterKit.Communities
TypeMock stub
Unit Testing Providers (NUnit)
Unit Testing Data Access Layer using Visual Studio Team System Unit Test