Hi all,

I am having a problem with Chapter 4. I typed in the code exactly as the book says but in my BasePage class I get an error that StringHelpers does not exist in the current context. I added the StringHelpers class and saved but still no joy. Am I missing a reference and if so how do I reference that class properly? I get a feeling that is the problem but I don't know how to fix it.

Thanks
Chris

Join the club! Nobody's even looking at this? I found problems with the books code early on in chapter 2 and its was an on-going thing. It was a shame, I think this could have been a winnder if it were'nt for what seem like obvious oversights. If you resolved it, send back the solution to it bro!

Hi Chris. are both classes in the App_Code folder in your project? What version of VS are you using? Are you getting any compile errors in the StringHelpers class?

I am using VS 2008 Pro. Both files are in the App_Code folder. Any assistance would be greatly appreciated.

This is really a good book and framework. Remember this is the first iteration of the book and if Vince decides to expand it I know the second book and any others that follow will be even better.

To overcome the oversights I took the approach of reverse engineering as a method of learning the framework. Basically I downloaded all of the files built it, got it running and started reading the book to understand how the framework was built. From there the book has become an excellent reference source and I have built 2 working applications from the framework that Vince provided. That is just me and how I learn though.

The reason I went this path is because the end result is going to be the code that you are manually putting in now, and the framework is quite a monster, I honestly dont think you will get much from the manual entry of the code. I do think you will get more from the use of the framework and understanding how it works once you start applying it to your real world solutions. Give it a try and I can assist you where I can.

DJ

Can you post the project so I can take a look.

I think it has something to do with the way the Web Application project type handles the App_Code folder.

1. Create a folder to store your code in the web project (I just called mine "code") and move the stuff from your app_code folder into this new folder.

2. Right click the classes, select Properties, and change the Build Action to "Compile".