Chapter 6

bladejay · June 18th, 2010, 07:43 PM

Hi,

I am trying to work the Try It Out, "Creating a New Theme for Your Web Site" that starts on p. 216. On p. 217, instruction 5 has us open the web.config file and locate the <pages> element. I do not have a <pages> element in my web.config so I'm not sure where to put the instruction <pages theme="Monochrome">. I've performed all the Try It Outs up to this point, so I'm not sure why I wouldn't have the <pages> element. Here's my current web.config:

Code:

<?xml version="1.0"?>

<!--
  For more information on how to configure your ASP.NET application, please visit
  http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=169433
  -->

<configuration>
  <connectionStrings>
    <add name="ApplicationServices"
         connectionString="data source=.\SQLEXPRESS;Integrated Security=SSPI;AttachDBFilename=|DataDirectory|\aspnetdb.mdf;User Instance=true"
         providerName="System.Data.SqlClient" />
  </connectionStrings>

  <system.web>
    <compilation debug="false" strict="false" explicit="true" targetFramework="4.0" />

    <authentication mode="Forms">
      <forms loginUrl="~/Account/Login.aspx" timeout="2880" />
    </authentication>

    <membership>
      <providers>
        <clear/>
        <add name="AspNetSqlMembershipProvider" type="System.Web.Security.SqlMembershipProvider" connectionStringName="ApplicationServices"
             enablePasswordRetrieval="false" enablePasswordReset="true" requiresQuestionAndAnswer="false" requiresUniqueEmail="false"
             maxInvalidPasswordAttempts="5" minRequiredPasswordLength="6" minRequiredNonalphanumericCharacters="0" passwordAttemptWindow="10"
             applicationName="/" />
      </providers>
    </membership>

    <profile>
      <providers>
        <clear/>
        <add name="AspNetSqlProfileProvider" type="System.Web.Profile.SqlProfileProvider" connectionStringName="ApplicationServices" applicationName="/"/>
      </providers>
    </profile>

    <roleManager enabled="false">
      <providers>
        <clear/>
        <add name="AspNetSqlRoleProvider" type="System.Web.Security.SqlRoleProvider" connectionStringName="ApplicationServices" applicationName="/" />
        <add name="AspNetWindowsTokenRoleProvider" type="System.Web.Security.WindowsTokenRoleProvider" applicationName="/" />
      </providers>
    </roleManager>

  </system.web>

  <system.webServer>
    <modules runAllManagedModulesForAllRequests="true"/>
  </system.webServer>
</configuration>

Any help you can provide would be appreciated! Thanks!

Imar · June 20th, 2010, 02:43 PM

Hi there,

Are you following these exercises with Visual Studio / VWD 2010? In the 2008 versions, when you create a new web site, the web.config should contain a <pages /> element.

Anyway, <pages /> is a system.web child:

<system.web>
...

<pages theme="Monochrome" />
...
</system.web>

Hope this helps.

Imar

bladejay · June 20th, 2010, 06:00 PM

I am using Microsoft Visual Studio 2010. If the 2010 version does not have pages, how do I code for the themes in this Try It Out?

Imar · June 21st, 2010, 02:08 AM

Hi there,

Just add the <pages /> element yourself as a child of system.web, as shown in my previous post.

Hope this helps,

Imar

bladejay · June 21st, 2010, 03:27 PM

Ah, okay...I didn't understand the term "child" when you originally wrote it, but now I do! Thanks!

mat41 · July 5th, 2010, 11:22 PM

Very useful post. I am also upto page 217 while using VS 2010. I assume this:

<pages theme="Monochrome" />

Can go anywhere before the </system.web> line?

Imar · July 6th, 2010, 02:03 AM

Yes, it can, as long as it's a direct child of <system.web>, and not of some other node.

Cheers,

Imar