dtSearch on Sitecore

If u are running a Sitecore installtion with master and slave server u don't wan't the slave server th have a master database installed. And the thing is when u have dtSearch installed it dosen't work without a master database.
Well there is a work around(still testing this).

Open the connection config file and add this line:

<connections serverName="127.0.0.1" prefix="sc" user="user" password="password">

<extranet>data source=$(serverName);initial catalog=$(prefix)Extranet;user
id=$(user);password=$(password);Connect Timeout=30</extranet>
<web>data source=$(serverName);initial catalog=$(prefix)Web;user
id=$(user);password=$(password);Connect Timeout=30</web>

<!-- Copy the web connection and change it to master -->

<master>data source=$(serverName);initial catalog=$(prefix)Web;user
id=$(user);password=$(password);Connect Timeout=30</master>

</connections>

And in the web.config file:
<!-- web -->

<database id="web" singleInstance="true" type="Sitecore.Data.Database, Sitecore.Kernel">
<param desc="name">$(id)</param>
<securityEnabled>true</securityEnabled>
<dataProviders hint="list:AddDataProvider">
<dataProvider ref="dataProviders/main" param1="$(id)">
<disableGroup>publishing</disableGroup>
<prefetch hint="raw:AddPrefetch">
<sc.include file="/App_Config/Prefetch/Common.config"/>
<sc.include file="/App_Config/Prefetch/Web.config"/>
</prefetch>
</dataProvider>
</dataProviders>

<proxiesEnabled>false</proxiesEnabled>
<proxyDataProvider ref="proxyDataProviders/main" param1="$(id)"/>
<cacheSizes hint="setting">
<children>1000KB</children>
<credentials>1000KB</credentials>
<data>200MB</data>
<items>100MB</items>
<parents>1000KB</parents>
<paths>5000KB</paths>
</cacheSizes>
</database>

<!-- Master: Copy web database and change the id to master -->
<database id="master" singleInstance="true" type="Sitecore.Data.Database, Sitecore.Kernel">

<param desc="name">$(id)</param> <securityEnabled>true</securityEnabled>
<dataProviders hint="list:AddDataProvider">
<dataProvider ref="dataProviders/main" param1="$(id)">
<disableGroup>publishing</disableGroup>
<prefetch hint="raw:AddPrefetch">
<sc.include file="/App_Config/Prefetch/Common.config"/>
<sc.include file="/App_Config/Prefetch/Web.config"/>
</prefetch>
</dataProvider>
</dataProviders>
<proxiesEnabled>false</proxiesEnabled>
<proxyDataProvider ref="proxyDataProviders/main" param1="$(id)"/>
<cacheSizes hint="setting">
<children>1000KB</children>
<credentials>1000KB</credentials>
<data>200MB</data>
<items>100MB</items>
<parents>1000KB</parents>
<paths>5000KB</paths>
</cacheSizes>
</database>

That will do the trick with the dtSearch to make it work on a slave server. But u do this on your own risk.

Finetune rocks!

Short entry this time. I added my playlist on my blog. So while reading my entry's u can listen to some finetunes :D

Oh yeah, Guitar Hero III video clips:
http://gameplayer.se/videoplayer.php?video=7062

And a final complain... I'm still missing DreamScene on my Vista!!!

Where is my DreamScene?!!

"Where is my DreamScene?" it's question I'm looking for an answer. I bought Windows Vista Ultimate 64-bit last week.
After all vista updates was installed I've noticed that DreamScene was on of the updates that wasn’t available. I know it's still a beta but what the hell!
Is it because I'm running on a 64-bit version?

If someone is reading this and know the answer please write a comment :)

Well I can't complaint. I got the full vista and not the release candidate.

Wii + Sitecore = Damn Right

It's been a while since I wrote. Many things have happened. I finally got my Nintendo Wii. One of the first things I tried out was to connect to the Internet trough the Opera reader on the system. I thing was for sure it was very smooth to surf on the Internet. Then I thought "Why not try it on a CMS system?". I was really surprised how compatible Sitecore is. It was easy to work on it. But not all CMS system works with the Opera reader. EPi server was not compatible. But u can't get it all....or can u?

VBScript Error

Finally I found a way to install iTunes on my vista.
Vista for some reason dosn't register VBScript. What you have to do is first of all find where vbscript.dll is, mine was in C:\Windows\System32, but I think it changes dependant on your version. Next you need to go to start -> accessories and the right click on command prompt and click "run as administrator", next type "cd C:\Windows\System32" (replace the dir if its differnt for you) and then type "regsvr32 vbscript.dll". It should then confirm that vbscript has been registered and everything should work.

EPi + Vista = nice

Finely I got my EPiServer to install on my computer. What can I say the first impression was, it works, sweet! But when I logged on to the editor mode, well I can say it didn't look so good. EPi got some stuff to do. The layout was horrible the same with the templates. But I'm not that disappointed.
I talked with guy that works at EPi and he recommended me the IE7 hot fix.
I'm not going to give up, so close now.

And the tip for today is: Shutdown the UAC in vista. Makes thing easier for you :)

EPi + Vista = ?

Well, who said it would be easy to install a CMS on windows vista? Well it's not.
I tried to install EPi Server 4.60 on my computer and I got stuck right the way. The problem is I had to install the IIS 6 and allow VB.script to work on my Vista. Not so hard. Then I had to install SQL 2005 and upgrade it to sp1. Well here is the messy part.
After installing SQL 2005 and downloaded the sp1 from windows update. I went on to installing it. Well the whole computer froze. Not a big thing. Rebooted Vista and tried again. The same thing! Startded download from msdn. I downloaded to 76% and then nothing else happened for the next 2 hours. I restarted the download and the same thing there.
Damn, so today at work I copied it from my workstation. So after installing the SQL 2005 and sp1, I was ready to install EPi.
Started the installation, followed the steps. When I got to locate the license. What do you know. The ip-address on my computer had change.
Crap! So I surfed to EPi's website to register a new license file. So, here is the funny part. I can't find the registration form to receive the license file. After the redesign on there website I can't find anything. So I gave up.

What have I learned from this, well EPi + Vista = EPi's website, it's hard to find stuff.

Good start on my first blog. And the irony is that on Wednesday to friday I'm going on EPi developer course. If I'm lucky I probably know where to find the license file :)

It's about time!

Well it's new year and it's time to get serious.
This my first blog and it's about time.
Short about me. I work as developer in Sweden at company called MetaMatrix // Interfolio.
My main task is to work with web application and CMS.
Framework: asp.net 1.1 and asp.net 2.0.
CMS: Sitecore and EPi Server

So why this blog. I asked my self that. The main thing is to share what I know and learn more about programming.

Well thats really a short presentation about me.

Until next time.....