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7/2/2010 3:16:34 AM

Snowman

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Hi,

I am trying out MojoPortal and so far i like it. But I have some problems and thoughts.

I have added the "Shared files" on a page(sequred) and have created some product groups. When I try to upload a file a window appears that shows a progress bar but nothing more happens? The file is never uploaded?
Is it possible to upload a file and then wait to publish it to the users?
If I added the "Shared files" module to a page and then removes it or moves it to another page, what will happen with the files?
I have added a page that contains the Microsoft Live Messanger chat, I have typed in a existing(and online) Messanger account but when visiting the page is is not possible to type or send anything?
How do the Live Messanger chat works, will it be possible for more then 2 persons to chat at a time?
I am running the site in Swedish and I have notice that at some places on the site the text will not fit in to the design, I supose that I can change this my self by doing my own skin?
In some places the explaination(in admin sections) will be missing and in some cases it will be written in english instead of Swedish? Maby I should just set the site to use English, the text that the custom are seesing will be written by me in Swedish so the enduser will not notice this right?
I have now installed the MojoPortal at http://localhost/MojoPortal where MojoPortal is an application folder. Will this mean that when moving the site to a URL like this www.SomeName.se there will be problem? To make sure an easy transfare I should place the MojoPortal in the root (http://localhost/), but what if I have other sites that are placed here? Will it work to have another port?
If we need to develop our own control to use within MojoPortal, then all I need to know about is how to setup a userControl in VisualStudio? I will have full freedom to do what I whant inside this userControl and I will be able to use the existing MojoPortal database to store data?

Hope this post is in the correct section?

BestRegards

7/5/2010 1:42:08 AM

Snowman

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Re: Questions

I thought this was well living community? If I cant get any answers here, where should I turn? We are evaluating this product for use within our company. Pleas do your best to answer the questions.

//SnowJim

7/5/2010 6:07:24 AM

Joe Audette

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Hi,

Please be patient, you posted on a Friday before a holiday weekend and you asked a lot of questions most of which is covered in documentation.

Also this is the bug forum not the forum for general questions. Please in the future only post bug reports in this forum.

1. Possibly an error is happening, see basic troubleshooting to learn how to check the log for errors, also see supporting large file uploads.

2. No there is no current feature for that, you can schedule publishing of an instance of shared files but not at the file level currently.

3. Nothing will happen to the files if you move an instance from one page to another or remove it from a page, but if you delete the instance completely I think it "should" delete the files in theory but to be honest I think it is not implemented yet and will just leave the files on disk. If your intention is to delete the files then it is best to delete them from the module instance before deleting the module instance.

4. See Using the Chat Feature, you need a Windows Live App Id

5. More than 2 people can chat with you at a time but not with each other, it is not like a chat room. Basically you use your desktop Live Messenger and any number of web visitors can send messages to you and you can reply from your desktop messenger client. It is more of a support kind of chat than a social site feature

6. Labels and button strings come from resource files, the Swedish resource files are not up to date if you would like to help update them that would be great. If there are missing keys it will fall back to English. See Localization for more information how it works and how to contribute with translation.

7. Same as 6

8. Yes you need the same url structure on development as production, see Moving an installation of mojoPortal from one server to another.

9. Yes, though typically you need to create your own table for custom stuff you can use the same db and we do have a built in ModuleSettings which allows storing key value pairs in an existing table. See Developer Docs and Hello World. There is a whole series of videos that are well worth watching if you want to develop custom features. A little time invested watching those will save you time later and answer many questions.

Hope it helps,

Joe

7/5/2010 7:05:15 AM

Snowman

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Thanks alot for the response and sorry to be impatient. I will investigate your answers.

7/9/2010 2:37:31 AM

Snowman

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Hi,

I have now investigated this :

1. This was the IIS7.5 that limited the upload, fixed

2. No problem

3. So If I move the file module from one place to another it will still be able to find the files? The database bounds the instance of the module to the files? So even if I have multiple file modules and moves them around on the site, there will not be any risk of mixing upp the files?

4. Thanks, it seems like it demands a URL to get a API key so I will have to wait to test this our until we got the site on place.

5. Sounds grate!

6 and 7. Yeas we will probably want to update the Swedish language on the page, i will return to you when its time for this.

8. No problem

9. I tried out the Development kit and also tried to run the latest build and all went fine!

I most say that I am really impressed with this CMS, I have looked at the DotNetNuke, Umbraco and some other and this is by far the best(for me). There is alot of functionality already built in and it is vary simple to work with, a site could be setup in minutes. Yet it seems easy to build modules(If you master asp.net) no strange restrictions and so on.

I have read your licens and If I got it right its free for me to build my own website with mojoPortal and use it commercial without involving money at all? Ofcouse its possible to donate some money to this project which we should. Is this correct?

BestRegard

7/9/2010 12:52:04 PM

Joe Audette

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Hi,

Correct, you can use mojoPortal free of charge for any web site, it does not matter at all if it is a personal or commercial web site.

As indicated in the FAQ, there is no obligation for you to keep the "Powered by mojoPortal" link in your skin, though we do appreciate if you keep it, it is not a requirement and you are free to remove it. However it would not be appreciated if you make it "Powered by something else" where you re-brand mojoPortal as your own software creation.

Most of the skins included in mojoPortal have designs where the designer license requires you to keep the designer link, but if you make a custom design then you don't need to keep that link either.

Best,

Joe

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