I get closer but it is still not working. I have a test program ... I think there is something very simple I must be missing, I really would like this to work and any suggestions would be appreciated.:
Dim PhysicalApplicationPath As String
PhysicalApplicationPath = "C:\Users\monty\Desktop\VBProjects\GSPApp\GSPVB-Application\GSPVB-Application\"
Dim GSPAppName As String = "Gallery Server Pro"
Dim trustlevel As GalleryServerPro.Business.ApplicationTrustLevel = GalleryServerPro.Business.ApplicationTrustLevel.Full
GalleryServerPro.Business.AppSetting.Instance.Initialize(trustlevel, PhysicalApplicationPath, GSPAppName)
Dim aid As Integer
aid = 3
Dim album As GalleryServerPro.Business.Interfaces.IAlbum
album = GalleryServerPro.Business.Factory.LoadAlbumInstance(aid, False)
Debug.Print(album.Title)
album.Dispose()
------------ I step through in debug mode and it throws an exception at this line:
Factory.GetDataProvider().InitializeDataStore();
------------ It looks like things are read from the app.config file ok, I checked to make sure sql database connection works with user / password and it is ok. Below is what is in the app.config file...
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
<configuration>
<configSections>
<section name="galleryServerPro" type="GalleryServerPro.Configuration.GalleryServerProConfigSettings, GalleryServerPro.Configuration" allowDefinition="MachineToApplication" requirePermission="false"/>
<section name="cachingConfiguration" type="Microsoft.Practices.EnterpriseLibrary.Caching.Configuration.CacheManagerSettings, Microsoft.Practices.EnterpriseLibrary.Caching" requirePermission="false" />
</configSections>
<startup>
<supportedRuntime version="v2.0.50727"/>
</startup>
<connectionStrings>
<add name="SqlServerDbConnection" connectionString="server=laptop1\sqlexpress;uid=xxxxx;pwd=xxxxx;Trusted_Connection=yes;database=gsp1;Application Name=Gallery Server Pro"/>
</connectionStrings>
<cachingConfiguration defaultCacheManager="Cache Manager">
<cacheManagers>
<add expirationPollFrequencyInSeconds="60" maximumElementsInCacheBeforeScavenging="1000" numberToRemoveWhenScavenging="10" backingStoreName="Null Storage" name="Cache Manager" />
</cacheManagers>
<backingStores>
<add encryptionProviderName="" type="Microsoft.Practices.EnterpriseLibrary.Caching.BackingStoreImplementations.NullBackingStore, Microsoft.Practices.EnterpriseLibrary.Caching" name="Null Storage" />
</backingStores>
</cachingConfiguration>
<galleryServerPro>
<core galleryId="1"
mediaObjectPath="C:\Users\Public\Pictures\Library\original\"
mediaObjectPathIsReadOnly="false"
pageHeaderText="Media Gallery"
pageHeaderTextUrl="~/"
showLogin="true"
showSearch="true"
showErrorDetails="false"
enableExceptionHandler="true"
defaultAlbumDirectoryNameLength="25"
synchAlbumTitleAndDirectoryName="true"
emptyAlbumThumbnailBackgroundColor="#369"
emptyAlbumThumbnailText="Empty"
emptyAlbumThumbnailFontName="Verdana"
emptyAlbumThumbnailFontSize="13"
emptyAlbumThumbnailFontColor="White"
emptyAlbumThumbnailWidthToHeightRatio="1.33"
maxAlbumThumbnailTitleDisplayLength="20"
maxMediaObjectThumbnailTitleDisplayLength="16"
allowHtmlInTitlesAndCaptions="false"
allowUserEnteredJavascript="false"
allowedHtmlTags="p, a, div, span, br, ul, ol, li, table, tr, td, th, h1, h2, h3, h4, h5, h6, strong, b, em, i, u, cite, blockquote, address, pre, hr, img, dl, dt, dd, code, tt"
allowedHtmlAttributes="href, class, style, id, src, title, alt, target, name"
allowCopyingReadOnlyObjects="false"
allowManageOwnAccount="true"
allowDeleteOwnAccount="true"
mediaObjectTransitionType="Fade"
mediaObjectTransitionDuration="0.2"
slideshowInterval="4000"
mediaObjectDownloadBufferSize="32768"
encryptMediaObjectUrlOnClient="true"
encryptionKey=":PvNz{!F[WK|1d@gIaTYY80a"
allowUnspecifiedMimeTypes="false"
imageTypesStandardBrowsersCanDisplay=".jpg,.jpeg,.gif,.png"
silverlightFileTypes=".mp3,.wma,.wmv,.asf,.asx,.mp4,.m4a"
allowAnonymousHiResViewing="true"
enableImageMetadata="true"
enableWpfMetadataExtraction="true"
enableMediaObjectDownload="true"
enableMediaObjectZipDownload="true"
enablePermalink="true"
enableSlideShow="true"
maxThumbnailLength="115"
thumbnailImageJpegQuality="70"
thumbnailClickShowsOriginal="false"
thumbnailWidthBuffer="30"
thumbnailHeightBuffer="70"
thumbnailFileNamePrefix="zThumb_"
thumbnailPath="C:\Users\Public\Pictures\Library\thumbnail\"
maxOptimizedLength="640"
optimizedImageJpegQuality="70"
optimizedImageTriggerSizeKB="50"
optimizedFileNamePrefix="zOpt_"
optimizedPath="C:\Users\Public\Pictures\Library\compressed\"
originalImageJpegQuality="95"
discardOriginalImageDuringImport="false"
applyWatermark="false"
applyWatermarkToThumbnails="false"
watermarkText="Copyright 2009, Your Company Name, All Rights Reserved"
watermarkTextFontName="Verdana"
watermarkTextFontSize="13"
watermarkTextWidthPercent="50"
watermarkTextColor="White"
watermarkTextOpacityPercent="35"
watermarkTextLocation="BottomCenter"
watermarkImagePath="gs/images/gsplogo.png"
watermarkImageWidthPercent="85"
watermarkImageOpacityPercent="25"
watermarkImageLocation="MiddleCenter"
sendEmailOnError="true"
emailFromName="Gallery Server Pro"
emailFromAddress="webmaster@yourisp.com"
emailToName="Gallery Server Pro Administrator"
emailToAddress="name@yourisp.com"
smtpServer=""
smtpServerPort=""
sendEmailUsingSsl="false"
autoStartMediaObject="false"
defaultVideoPlayerWidth="640"
defaultVideoPlayerHeight="480"
defaultAudioPlayerWidth="600"
defaultAudioPlayerHeight="60"
defaultGenericObjectWidth="640"
defaultGenericObjectHeight="480"
maxUploadSize="2097151"
allowAddLocalContent="true"
allowAddExternalContent="true"
allowAnonymousBrowsing="true"
pageSize="0"
pagerLocation="TopAndBottom"
maxNumberErrorItems="200"
enableSelfRegistration="false"
requireEmailValidationForSelfRegisteredUser="false"
requireApprovalForSelfRegisteredUser="false"
useEmailForAccountName="false"
defaultRolesForSelfRegisteredUser=""
usersToNotifyWhenAccountIsCreated=""
enableUserAlbum="false"
userAlbumParentAlbumId="0"
userAlbumNameTemplate="{UserName}'s gallery"
userAlbumSummaryTemplate="Welcome to your personal gallery. You can easily add photos, video, and other files. When you are logged in, an Actions menu appears in the upper left to help you manage your gallery."
redirectToUserAlbumAfterLogin="false"
jQueryScriptPath="/script/jquery-1.3.2.min.js"
membershipProviderName=""
roleProviderName=""
productKey="thankyou" />
<galleryObject>
<mediaObjects>
<clear />
<mediaObject
mimeType="image/*">
<browsers>
<browser
id="default"
htmlOutput="<div class="gsp_floatcontainer"><div class="op1"><div class="op2"><div class="sb"><div class="ib"><img id="mo_img" src="{MediaObjectUrl}" class="{CssClass}" alt="{TitleNoHtml}" title="{TitleNoHtml}" style="height:{Height}px;width:{Width}px;" /></div></div></div></div></div>" />
</browsers>
</mediaObject>
<mediaObject
mimeType="audio/*">
<browsers>
<browser
id="default"
htmlOutput="<object type="{MimeType}" data="{MediaObjectUrl}" style="width:{Width}px;height:{Height}px;" > <param name="autostart" value="{AutoStartMediaObjectInt}" /> <param name="controller" value="true" /></object>" />
<browser
id="ie"
htmlOutput="<object classid="clsid:6BF52A52-394A-11D3-B153-00C04F79FAA6" standby="Loading audio..." style="width:{Width}px;height:{Height}px;">	<param name="url" value="{MediaObjectUrl}" />	<param name="src" value="{MediaObjectUrl}" />	<param name="autostart" value="{AutoStartMediaObjectText}" />	<param name="showcontrols" value="true" /></object>" />
</browsers>
</mediaObject>
</mediaObjects>
</galleryObject>
--------------DELETED LOTS OF THE MEDIA OBJECT REFERENCES TO REDUCE SIZE...
<dataStore
albumTitleLength="200"
albumDirectoryNameLength="255"
albumSummaryLength="1500"
mediaObjectTitleLength="1000"
mediaObjectFileNameLength="255"
mediaObjectHashKeyLength="47"
mediaObjectExternalHtmlSourceLength="1000"
mediaObjectExternalTypeLength="15"
mediaObjectMetadataDescriptionLength="100"
mediaObjectMetadataValueLength="2000"
roleNameLength="256"
ownedByLength="256"
ownerRoleNameLength="256"
createdByLength="256"
lastModifiedByLength="256"
errorExTypeLength="1000"
errorExMsgLength="4000"
errorExSourceLength="1000"
errorUrlLength="1000" />
<dataProvider
defaultProvider="SqlServerGalleryServerProProvider">
<providers>
<clear />
<add
applicationName="Gallery Server Pro"
connectionStringName="SqlServerDbConnection"
name="SqlServerGalleryServerProProvider"
type="GalleryServerPro.Data.SqlServer.SqlDataProvider" />
</providers>
</dataProvider>
</galleryServerPro>
</configuration>