Development Steps
Test on VM
- 1- Create the site
- 2- Deploy the existing Sharepoint solution to the new site.
- 3- 'Get' the project from the PVCS
- 4- Do the changes, build
- 5- Copy the new .aspx page (if there is any change in this page) to the existing .aspx page of the solution package in Sharepoint -> e.g. C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\web server extensions\12\TEMPLATE\LAYOUTS\CanTire.ContinuingEducation
- 6- Drag and drop the created .dll file from the /bin to the GAC -> (C:\Windows\Assembly)
- 7- Restart IIS from local admin account
- 8- In order to Debug, click on Debug -> Attach to process -> w3wp.exe -> Run the application on IE -> the breakpoints will be hi
- 9- After making sure the result is successful, Change the Solution Package (wsp):
- Note that not all of these steps might be necessary, it depends on the case and errors.
- 1. Deactive the feature
Stsadm.exe -o deactivatefeature -filename “C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\web server extensions\12\TEMPLATE\FEATURES\ViewFormPagesLockDown\feature.xml” -ur http://servername/
- 2.Uninstall the feature
stsadm -o uninstallfeature -filename
- 3.Retract Solution
stsadm -o retractsolution
- 4. Add the solution
stsadm -o addsolution -filename {WSPFILENAME}
- 5. Deploy the solution
stsadm -o deploysolution -name {WSPFILENAME} -url {SITEURL}
- 6. Install the feature
stsadm -o installfeature -filename {FeatureFolder}\feature.xml
- 7. Activate the feature
stsadm -o activatefeature -id {FEATUREID} -url {SITEURL} -force