Setting up the ASP.NET reference implementation

In this section we assume that you are using IIS 6.0 and .NET 2.0. The reference implementation supports versions 2.0 SP1, 3.0, and 3.5 of ASP.NET.

You must make sure that the 64-bit version of ASP.NET is configured and that you have enabled the ASP pages as an extension in the Microsoft IIS before proceeding with setup of the ASP.NET reference implementation.

To set up the ASP.NET reference implementation:

  1. Copy all the Endeca.Navigation.*.dll files from PresentationAPI\<version>\dotNet\lib to: C:\Endeca\PlatformServices\reference\endeca_ASP.NETref\bin.

  2. Copy the Endeca.Logging.dll file from $ENDECA_ROOT/lib/Endeca.NET/ to: C:\Endeca\PlatformServices\reference\endeca_ASP.NETref\bin.

  3. Modify the following IIS settings:

    1. From the Windows Control Panel, select Administrative Tools → Internet Information Services.

    2. In the Internet Information Services tree pane, expand the machine icon for the local machine.

    3. Right-click Default Website.

    4. Select New → Virtual Directory.

      If you are using IIS 7, you should create an Application rather than a Virtual Directory.

    5. Fill in the following fields in the Virtual Directory Creation wizard as follows:

      Field

      Value

      Virtual Directory Alias

      endeca_ASP.NETref

      Website Content Directory

      Browse to the location of the ASP.NET reference implementation. The default location is: c:\Endeca\PlatformServices\reference\ endeca_ASP.NETref

      Access Permissions

      Leave the default settings in place.

      The Virtual Directory Creation wizard opens.

    6. Click Next, then click Finish.

    7. In the IIS Manager MMC snap-in, to set the virtual directory name as an application name, right-click the virtual directory, and select Virtual Directory → Application settings → Create. The application name can be set to any name, and you can use the alias you used for the virtual directory as an example. Set Execute Permissions to Scripts Only.

    8. Close the Internet Information Services window.

The ASP.NET reference implementation is set up and you can now test your Guided Search installation with it.

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