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Why is App_GlobalResources/vat.pt-PT.resx getting in the way of my (US) install? There was apparently a question mark as the first character of the first line of that file, which caused a problem, but after correcting that, I'm now receiving errors because of the Portugeese (?) spelling of Configuration! Any ideas?

I also downloaded the v3 RC1 version today and had the same problem.

If you open that file in Visual Studio, you will notice that it is not complete.

So that I could simply get past these errors and onto the install process, I simply deleted that file from the Project in Visual Studio, rebuilt the Project, and then revisited the install.aspx page in my browser. Another 3 or 4 errors occured pointing to different files with pt-PT in the name. 

After deleting each of these files from within Visual Studio, I would re-build my project and refresh my web browser. After about 3-5 files, I was presented with the DashCommerce install page and completed the installation successfully.

Before running the install script, I had already:

1). Installed the necessary components (Subsonic, Ajax etc)

2). Created a database on SQL Server with full-text indexing

3). Created an application in IIS pointing at the /web folder of the project

Yes, I see the same error to. To fix, simply delete the leading "?" for all the files you see an error for (there are about 5-6 of them)

In visual studio, you can right-click on the files and select "View Code"  and delete the first character (?)

You might also want to do a search and replace in files (Ctrl+Shift+H) and replace in multiple files at once... 

Okay, I did that (and then actually downloaded the latest file with the changes already made!), and proceeded to build the solution in VS2008, letting it upgrade to ASP.NET 3.5, and then uploading it all to my host. When I go to run the install/install.aspx file, I get a critical error that says "Incorrect syntax near '0x0a0d' - over and over again a whole lot of times! I've tried deleting the database and starting new several times, and I even downloaded the new file again... and I cannot get past this point. Any ideas???

I cannot speak for using VS2008 (I use VS2005) or upgrading the project to use ASP.net 3.5. Personally, I wouldn't bother trying to upgrade to ASP.net 3.5 at the moment unless you have a specific reason for doing so. Does VS2008 force you to upgrade the project to use ASP.net 3.5?

Also, I would recommend that you get DashCommerce set up and confirgured locally on your own PC before attempting to deploy it to a live server. This will give you the experience of knowing exactly how to get it working.

If you make use of the listed prerequisite software then it is fairly easy to get DC up and running: http://dashcommerce.org/dashCommerce/technology.aspx

VS2008 does not "force" you to do anything... I made the decision based on my business needs. And the ASP.NET 3.5 conversion works like a charm, as several other writers here have attested.

Thanks for your advice... however, I've been working with this since it was CSK, already have a dC 2.2 site up and running, and a dC3 beta site ready to go live, and am simply anxious to get a copy of dC3RC1 up and running.

I'm very new to ASP.net and C# and had both the v3 beta and RC1 up and running within 15 minutes.

I'm surprised someone with your vast experience is having any dificulty at all with this. If you stick to the recommended installation process then it is simple.

Thanks.

Meanwhile...

I've downloaded a fresh copy, built the solution using VS2008 and this time without upgrading it to ASP.NET 3.5, and get the same error at the same place: right after entering the database details!

Can anyone offer assistance?