Hello,

Intersoft Product can be deployed without SmartWebResources as well. Here the link how-to deploy your application without SmartWebResources:
http://intersoftpt.com/Support/WebUIStudio/Tutorial/Text/Deploy-ASPNET-Application-without-SmartWebResources/

Q: “Fix the bug that when the license check fails the web.config settings for the paths gets ignored.”
A: Could you provide more detail information regarding this error? For example: the screenshot about the error.

Q: “Provide a way to use the trial version without a full trial installation. When no license is configured, it should behave the same way as with the trial license. The nagging popup div is ok, but it should work otherwise nicely.”
A: I am sorry Sir. That is the default system / mechanism, we should use RunTime License Key to run the application in Deployment Server.

Q: “The WebGrid still uses WebAnimation.js and WebMenu.js from WebDesktop. How would we later update the WebDesktop files if we only buy a WebGrid license? Can't you remove this dependency?”
A: I am afraid we can’t remove this dependency. And yes, basically you can’t the latest version for WebDesktop file.
However, if there is an issue that corresponding with WebDesktop files and interfering your application, please let us know.
We will try to investigate what is the solution for your issue.

Thank you.

Regards,
Hans.

I know how to deploy without SmartWebResources. Our project (with WG6) works that way.

Q1: I've deleted everything with the trial now, so can't help with that anymore. Please try yourself: Install trial version and create a project without SmartWebResources (using only WebGrid, with all required js/css files in the project and the four required IS DLLs in the project's bin folder), uninstall trial and then rerun your project and it will crash. I expected nagging popups, but no js crash. Debugging it, I saw that it switched to SmartWebResources, which is not activated, but maybe I'm wrong with that conclusion.

Q2: This means that the deployment mechanism cannot be tested in trial. Please confirm and document that.

Q3: Would I be able to update the two WebDesktop js files (and/or the resources DLL if using SmartWebResources) whenever there's a new version or fix for WebDesktop when I only own a WebGrid license then?

Thanks

Hello,

A1: You could disable the SmartWebResources by setting the “EnableWebResources” to “Never” or add this line of code in your web.config file, under “appSettings” tag:
<add key="ISNet.WebUI.ISRes_Registered" value="false" />

And you should set the URL path for “ScriptDirectory”, “SharedScriptDirectory”, “WebDesktop ScriptDirectory” correctly as well.

A2: Yes, you couldn’t run / test your application in deployment server in trial mode.

A3: We will try to provide the latest version of WebDesktop .js files, if there is critical issues that make you need it. However, since you use WebGrid v6 and we have discontinued WebGrid v6, there will be no update / hotfix anymore. I am sorry.

Thank you.

Regards,
Hans.

1: All directory values are set correctly. That was sufficient previously and is still with 2012R2 when it's installed. The value "ISRes_Registered" is/was not set. Is that a new value? Required? Or is that this way per default anyway? I assume setting it won't change anything, but I have to admit I didn't try.

2: Ok. This actually answers Q1, because we were always using it that way, even for our licensed WG6.

3. understood

Hello,

No, that isn’t new value. This is required to identify whether you use SmartWebResources or not.

Regards,
Hans.

Hi Hans,

Ok, I retried today.

First about the value ISRes_Registered. I added it as suggested, but it didn't make a difference. So I assume the value "false" for it is the default. Correct? So in that case it doesn't matter if it's there or not. We might still add it though, so that it's clear what WG should use.

I also debugged it again. As you said, running the trial after a publish is not supported. Anyway, you might think about it. Here are the details in case you want to know (and you requested it earlier):

call stack:
a) JScript global code
<script type="text/javascript">InitWG60("grdMyName", false);
b) InitWG60
function InitWG60(v67282, v96328) {
	var veca82 = wg82a90.m34e36(v67282); // v67282 contains name of grid
c) m34e36
var wg82a90 = {
	Initialized: false,
	m34e36: function (vdfb61) {
		var v5dd61 = new WebGrid(vdfb61);
		wg82a90.m01270(v5dd61); // v5dd61 contains the grid object instance
d) m01270
	m01270: function (v1c761) {
		if (v1c761 == null) return;
		if (!v1c761.IsInit) {
			var v9ad61 = ISXml.GetNode(v1c761.XmlDt, "//WebGrid"); // v1c671 contains the grid object instance, .XmlDt is null
e) GetNode
	GetNode: function (v52595, v7a078) {
		return v52595.selectSingleNode(v7a078);
-> Error:
Microsoft JScript runtime error: Unable to get value of property 'selectSingleNode': object is null or undefined
(Break/Continue/Ignore)

For the SmartWebResources, that was a misinterpretation of mine. It wasn't stopping on the breakpoints, so I assumed it switched to dynamically created js code again. But the dynamic includes I saw came from another control and the reason it was not stopping on the breakpoints was due to browser caching the compressed file. So yes, it is not switching to SmartWebResources. No issue there then.

The only problem that remains is that I cannot test deployment with the trial. But you say it's not supported. Would it work when running the LicenseManager and activating a trial license there then? If yes, how exactly? Or would I have to install the full package?

Hello,

If you want to test / run your application in your Deployment Server in trial mode (without RunTime License Key), you should install the Intersoft product in your Deployment Server as well.

Regards,
Hans.