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New version of the Dynamicweb Templates for Visual Studio released

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Imar Spaanjaars Dynamicweb Employee
Imar Spaanjaars
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Posted on 10/10/2011 10:24:46

I am happy to announce that today we released a new version of the Dynamicweb Templates for Visual Studio. You can download the new installer from the main Downloads page. In addition, we produced a short article discussing how to acquire, install and use the templates in Visual Studio so you can start using them right away.

 

What's New?

  1. Fixed issues in the namespaces used for the Custom Modules web project in Visual Basic

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  2. Added lots of templates for Visual Basic to match the available C# templates

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  3. Updated the descriptions of the templates in the Add New Item dialog

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  4. Added support for Visual Studio 11 Developer Preview for those of you who like to live on the edge

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  5. Added a semantic version number (currently at 1.1.0.1) so you can easily check if you have the latest version installed using the Windows Programs and Features list.

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  6. Small changes in spelling and code in the various templates


We would love to hear your feedback on these new templates. Have an idea for a new template? Found a bug in an existing one? Need better code examples or guidance on how to use a template? Then post a reply in this thread or contact me directly at imar@dynamicweb.dk.


Happy coding!

Imar Spaanjaars
 


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Kevin Steffer
Posted on 11/10/2011 21:06:02
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First it's very valuable that there are links to blog posts and documentation - great!
I've just taken a walk through the templates and found some stuff:
  • Default.aspx does not get the namespace of my project name
  • Global.asax does not get the namespace of my project name
  • Statistics Provider has a URL reference to http://documentation.dynamicweb.dk/Development-23323.aspx which gives a 404 error
  • OrderTemplateExtender and OrdrelineTemplateExtender should have some comments about how to deal with order and orderlines in a cart and how to maybe avoid dealing with order and orderlines when rendered in Customer Center.
  • ProductTemplateExtender should also have some comments on how to avoid that your code is run when the product is rendered in a list which can cause poor performance.
But great work keeping them up to date!

 
Imar Spaanjaars Dynamicweb Employee
Imar Spaanjaars
Posted on 11/10/2011 23:12:21
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Hi Kevin,

Thanks for your feedback. Did you test the VB or the C# examples?

I'll see what needs to be done to make sure your comments are taken care of in the next version of the templates.

Thanks,

Imar
 
Imar Spaanjaars Dynamicweb Employee
Imar Spaanjaars
Posted on 15/10/2011 10:24:43
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Hi Kevin,

Just made some changes to the templates for Visual Studio.

1. Fixed. Coming in the next release of the templates
2. Fixed. Coming in the next release of the templates
3. Fixed. Coming in the next release of the templates. Now links to http://developer.dynamicweb-cms.com/api/ecommerce/?Dynamicweb~Dynamicweb.eCommerce.Statistics.StatisticsProvider.html

With regards to the other two items:

4. Do you have a suggestion for what you'd like us to add here?
5. I see your point but I postponed this change for now. If I am not mistaken, new extenders are coming up to handle items and lists separately. Once that's final, I'll update the templates and add correct guidance to the descriptions and comments.

Thanks for your feedback. Much appreciated.

Cheers,

Imar

 

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