Opening the source code

Hi. I just downloaded the asp.net forum. I have the source code with all the C# files. I want to open them but I can't get them to work I keep getting errors. I think I dont have a directory in the right permissions or something.

The install program creates the source files at C:\Program Files\CommunityServer, but I dont think I can open them from there... I tried making that folder a virutal directory (not sure if I did it right) then everything opens fine except the ASPForums.csproj project. It says the web server is not configured or something. I opened the main ASP.Forms Solution file, and its looking for the ASPForums.csproj file in at http://localhost/ASPForms.csproj, but the install program put that file in C:\Program Files\CommunityServer\Web\ASPForms.csproj...

Can someone just tell me what I'm doing wrong, I want to be able to open and run the source code in VS.Net just like I do any application I created myself. I wanted to learn how they did all the stuff the make it work.

Lets say I just did the download and ran the install program, what I need to do next to make everything work? Can you please give me steps because I'm new, I just started this a few days ago so I don't know how to do what you ask everytime without having the steps to do it.

Thanks.this is a pretty advanced thing to do for someone who is new. i dont want to discourage you, because you should certainly try to learn as much as possible, but Im not new and I just started working on the source code of these forums and its pretty confusing stuff. Try downloading a more simple component to start with. hth
I'd actually recommend not downloadingany code samples to start with. Unless you already know how to code, reading someone else's code will be an exercise in frustration.

When starting any new skill, we all need something to guide us. When learning to code, there is no better guide than a beginner's book.

For the sake of a few bucks, a good book will save you hours and hours of grief. It will make learning to code a pleasure, not a pain.

Well... it only took me over a year to post a reply to you, omg.

But I've been extremely busy. I have over 50 books in my collection now, in tons of different languages. I'm also getting my own software company up and running.

Once again, I downloaded the source code, however this time I got it working just fine.

It helps when you know what your doing... lol

I hope maybe now I can be of some use here, and return the favors.

Thanks is LONG past due.

OT: I have no idea what I was thinking when I created my screen name... bluebarry?!?!

Wow! And a year later the response! =) That's pretty cool to hear successes like this. Good luck!

I know, strange isn't it.

Almost a year and two months to the date.

Well, another year has come and gone... and I'm back again. Looks like I only pop in once or twice a year, lol. I figured I'd reopen my thread again.

Congratulations on your progress! While the learning process seems slow sometimes, it's fun to go back and look where you were two years ago and see how far you've come.

So, please fill us in -- how did the software company venture work out?

Lee Dumond:

Congratulations on your progress! While the learning process seems slow sometimes, it's fun to go back and look where you were two years ago and see how far you've come.

So, please fill us in -- how did the software company venture work out?

I haven't done a whole lot with the business, I have a website but its only been up for about 2 weeks. Just vBulletin now. It will take a long time to get people to start comming to the website.

I decided to start learning PHP, Apache and MySQL I was suprised how similar PHP is to C#. Also been trying to learn CSS, Java Script and Ajax. So I really havent had time to worry about the business.