Hi Jakob,
I downloaded the latest version of SiteCore express edition and installed on Windows 7 64 bits from the setup and I installed also the SiteCore Rocks Visual Studio plugin in Visual Studio 2010 Ultimate. I can connect with the both web services (Good Old & Hard Rock) but when I try to edit an item or make any action on the SiteCore Explorer tree using the Hard Rock Web Service I get the following error:
System.WebServices.Protocols.SoapException: Server was unable to process the request. --> System.TypeLoadException: Could not load type 'SiteCore.Extensions.StringExtensions.StringExtensions' from assembly 'SiteCore.Kernel, Version 6.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicToken=null'.
Also, it seems that the server components update is not working.
Please tell me what can I do.
Thanks,
Claudiu
Hi Jakob,
not sure if this is the best place to report a bug but i can't find anywhere to contact the sitecore rocks devs - probably worth looking into making this more prominent - i'll just post it here.
After recently upgrading to the latest sitecore rocks version i have noticed that when you generate an update script for a sublayout the query is syntactically incorrect by default. Note that this doesn't seem to be the case for other types of item.
update set
@#Path# = '/layouts/MySite/SomeSublayout.ascx',
@#Placeholder# = 'content',
@#Open Properties After Add# = '-',
@#Cacheable# = '0',
@#VaryByData# = '0',
@#VaryByDevice# = '0',
@#VaryByLogin# = '0',
@#VaryByParm# = '0',
@#VaryByQueryString# = '0',
@#VaryByUser# = '0',
@#__Editors# = '{302510E9-5F92-48A8-AABC-3FD4F2464084}',
@#__Owner# = 'sitecore\kherskind',
from /sitecore/layout/Sublayouts/Confused/Grids/#Grid Landing Page#;
if you notice there is a comma at the end of the line before the "from" statement. This causes a parsing error when you attempt to run. This cause me a lot of confusion, so it would be nice if it could get fixed to save others the same hassle!
Thanks for an otherwise great product,
Nick
Hi
The ability to edit multiple items i great.
I have just encountered a bug/missing feature.
I have a lot of items which I want to change the template for. Now when you choose multiple items, it says N/A in the template field, although you can still choose a template. Doing so will change the template on one of the items but not the rest. Which one seems random.
Can this be done with Rocks?
Hi MrMoog. There is a plugin in the Plugin Repository which does this, I think. It is pretty old, and I don't know if it still works. Otherwise you could try either the Query Analyzer or Sitecore PowerShell.
I'm trying to use the Hard Rock Web Service in my web app, but the site doesn't allow anonymous authentication, it uses windows authentication. How do you specify an authentication type other than anonymous when setting up a new sitecore connection in Visual Studio?
Hi Brainiac10
The connections are stored as files in .../AppData/Local/Sitecore/Sitecore Rocks/Connections. There are a lot of parameters, so you should be able to setyup Windows Authentication. Let me know if it does not work.
Hi, I have some problems when I drag in image from the media library (in the Sitecore Explorer) and into the "Drag Image Here" square. When I look at the field in the regular Sitecore Content Editor the image is displayed but the src just above is blank and I can't get the src or alt data in my xslt rendering.
If I browse and selects the image in the Content Editor it works. (I get an error in the Content Editor that the image contains broken links when I open the item just after I added the image in the Sitecore Explorer and then saved the item.)
Have I missed something or is this a small bug?
Sitecore Rocks really do rock!
Hi. It sounds to me like you are not saving the item after dragging the image onto the field, or you are using the Good Old Web Service. Could you precisely describe what you are doing, so I can determine if it is a bug or not. Thanks.
Hi. I tested again and the error is still there when I save the Item. I use the Hard Rock Web Service. I selected "clear" on the image field (in sitecore rocks), saved the item. Dragged an image to the field and saved again. When I then open the item in the Content Editor the src is blank but the image is shown (and I don't get the src and alt content in my xslt rendering). I use Sitecore 6.1.
Jacob, I've installed 0.7.6 while VS was running. Everything seemed to work, but I could not edit. I restarted VS, still could not edit. Modified my connection, changed to Sitecore Rocks WS, and still could not edit. I restarted VS, could not edit. I rebooted, and I still cannot edit. My co-worker can access the site and edit items.
Hi Rick. Could you try to run Visual Studio as Administrator? This has helped other people. I assume that you can see the Sitecore Explorer, but you get no context menu when right-clicking, right?
Jacob,
My co-worked told me to try running as Administrator. I assumed I was, as it said (Administrator) in the Title bar. However, when I specifically ran VS as Administrator, it worked! I can now edit items.
Sitecore Rocks Rocks!
Thank You!
-Rick
I just installed Rocks on my machine, and I am trying to create a connection to a remote sitecore instance. Do I need to have a drive mapped to the remote server, or is there another way? I can map a drive if neccessary, but not sure if that is the correct or best practice to get the web service on the remote box.
Thanks,
Hi,
If I add an item (e.g. Sitecore -> Renderings -> Sublayout) to my web project I get the following error:
InvalidParameter
Parameter name: index
This happens with most, but not all item templates. Any idea what could be causing this?
Thanks,
Jon
Hi Jon.
Need a little more info:
What version are you using? Version 0.7.6?
Have you connected Sitecore with your solution?
Do you get the dialog box that asks where to create the item?
Hi Jakob,
It is 0.7.6 and I don't get the dialog box. Not entirely sure what you mean by connected Sitecore with your solution, but I have a connection to Sitecore in Sitecore Explorer.
Jon.
Hi Jon
Could you check that you have the Sitecore.Rocks.TemplateWizard.dll in the folder:
c:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio 10.0\Common7\IDE\PublicAssemblies\
or
c:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio 10.0\Common7\IDE\PublicAssemblies\
You might wan to check this post:
http://sitecorebasics.wordpress.com/2011/05/10/sitecore-rocks-templatewizard-version0-7-0-0-cultureneutral-publickeytokenc9e2eeb5a3dd9908-processorarchitecturemsil/
If you do not, you can copy it from:
c:\Users\[username]\AppData\Local\Microsoft\VisualStudio\10.0\Extensions\Sitecore\Sitecore Rocks\0.7.5\
If all of this does not work, I must probably admit to having a bug :-)
Hi Jakob, Sitecore.Rocks.TemplateWizard.dll does exist in c:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio 10.0\Common7\IDE\PublicAssemblies\. Let me know if there is anything I can do to help debug the problem. Jon
