This article details the steps necessary to update an existing InstantForum.NET 2012 installation to the InstantForum.NET 2012-1release.
You can also find information in this article on the updates & fixes included within 2012-1.is update focuses on resolving bugs identified since our first 2012 release. We have not introduced any significant new functionality.
- Added improved right to left skin, only one change required to the CSS now
- Added sample skin that tailors InstantForum.NET to work in smaller width constraints, 850pixels.
- Added .NET 4.0 support / specific web.config file
- Added ability to quickly link a URL within the editor in Chrome (similar to the Gmail editor)
- Improved CurrentCulture call on all pages for improved performance
- Fixed issue that prevent topics from being printed if anonymous access was denied to the forum containing the topic
- Fixed issue sending PMs if Max Number of Recipients was set to 0 in permission set
- Fixed issue with [code] and [quote] blocks when posted in Chrome not ending correctly
- Fixed an object reference error in mobile skin if you hidden certain controls via a permission set
- Fixed issue with private messages if you entered ", ," in the username field
- Fixed issue which prevented live preview from showing all your message if the message contained "&" in the underlying HTML
- Fixed issue that didn't allow you to align text within the editor in Chrome
- Fixed issue which caused link text to disappear when editing links in Chrome
- Fixed a number of incorrect color issues in dark skin on calendar page
- Fixed "promte" spelling error in Like Pop-Up
- Fixed issue with event last edited by label not showing text correctly
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Quick Update
You can download only the files that have been updated with 2012-1 at the bottom of this article.
You should extract the contents of the ZIP file and copy the folders into the root of your existing InstantForum.NET 2012 installation. If your using a custom skin you will need to copy the updated files within the Classic skin folder into your custom skin.
Full Update
If your an existing InstantForum.NET 2012 customer the 2012-1 download will be available automatically on your My Licenses page at http://my.instantasp.co.uk/MyLicenses.aspx.
Download the 2012-1 update and extract the contents of the zip file to your desktop. This will create a new folder on your desktop called"InstantForum2012-1Dev" or "InstantForum2012-1EUL" depending on your license.
1 Update your existing 2012 files
Download the 2012-1 update as detailed above.
If your performing the "Quick Update" simply extract the contents of the ZIP file at the bottom of this article to your desktop. This will create a folder called InstantForum2012-1_UpdatedFiles. Copy the contents of this folder into your existing InstantForum.NET 2012 web site folder. You should overwrite the existing 2012 files with the updated2012-1 files.
If you've downloaded the full 2012-1 update and would like to update an existing 2012 installation you will need to copy the files detailed below into your existing 2012 installation.
2. Update your 2012 Database
There are no changes required to the database for this update.
The following files have been updated with the 2012-1 update. If you wish to only apply the updated files you should copy the files from the InstantForum.NET 2012-1 download into your existing 2012 installation folder.
Updated Assemblies
The following assemblies will need updating within the "bin" directory.
- InstantASP.Common.dll
- InstantASP.Common.Configuration.dll
- InstantASP.Common.Data.dll
- InstantASP.Common.UI.dll
- InstantASP.InstantForum.dll
- InstantASP.InstantForum.Data.dll
- InstantASP.InstantForum.UI.dll
- InstantASP.Licensing.dll
Updated JavaScript Files
- js\6_jquery.PlugIns.js
- js\8_richtextbox.js
Updated Localization Files
- Globalization\en-US\Resoruces.xml
Updated Skin Files
- Skins\Mobile\Default.ascx
- Skins\Mobile\Messages.ascx
Updated Skin Images
The CSS classes below should be added to your existing 2012 skin by copying the CSS below and pasting this at the bottom of your Skins\{YourSkinName}\Styles\1_common.css file.
.pb_htl
{
float: left;
}
.pb_hex
{
float: right;
text-align: right;
}
.pb_hlnks
{
float: right;
text-align: right;
}
Once you've updated the files listed above (or within download below) you should visit your existing InstantForum.NET installation. If everything was successful you should be able to continue using your forum as before. As always if you have any questions or run into any problems during the upgrade don't hesitate to open a support ticket or contact us.