1.4.2 Creating the VI Project

After verifying the goodness of the foundation build in the previous §, you can get a VI project into which you can introduce the XASP sources. This recipe is at a little higher level than the previous one.

• Create the VisualInterdev project, specifying the site you created with the Site Builder wizard as the existing site on which the project is based.
• When the project is created, create two new directories under the site root, ``custom'' and ``generic''.
• Copy the same-named directories from the XASP zip to the local project directories (i.e. to custom and generic copying subdirs as well).
• Add the new dirs to the master web and synch the project view.
• Open global.asa in the root of the project and save it as global.asa.mssc.
• Replace or merge global.asa from the zip with that in the project.
• In the MMC, enable session state, execution and if you want to use the VI debugger, debugging for the site.
• Confirm that the Perl AnySupplier DLLs are installed and working properly. Easiest way to do this is by starting the AnyFront utility and logging onto the database.
• Check ECatalog.inc and default.asp in the generic directory and make your initial adjustments.
• Synch the local VI project with the master web.
• Test Web App. If you've built the sample E-Catalog you should be able to browse it's content.