Groups

This is an intranet/internet application that allows users to share files, messages, and links.

Technologies and Products used

Operations and related files

The following table lists operations and associated objects and files.

Operation Files
Login login.aspx
Home Page default.aspx
Search for groups searchgroups.aspx
Join a group joingroupform.aspx, joingroup.aspx
Channge password changepassword.aspx
Creating new group creategroup.aspx
Modify groups managegroups.aspx
Group home grouphome.aspx
List of messages messages.aspx
Post new message postmessage.aspx
Displaying message details message.aspx
List of files file.aspx
Upload new file addfile.aspx
Creating required Tables tables.txt
Creating CREATEGROUP procedure sp_creategroup.sql
Creating DELETEGROUP procedure sp_deletegroup.sql
Configuration Details web.config
Files that are uploaded files folder
Web Service all\groupsws.asmx
Forgot password all\forgotpassword
Configuration file for ALL folder all\web.config

The following are the steps to related to be taken to run the existing part of the application :

  1. Download groups.zip and unzip it into C:\INETPUB\WWWROOT directory (assuming Windows is installed in C drive) li>Connect to SQL Server and create GROUPS database as follows:
    CREATE DATABASE GROUPS
  2. Make GROUPS the current database by giving the following command
    USE GROUPS
  3. Create required tables using TABLES.TXT file and also insert some data into USERS table.
  4. Start IIS and create a virtual directory with the name GROUPS and make it refer to physical directory C:\INETPUB\WWWROOT\GROUPS
  5. Open Visual Studio.Net 2003 and open the project from C:\INETPUB\WWWROOT\GROUPS.
  6. Build the project.
  7. Invoke IE and give the following URL:
    http://localhost/groups
    It should display Login Page. Login in with user name and password that inserted into USERS table.