very basic question about the atlas samples

I went thru the instructions exactly (well almost...the create new item for the webservice in VS2005 is incorrect in the tutorial, it should be Create new website)

http://atlas.asp.net/docs/Walkthroughs/GetStarted/Basic.aspx

But i keep getting aError: Samples is undefined

I tried this in an attempt to fix it..but it failed too (this URL i put in the Start URL in the webservice)..I wasnt sure

<atlas:servicereferencepath="http://localhost:1169/AtlasWebService/HelloWorldService.asmx"/>

What dumb thing am i missing?

Thanks!

What do you get when you go tohttp://localhost:1169/AtlasWebService/HelloWorldService.asmx/js

Executing:

http://localhost:1169/AtlasWebService/HelloWorldService.asmx/js

Gives:

Server Error in '/AtlasWebService' Application.

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Request format is unrecognized for URL unexpectedly ending in '/js'.

That is why you are getting the 'undefined Samples' javascript error. Atlas will generate the javascript objects for your webservice if you have it configured correctly. Using /js after your webservice is a good way to test if this is working.

I would recommend taking the following steps to debug this issue:

1) Double check that you are using the April CTP of Atlas. You may want to uninstall your current version and re-install the version found by going to http://atlas.asp.net/ and clicking the 'Download' button.

2) When you create your website, make sure the template you select is called _"Atlas" Web Site_. This template will give you a web.config to start from that has the appropriate configuration settings to enable generation of javascript for your web service.

3) Follow the steps in the walkthrough to create the web service. Note that the instructions are correct. Make sure you right-click on the web project (not the solution) and select 'Add New Item'. Web Service will be one of the options.

4) Test your web service by setting it as the start page and pressing F5. You should get the standard web service test page - click on the web service and make sure it works. If it does, then add '/js' to the path and see if Atlas generates javascript.

5) Follow the steps in the walkthrough to create the test page.

My guess is that your problem is caused by a configuration error. By following the steps above, you should discover what was causing the problem.
Regards,
Kyle

I'm going to assume you are using one of the wallkthroughs like this one,"Walkthrough: Creating a Basic ASP.NET 'Atlas' Web Application"

I ran into this same problem you did and the fix went like this:

When i created the new "Atlas Website", i right clicked on the root and chose "Add New", then "WebService", and put "HelloWorldService.asmx"

This did two things:
- Created "HelloWorldService.asmx" in the root of the directory
- Created "HelloWorldServer.vb" in the App_Code directory

I had then copied and pasted the code right from the sample walkthrough into the VB file....

But here was the catch, and the cause of the problem:
- The sample has "Namespace Samples.Atlas" or something the like wrapped around its classes

- Well, back on the asmx, it had put:
<%@. WebService Language="VB" CodeBehind="~/App_Code/HelloWorldService.vb" Class="HelloWorldService" %>

- And since we had just changed the classes namespace since we copied and pasted from the code on the walkthrough, we broke the link between the two, hence the "Samples in undefined" error

So my fix was to change the asmx file to say

<%@. WebService Language="VB" CodeBehind="~/App_Code/HelloWorldService.vb" Class="Samples.Atlas.HelloWorldService" %>

Problem = solved

Thanks Kyle, it was my error that i didnt read the docs closely enough...i had passed by the right click on the atlas website, and created a asp.net webservice thru the right click new webservice on the solution.

I assume that i can do the latter, later, by manually copying the relevant config entries for Atlas into the non-Atlas asp.net web.config...

thanks again