Web Controls Samples

This section contains information about Graphics Mill for .NET code samples of Web applications.

Source codes of all the samples can be downloaded at the following URL:

http://forums.aurigma.com/yaf_postst3045_Web-Demos-Bundle-photo-cropping-TIFF-viewer-red-eye-removal-and-business-card-editor.aspx

• Using Graphics Mill Without Web Controls
• Applying Effects
• Photo Cropping
• TIFF Viewer
• Red Eye Removal
• Online Business Card Editor
• Printing Demo
• Gift Editor

If you want to deploy the samples on the server, you should install them manually. To do that, follow these steps:

1. Copy either GraphicsMillAjaxCS or GraphicsMillAjaxVB folder to some directory on the Web server where you are going to test the samples.
2. Create a new virtual directory in IIS which is mapped to the folder where you have copied the files:
   1. Open the IIS Manager snap-in (Start -> Control Panel -> Administrative Tools -> Internet Information Services).
   2. Select your Web site in the console tree and right-click it to open a context menu.
   3. Choose New -> Virtual Directory....
   4. Follow the Virtual Directory Creation Wizard instructions:
      1. As an alias, specify the desired name, for example GraphicsMillAjaxCS. Remember that this name will be a part of the URL.
      2. As a content directory, specify the full path to the folder with the sample files you copied to the server.
3. Copy the client scripts of Graphics Mill for .NET to your Web server. You can find them in the aspnet_client\graphics_mill\5_x_x subfolder inside the Graphics Mill for .NET installation folder. Paste the scripts to the aspnet_client\graphics_mill\5_x_x folder relative the root of your site (replace 5_x_x with the actual version number of your copy of Graphics Mill for .NET).
4. Configure the file cache which is stored in the /PublicCache and /PrivateCache folders of the code sample folder. To configure the cache, follow these steps:
   1. Set the modify permission for these folders in the file system for the following accounts:
      • IUSR_<machinename> and ASPNET accounts, if you run the server on Windows NT/2000/XP.
      • NETWORK SERVICE group, if you run the server on Windows 2003.
   2. Deny script excution for these folders:
      1. Open the Internet Information Services Management Console.
      2. Locate the cache folders in the site tree.
      3. Right-click the necessary folder and choose Properties.
      4. Ot the Directory tab, find the Execute Permissions dropdown list and choose None.
   3. Check the RelativePublicCachePath and RelativePrivateCachePath keys in Web.config of the samples so that they mapped to the correct folders. To do that:
      • Find the Aurigma.GraphicsMill.AjaxControls section inside the configSections element of Web.config.
      • Verify the paths in the following keys:
        • ClientScriptsLocation—a virtual path to the client scripts of Graphics Mill for .NET.
        • RelativePrivateCachePath—a virtual path to the private cache folder.
        • RelativePublicCachePath—a virtual path to the public cache folder.

To run the manually installed samples, type the URL of the code sample folder in the browser. For more details about using Web controls, see the Quick Start section of this manual.