Web Hosting company has created the database
If your web hosting company has already created the database and you DO NOT have the ability to use Query Analyzer, then VP-ASP supplies a tool called convertsql.asp. This tool can be used to build the VP-ASP tables but cannot create the database.
It can build the tables and load the default configuration. It can also load the demo shop if required.
To use convertsql.asp, you must first tell VP-ASP where the empty SQL Server database is located by changing these lines in shop$config.asp
Xdatabase=”yourdatabasename”
xdatabasetype='SQLSERVER”
xSqlUser=”youruserid”
xSQlpwd=”yourpassword”
xSQLServer=”www.yoursite.com” or IP Address in form “111.22.333.90”

Use convertsql.asp from your browser

www.yoursite.com/shopping/convertsql.asp

Software

Building SQL Server Tables

Type in the filename
Create500sqlserver.txt

You will see messages being displayed telling you the tables that are being created. If you get an error that the database cannot be read or written, check the shop$config statements above.

Loading the Configuration File
The next step is to load the default configuration options. Now start convertsql.asp by typing the location where you installed VP-ASP www.yoursite.com/shopping/convertsql.asp
Type in file name below. This loads the initial configuration and language file
Create500admin.txt

Loading Demo Shop
This step is only necessary if you want to “play” with VP-ASP demo shop. Otherwise it is not necessary. Use convertsql.asp and type in the filename create500demo.txt. This loads the database with the demo shop.

The SQL Server database is loaded and ready. You should now be able to click shop on the home page and see the product categories.

Creating the SQL Server – Query Analyzer

If you have expertise with SQL Server, you can use the SQL Server tool called Query Analyzer to create the database. The database needs to be created using SQL Server Query Analyzer or your web hosting company sometimes creates the database for you. Query Analyzer comes as part of the Microsoft SQL Server Product and is not supplied by VP-ASP.
Please note YOU CANNOT USE THE UPSIZING WIZARD TO BUILD VP-ASP TABLES

1 Query Analyzer Creation
Simply start Query Analyzer. Open the file create500sqlserver.sql and run the script. It should take about ten seconds. The database and the tables are now created.
Updating Shop$config.asp
The shop$config.asp settings should be as follows:
Xdatabase=yourdatabasename
xdatabasetype='SQLSERVER”
xSqlUser=”youruserid”
xSQlpwd=”yourpassword”
xSQLServer=”www.yoursite.com” or IP Address in form “124.77.090.90”

Continue in the step to load default Configuration above.

Shop administration is for the merchant or web developer and not for the customer. The administration facilities include: Details of Administration are in the VP-ASP Merchant's Guide and VP-ASP Developers Guide.
· Add, delete and modify products
· Add, delete and modify any other VP-ASP table
· Define administrator userids
· Define menus and tasks for each administrator
· Restrict administrators to viewing or updating specific tables
· Display sales reports
· Perform searches of the database
· Export data from tables
· Mail to selected customers
· Configure most of VP-ASP options
· Send messages to customers via order tracking
and much more
Two userids are defined:
admin with password admin
vpasp with password vpasp
The first step is to verify the shop works by clicking on the shop. This should bring up the demo categories if the demo store is installed. If you simply want to play with the demo store, it will run immediately and no further configuration is required.
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To log into VP-ASP Administration, click on the Merchant Administration hyperlink. After you login go to Shop Configuration. Administration is used to:
VP-ASP 'look and feel' are controlled by these files. The VP-ASP Developer's Guide goes into great detail on how to make VP-ASP look any way you want.
shoppage_header.htm will be displayed as your top and or top/left navigation bars and logo.
shoppage_trailer.htm will be displayed as your bottom navigation bars.
shop$colors.asp has much of the HTML generated by VP-ASP
shop.css is the style sheet used
The diagnostic facility, diag_dbtest.asp, can be used to determine if your database and mailing system are working. The fields displayed come from the configuration file shop$config.asp. You can play with different values. If you move the database, we recommend you run this diagnostic tool to verify the database can be read and written to.
You can test various mail systems, ASPMAIL, CDONTS, ASPEMAIL and JMAIL or if you add your own mail support into shopmail.asp, it can be tested here. These are names of software packages that may or may not be installed on your web host.
If diag_dbtest works, you should receive a message such as:
VP-ASP Diagnostics 5.00
Database ReadDatabase can be read
Database WriteDatabase can be written
Database PermissionsDatabase permissions tested OK
SummaryNo problems reading or writing database

Read Failures

The possible causes are:

  1. xdblocation='abc' is not correctly set and VP-ASP is looking in the wrong location.

  2. The directory where the database is located does not have read/write permission

  3. You are using ODBC connection and the name in the configuration file
    xdatabase='odbcname' is spelled incorrectly.

Write Failures
Always occur with read failures. If the database can be read but not written then possible causes are:

  1. The directory where the database is located does not have write permission.

  2. See the reasons outlined in the section before this.
    Check the FAQ at www.vpasp.com/virtprog/info/faq_databasesetup.htm

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Licensing and Order Number

VP-ASP is licensed to one shop in one domain. See license.txt for more details. This license supercedes any previous license arrangements. By installing VP-ASP, you agree to abide by these license terms.

A license key is required to use VP-ASP. This license key can be obtained by going to www.vpasp.com/license.asp . You will need your VP-ASP order number, domain name and the e-mail address on the original order. If you have obtained VP-ASP through a reseller ask them for your license key.

When you purchased VP-ASP you will have received an order number. This is required to be placed into the file shop$config.asp. Edit shop$config.asp with a plain text editor such as notepad and change this line.

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const xordernumber='0' the zero will change to your order number.

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