VS.NET starter kit for Nikhil Kothari's Facebook.NET

Hey,

Ive just downloaded your facebook starter kit and managed to get it up and running, but when I go to fill out the optional fields, the only section I get is Base Options and none of the others?

It may be because Facebook hasnt installed the developer app properly (it doesnt show up in my apps and I have to add every time from the devlopers link at the bottom of the screen...)

Any ideas whats going on?

hi

i downloaded the starter kit above.

Then i opened Visual Studios and clicked on File - New - Website - and then selected the Facebook.NET template.

Then i clicked on the play button to debug the application. All it did was load the login page to facebook displaying a message saying "Invalid API..."

What should I do?

Thanks

i am now looking at the welcome.htm page.

Under point number 4 it says:

Under Base Options Callback URL -> http://localhost:nnnn/MyApp/default.aspx

Should I use the localhost address that you guys have provided or should I use my own???

I tried using my own localhost but no luck:

http://localhost:53464/Facebook.NET1/default.aspx

What should I do?

Thanks

i'm trying to download the file but it is not working it gives me the following message "can not load file or assembly MicroSoft.WizardFrameWork .............."

hi steve

thanks for your replies.

i think i have made some progress but i have encoutered another problems that is stalling me in my quest to conquer this facebook stuff.

I have completed all the steps on the welcome.html page including the "Configuring your application" section. But no luck. What is the application that you have created suppose to do?

What I keep getting when I go to http://apps.facebook.com/Facebook.NET1/
is "The page you requested was not found."

What do you suggest I do now?

Thanks for your help so far.

Look forward to your response.

I get the same error as well:

When I go to http://apps.facebook.com/Facebook.NET1/
is "The page you requested was not found."

Does it require .net 2.0?

I'm getting this error:

Parser Error Message: The format of the file 'FacebookNET.Web' is invalid.

Hello,

Installation of VSI seemed to be successful (devenv closed), but then I couldn't find it (not in create project, not in create web site).

I also tried "devenv /setup" and "devenv /InstallVSTemplates", but didn't help.

Any suggestion?

Thanks

sorry for double post.

i think i figured out why it didn't work: ZIP files reports CRC errors when I tried to manually unzip it.

I am running this on Win 2003 Srv, thought I doubt this is the issue

Boy am I lost... How do I work with Facebook.net under the webdeveloper studio? I down lost the vsi but its only for c#, is there one for vb? What reading do you recommend for complete noobies.

Yup, I can't install it either, as it's only for C#??

Steve,

I added the callback URL to my app in facebook as:

http://localhost:nnnn/MyApp/default.aspx

and I am using the Hello, World! example from Facebook.NET (using iframes). The app's initial canvas page works, however when I click on the link to "Browse Photos" which is defined in my default.aspx page as:

<fb:FacebookHyperLink runat="server" id="photosLink" NavigateUrl="Photos.aspx" Text="Browse Photos" />

... I receive an HTTP 404 - not found error, and the debug info shows the following requested url:

Requested URL: /TestApp/default.aspxPhotos.aspx

Why is facebook treating default.aspx as root? (I tried taking default.aspx out of the callback URL string, this doesn't work either)

Thanks for your help

Found the solution:

the callback URL should be:

http://localhost:nnnn/MyApp/

without default.aspx. However it should contain the slash at the end.

Great work Steve. It seems like a small thing, but this kit will be a huge jumpstart for a lot of developers. Your work is much appreciated.

I've got to concur with the suggestion about the callback URL. The best strategy is sans page name.

For all people having page not found probs ... read this

http://blog.jeromeparadis.com/archive/2007/09/10/Facebook-Developer-how-to-solve-the-quotPage-requested-not-foundquot.aspx

Hi,
Thank you for your article.
My question is about Facebook Toolkit of Microsoft.
Do you have any idea about, how to display multi-friend selector for inviting people in IFrame based applications?
I did it in FBML application, but because postbacks, scripts etc are not allowed in FBML, it does not fulfill with my needs.

Can you please help?
Thanks

Ilhan,
Facebook does offer an IFrame version of their FBML multi-friend selector. You can find the details at http://wiki.developers.facebook.com/index.php/Multi_friend_selector .

I am working on a control for rendering this version of multi-friend selector now but don't have anything ready to share yet.

Hope this helps,
-dk

Steve,

Are you updating your VS tool with the pathces and updates at nikhil FacebookNET library?

I am new in this, if i downlaod nikhi's new source-relese and compile the dll, how can i add that to your tool without causing any trouble.

Taanks a bunch!

Do you have any basic code for default.aspx.cs that would demonstrate how to get the usersid, list of users friends, etc?

I'm trying something simple like this in _load:
Facebook.Web.FacebookApplication fb = new Facebook.Web.FacebookApplication();
this.lblUser.Text = fb.Session.UserID;

Really interested in this, and a bit hesitant to try the Microsoft.NET toolkit.

Hi Steve
Good work done.
I have a doubt in this. I have created my own application in Facebook and when i open the application it works fine.
1. But when i submit my application to the Directory the following message appears
"Your application must have at least 5 users before you can submit it to the Application Directory. We cannot showcase any applications that are under construction or do not utilize the Facebook Platform."
How to solve this problem. How can i invite users(my friends)
2. When my facebook friend opens my application ("http://apps.facebook.com/foretee/"), she gets an error as

"The page you requested was not found.
You may have clicked an expired link or mistyped the web address (some urls are case sensitive).
Return home
Go back to the previous page"


Please help me out in solving this problem.

Thanks in advance...

Hi,

I will try to devlope a facebook application in asp.net with C#.This is in ifarame.But when i will tring to implement it hall page of facebook is show in canvas.

hi Steve,

I just downloaded .vsi and am going through the welcome.htm, I noticed that you repeat yourself in the welcom.htm the same information in step 6 as in step 5 'Under Installation options', please let me know if I'm missing something.

Thanks,

Hi Steve,
Actually I want only to thank you about your greate effort specially your answers to help others. I really learn alot from you.
I am also like your smile too ;D

Thank you,
Mohammed Elkhodary
EGYPT

hi again Steve,

I have a question that I hope you can answer. I'm developing using Facebook.NET, I use Profile.setFBML to show the content on my profile but it doesn't appear when my friends view my profile, any ideas ?

I just downloaded vsi but when I am trying to run it I get this error:
“One or more content items contained within the .vscontent file cannot be installed because the correct version of the content installer component cannot be found.
Contact the author of the content file for information about which installers and versions are required.”
Any help would be appreciated.

hi Steve,

sorry for re-posting this, any ideas why my friends cannot see my application box on my profile ?