Membership Database Integration

Install Cute Chat database

Execute the following SQL files: SQLScripts\cutechat4.sql against your database.

Deploy Dlls and license files

Copy the CuteChat.dll, CuteChat.AppCode.dll, CuteChat.lic, CuteMessenger.lic and CuteLiveSupport.lic to the project \bin directory.

Deploy Cute Chat client files

CuteSoft_Client folder and all files it contains should be deployed to the project root directory.

Membership Database Integration.

a. Create a class that inherits CuteChat.ChatProvider and implement these methods:

public override string GetConnectionString()
{
return the connection string , for the CuteChat
}

public override string FindUserLoginName(string nickName)
{
find the login username from the display name or null if the user is not found.
}
public override AppChatIdentity GetLogonIdentity()
{
need to find the information of current user. Return null if user is anonymous.

    string loginname=...
    string nickname=...
    return new AppChatIdentity(nickname, false, ToUserId(loginname), HttpContext.Current.Request.UserHostAddress);
}
public override bool GetUserInfo(string loginName, ref string nickName, ref bool isAdmin)
{
       return false , if the loginName is invalid.
       otherwise set the nickName and isAdmin , and return ture
}
public override bool ValidateUser(string loginName, string password)
{
        check the username/password .
        if valid , set the cookie.
}

b. Initialize an instance of provider when the application starts:

CuteChat.ChatProvider.Instance = new MyChatProvider();
CuteChat.ChatSystem.Start(new CuteChat.AppSystem());

Add chat rooms into web pages

Get the chat rooms collection from the database, then databind the results to a DataGrid/imagesList/Reapter server control in your web page.

C#	VB
ArrayList lobbies=new ArrayList(); foreach(LobbyInfo lobby in ChatApi.GetLobbyInfoArray()) { lobbies.Add(lobby); }	Dim lobbies As New ArrayList() For Each LobbyInfo as lobby In ChatApi.GetLobbyInfoArray() lobbies.Add(lobby) Next

Add chat admin button into web pages

<%if (CuteChat.ChatWebUtility.CurrentIdentityIsAdministrator)
{%>
<Asp:HyperLink runat=server NavigateUrl="~/CuteSoft_Client/CuteChat/ChatAdmin/" ID="Hyperlink1" NAME="Hyperlink1">Chat Admin</Asp:HyperLink>
<%} %>

Adding chat button and monitor tag to web pages

Chat Button appears as a graphics button with online or offline images you select from our gallery page.

Insert the following code (via copy/paste) into your web page where you want the Chat Button to appear.

In order to track a visitor on a specific page in your web site and invite them to chat, the page must include a live support visitor monitor tag. This tag is invisible to the visitors.

Insert the following code (via copy/paste) into your web page.