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=== <message>Write the content here to display this box</message>Do You Want to Debug Turnkey or Add Code and Pages to Your App? ===
This article helps you set up the environment for local development and debugging of the MDriven Turnkey application in Visual Studio.

'''Note!''' This is for running the Turnkey server locally, not just moving your model from the Designer to Visual Studio and using code. If you want a simpler way of adding C# code and cshtml pages to your Turnkey application, look first at [[Documentation:CodeDress|CodeDress]].

=== Download MDriven Turnkey ===
To start developing your Turnkey Application locally in Visual Studio, download the latest version of MDriven Turnkey from the MDriven site. [https://mdriven.net/downloads Download link]. Then, unzip the downloaded archive.

=== Setting Up Visual Studio ===
Open the downloaded MDriven Turnkey in Visual Studio. You need to select the option "'''Open -> Web Site'''" and choose the "Application" folder which was extracted from the downloaded archive. Choose your Application in the Solution Explorer and '''enable SSL''' in the "Properties" window below. 
[[File:Eneble SSL.png|thumb|Enable SSL for the application|none]]                     
 
When SSL is enabled, copy the '''SSL Url''' and paste it to "'''Start options'''" in the "'''Start Url'''" field ''(Right-click on Application in Solution Explorer)''. 
[[File:SSL Url in Start Options.png|none|thumb|468x468px|Paste SSL Url in "Start options"]]
Also, check that you will build the application with the '''correct version of .NET Framework'''. 
[[File:Check correct version of .NET.png|none|thumb|504x504px|Check the version of .NET Framework]]

=== Connect With the Data and Model in the Cloud ===
To connect your local MDriven Turnkey copy with data and model in the cloud, open '''MDrivenServerOverride - NotInEffect.xml'''
[[File:Add an url and password to your MDriven Server.png|none|thumb|781x781px|Add a URL and password to your MDriven Server]]
When it's done, rename '''MDrivenServerOverride - NotInEffect.xml''' to -> '''MDrivenServerOverride.xml''' and '''TurnkeySettings - NotInEffect.xml''' to -> '''[[Documentation:TurnkeySettings|TurnkeySettings]].xml,''' then you can build your application and start debugging.

=== View Override ===
Now, you can change the regular view of the page. You just need to find the name of the ViewModel which you want to override, then create a new file with '''.cshtml''' extension in Views -> EXT_OverridePages. 

'''Notice!''' You must name the new file exactly like the name of an existing ViewModel that you want to override. (''For example, if you have a ViewModel called "TimeManage", your file for overriding this page must be called TimeManage.cshtml).'' For the start, you can use a default template of the page from '''AngularPageDynamicTemplate.cshtml''' (Views -> Turnkey) and copy it into your new page override file. See more about [[Documentation:Turnkey session 9: View Override|View override]].

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<p><strong>In this session, we set up the environment for local development and debugging in Visual Studio, using the data and model in the cloud. We also replace one of the standard views from inside VS.</strong></p>

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<p><strong>In this session, we show you how to bind things in your ViewModels with Angular to completely take control of all rendering with html5. We also continue where we left off with having MDriven Turnkey in Visual Studio for local development.</strong></p>

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{{Edited|July|12|2025}}


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