How to resolve Sitecore.Client conflict on Sitecore 8.2 Update-5

Question

I am trying to use an ASPX page to publish my master database to the web database.

The page contains this code:

PublishManager.Republish(Sitecore.Client.ContentDatabase, new Database[] { web }, LanguageManager.GetLanguages(master).ToArray(), Sitecore.Context.Language);

At compile time, an error is thrown saying:

Compiler Error Message: CS0434: The namespace 'Sitecore.Client' in '...\Sitecore.Client.LicenseOptions.DLL' conflicts with the type 'Sitecore.Client' in '...\Sitecore.Kernel.DLL'

And later in the error, there is:

Publish.aspx(27,56): error CS0234: The type or namespace name 'ContentDatabase' does not exist in the namespace 'Sitecore.Client' (are you missing an assembly reference?)

I know that the Sitecore.Kernel assembly contains the property used in the code above:

namespace Sitecore
{
    public static Database ContentDatabase
    {
        get
        {
            ...
        }
    }
}

I have looked online and tried a few things that did not help:

1. Add the Sitecore.Kernel assembly in a web.config file. Maybe I did not add it the correct way. I do not know.

2. Change the above code to specifically tell the compiler I want the "Client" static class reference with:

   var sitecoreClient = Sitecore.Client;
   PublishManager.Republish(sitecoreClient.ContentDatabase, new Database[] { web }, LanguageManager.GetLanguages(master).ToArray(), Sitecore.Context.Language);
   

3. Add a namespace reference to "Sitecore"

   <%@ Import Namespace="Sitecore" %>
   

I am out of ideas and I do not understand how to resolve this error. I am reaching for your help. How would you solve this conflict?

Thanks

Answer 1

Since you are publishing from master to web, instead of using the ContentDatabase you can use master database directly.

From the code you shared:

public void Page_Load(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
  Sitecore.Context.SetActiveSite("shell");
  using (new SecurityDisabler())
  {
      DateTime publishDate = DateTime.Now;
      Sitecore.Data.Database master = Sitecore.Configuration.Factory.GetDatabase("master");
      Sitecore.Data.Database web = Sitecore.Configuration.Factory.GetDatabase("web");
      PublishManager.Republish(Sitecore.Client.ContentDatabase, new Database[] { web }, LanguageManager.GetLanguages(master).ToArray(), Sitecore.Context.Language);
  }
}

Just change the line for Republish Method to

PublishManager.Republish(master, new Database[] { web }, LanguageManager.GetLanguages(master).ToArray(), Sitecore.Context.Language);