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5/31/2007 10:36 AM
 

Hello all,

I am learning to create modules for DNN. So far so good but I was wondering what the best method to link to a style sheet for my module is. I have an .ascx file which is the user control for my module and inside there I have a form and some html that use classes inside a .css file. I do not wish to use inline styles in my tags as it makes it harder to maintain if I want to make changes.

Is there a class method or something that I can call and pass a path to my style sheet to for this control?

Thanks

 

 
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5/31/2007 11:01 AM
 

If you include a module.css file within the same folder that your ascx file is DNN should load it for you. If it's in a different folder though DNN won't load it properly.


Chris Hammond
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Christoc.com Software Solutions DotNetNuke Module Development, Upgrades and consulting.
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5/31/2007 12:02 PM
 

I have tended to use module.css for things i don't want to change in the module, and then had empty declarations in the module.css for things that *could* change on a portal-by-portal basis.  The empty declarations are merely to show that I'll be using them, and then I define the real thing in portal.css.

As mentioned previously, it needs to reside in the root of the module's folder (so /DesktopModules/SomeModule/module.css)


-- Jon Seeley
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5/31/2007 5:36 PM
 

Thanks christoc... I figured it would be jus that easy.

Now that leads me to my next question which is olang the same lines. If my module requires a javascript library to be loaded how would I call a .js file when that module is loaded? i ran across some methods that seemed to allow access to the head of the page but I believe they were read only...

 

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5/31/2007 9:53 PM
 

For JS I've just thrown an include in the ASCX file for my module when I needed one. Not sure if that's the best way, but it worked.


Chris Hammond
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Christoc.com Software Solutions DotNetNuke Module Development, Upgrades and consulting.
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