Goal:

Take a 3rd party module source, add it to my Dev DNN site, modify it, export the module in it's built format and add it to the real project. I have purchased a module and the source code was included. Now I want to be able to extend the module to do specific tasks. 

Problem:

I don't know how to take the original source and put it into dnn and make it something I can develope off of. I have not entirely figured out the DNN module structure but I have a bunch of user controls and .vb code and a Install directory and a Providers directory. I'm not sure where to put everything so that I can build the project and begin tweaking it.

It seems when the source is included for a module that it's not entirely in a format that you can do something with easily. Any help would be appreciated.

 

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The above statement is very true.  It all depends on the module and the development method used....

If you can tell us what module you are working with we might be able to tell you from experience.

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I would really suggest - before you try to understand how someone elses module works.
Do some tutorials on building your own module - even a hello world type sample.

If you do this first - then you will have a better understanding of how the source files you purchased fit into the dnn module system.

Westa