I'm running DNN 5.1.1 in my DEV environment. I would like to customize my events module - replace the grid view in list mode with Repeater/Listview. How do i modify the source code for events module. I'm planning to do the following :

1. Get the latest source code. Unzip it into a directory and point the web project to my installation directory.

2. Unfortunately, earlier i had installed "Install" version of Events module. Can i go ahead and repair the installation with Source code version? WIll that bring in the code behind?

3. If i make changes in this solution and compile is that enough?

Please let me know whether i'm following correct steps. If not correct me.

I installed the Events source using the Module installer. I'm able to build the entire solution without any error. I'm able to build the web site with out any error when there are no code behind is open. However if i open any code behind, there are lot of errors in error window. I'm not sure what am i doing wrong. The errors are like this -

Error 139 'EventIcons' is a type and cannot be used as an expression. E:\DNN\Env-3\DesktopModules\Events\EventList.ascx.vb 44 30 http://localhost/site-3/
Error 140 Name 'EventIcons2' is not declared. E:\DNN\Env-3\DesktopModules\Events\EventList.ascx.vb 44 42 http://localhost/site-3/
Error 142 Name 'gvEvents' is not declared. E:\DNN\Env-3\DesktopModules\Events\EventList.ascx.vb 61 21 http://localhost/site-3/

I'm listing down the steps again.

1. Installed DNN 5.1.1 "Install version" into a directory and the site is up and running.

2. Wanted to modify events module. So downloaded the DNN 5.1.1 source code. Extracted to a directory.

3. Opened the sln file and changed the website path to my installation virtual directory.

4. Installed latest events source code through Module installer.

5. Opened the solution in VS 2008 and tried to open the code behind. I'm seeing lot of errors. As i mentioned i'm able to build the solution. I'm able to build the website. But if i open the code behind there are lots of errors.

Please hel me out.

Thanks for the response. After some more research, I got this link http://www.aboutdnn.com/Blog/tabid/76/EntryID/5/Default.aspx and set up the environment as described in th article. But still getting lot of errors. When i build it fails showing all the errors in events module(the one i'm interested in). It says

C:\WINDOWS\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v3.5\Microsoft.Common.targets : warning MSB3245: Could not resolve this reference. Could not locate the assembly "DotNetNuke". Check to make sure the assembly exists on disk. If this reference is required by your code, you may get compilation errors.

and  another 100 errors. I checked the .vbproj file the rerence is like this

    <Reference Include="DotNetNuke, Version=4.7.0.0, Culture=neutral, processorArchitecture=MSIL">
      <SpecificVersion>False</SpecificVersion>
      <HintPath>_references\DotNetNuke.dll</HintPath>
    </Reference>

Is this correct? Shd i add manual reference?