I am using DNN 6.5.1.

I want to leverage the DotNetNuke Entities controllers to retrieve data from the DNN database. If I use these classes in a DNN module everything works fine. However I want to use the Entities controllers in a WCF service. The code below illustrates how I am trying to login using my admin user.

C# Code

UserLoginStatus userLoginStatus = new UserLoginStatus();
UserController.UserLogin(0, "admin_user", "admin_password", string.Empty, string.Empty, "127.0.0.1",
                ref userLoginStatus, false);

Executing my service contract method with these two lines of code via the WCF Test Client always returns NullReferenceException.

I have also attempted this using a Windows Console Application with the same result.

I think it is related to the web.config file which I created using the standard DNN web.config with the system.serviceModel section added.

We are looking to purchase the Enterprise Edition and solving problems like this are critical to our decision making. I will be very grateful for any pointers on how to use the DNN Entity Controllers outside of a DNN module.

Mike...

The error is from the UserController.UserLogin line. I have seen the post you referred to. The first two lines of the Login function I copied and converted to C#.

Once I get it working then I'll think about security implications.

Thanks for your help.

hmm, to be honest, doesnt ring a bell. Could you install the DNN symbol files, so you will also get line numbers of the core code in your stack trace? You can find the symbol files on the codeplex download page of DNN. Its just an installable package for your current install. Just make sure you install the same version as your DNN version

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