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1/9/2008 6:55 AM
 

 

Hello, I am getting the error below whenever I try to go to any page under the admin menu.  It appears as though I am missing a skin and I did delete one of the skin folders but I wouldn't think that would do this.  The code looks like it is trying to find a default skin but I can't find anywhere in the databae where it says what the default skin is.  does anyone know where the default skin file is referenced in a config file or in the database or can you give me a hint as to how to fix this problem. 

Description: An unhandled exception occurred during the execution of the current web request. Please review the stack trace for more information about the error and where it originated in the code.

Exception Details: System.NullReferenceException: Object reference not set to an instance of an object.

Source Error:

Line 542:                ' could not load skin control - load default skin
Line 543:                If IsAdminSkin(PortalSettings.ActiveTab.IsAdminTab) Then
Line 544:                    PortalSettings.ActiveTab.SkinSrc = Common.Globals.HostPath & SkinInfo.RootSkin & DefaultSkin.Folder & DefaultSkin.AdminDefaultName
Line 545:                Else
Line 546:                    PortalSettings.ActiveTab.SkinSrc = Common.Globals.HostPath & SkinInfo.RootSkin & DefaultSkin.Folder & DefaultSkin.DefaultName

Server Error in '/' Application.

Object reference not set to an instance of an object.

 

 
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1/9/2008 7:45 AM
 

there seems to be an issue either with the skins  or with the portal paths. What has been changed before?


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1/9/2008 8:01 AM
 

Thanks for answering.

The only thing I an think of is I had a skin in the portal folder and I didn't like the name of the folder so I renamed it.  I don't remeber the old name.  There must be a config file somewhere that holds the name of the default skin.  The code looks like it is trying to go to a default skin and can't find it so it is throwng the error.

Any ideas on where the default skin is referenced.

 
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