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11/20/2007 1:45 AM
 
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Hi,

I am getting an error now that I have upgraded my web site to the newest (4.7) DNN release. All was working perfect until the upgrade. When I upgraded, I followed the instructions from the dnncreative video tutorial. However, now when I try to access any of the Admin or Host menu links, I get an error message and nothing is displayed.

Here is the error:

System.NullReferenceException: Object reference not set to an instance of an object.
   at DotNetNuke.UI.Skins.SkinDefaults..ctor(SkinDefaultType DefaultType)
   at DotNetNuke.Common.Globals.get_DefaultContainer()
   at DotNetNuke.UI.Skins.Skin.InjectModule(Control objPane, ModuleInfo objModule, PortalSettings PortalSettings)

Thanks in advance for any and all help in this matter!

Cheers,

Pat
 
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11/20/2007 11:26 AM
 
pat

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It appears now that the cache has been cleared, the entire site is not responding and I am getting the dreaded "web.config" error message. The issue seems to be with retreiving the host or admin skin object from the database. I never changed the default skins.

How do I reset the skins in the database? What tables or procedures should I look at?

Cheers,

Pat
 
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11/20/2007 11:41 AM
 
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try to restart the application by editing the web.config file: open it in a text editor like famous Notepad and add a blank to an end of a line. save the file and try again.

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11/20/2007 12:40 PM
 
pat

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Hi,

Thanks for the reply!  I have modified the web.config file in order to restart the application. I made a temporary change to the "custom errors" so that I could see what the error really was. Then I changed it back to "remoteonly". The problem still continues.

The error message was "object reference not set to an instance of an object" when trying to initialize the skin. I am not sure if it was for the host skin or the admin skin.

Thanks,

Pat
 
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11/20/2007 5:29 PM
 
pat

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Okay, the error has been sort of resolved. My site is working for the most part. Now, I only get an error when I go to the skins page in either Admin or Host. I have gotten rid of the skins that I modified and reverted back to the vertical menu - fixed width default skin.

Here is the error:

Error: Skins is currently unavailable.
DotNetNuke.Services.Exceptions.ModuleLoadException: Object reference not set to an instance of an object. ---> System.NullReferenceException: Object reference not set to an instance of an object. at DotNetNuke.UI.Skins.SkinDefaults..ctor(SkinDefaultType DefaultType) at DotNetNuke.Common.Globals.get_DefaultSkin() at DotNetNuke.Modules.Admin.Skins.EditSkins.isFallbackSkin(String skinPath) at DotNetNuke.Modules.Admin.Skins.EditSkins.ProcessSkins(String strFolderPath) at DotNetNuke.Modules.Admin.Skins.EditSkins.ShowSkins() at DotNetNuke.Modules.Admin.Skins.EditSkins.LoadSkins() at DotNetNuke.Modules.Admin.Skins.EditSkins.Page_Load(Object sender, EventArgs e) --- End of inner exception stack trace ---

 

Anyone else having this issue?

Cheers,

Pat
 
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