All,

I have a user control which is subsclassed from PortalModuleBase.

I have a "controls/TextEditor" control on the user control.

In my application, I am dynamically loading the UserControl and then getting the html markup of it. (I have to send this markup across the wire to another module)

WHile Loading, I get a NullPpointerException in RichTextEditor.Initialize(), Upon debugging I noticed that PortalSettings is null from ViewState.

The code to dynamically load control is

Page pageHolder = new Page();

UserControlBase viewControl = (UserControlBase)pageHolder.LoadControl(path);

pageHolder.Controls.Add(viewControl);

 StringWriter output = new StringWriter();
 HttpContext.Current.Server.Execute(pageHolder, output, false);

   return output.ToString();

If I remove texteditor from my control, everything works fine..Any DNN control is causing this error...

Now, if we have to load any control extending PortalModuleBase dynamically, do I have to do any thing for viewstate or somewhere?

Please any help is appreciated

ok..after further debugging I found that all ModuleConfiguration, PortalId, etc fields are null in the newly loaded control.

How do I load a user control such that it gets all these values set..my user control extends PortalModuleBase..but I am not loading this user control from a Class (which doesnt derive from PortalModulebase..Is this the issue??)

Can any one please explain me the basics of loading

I thought of using that..but unfortunately it wouldnt work for me..

Because I am creating my "user control" in a web service (.asmx) which doesnt inherit from PortalModuleBase. 

For now, I removed RichTextEditor from my user control and directly outputting text to a Literal Control.

If you know a way to get PortalSettings or ModuleCOnfiguration from within a Class (that doesnt extend PortalModuleBase) please do let me know..That will help me to use all DNN Web Controls on my dynamic user control

TIA