Hello all,

Is it possible to place the DNN ContentPane within another server control?
I want to place it this way because I have a 3rd party Control which should be holding the ContentPane for design and other reasons.
When I placed the ContentPane within a server control, the id of the ContentPane gets changed to ParentContainer_dnn_ContentPane.
So the ContentPane could not be identified, I tried to move the ContentPane in to the Server Control during run-time, which threw an exception "Cannot unregister UpdatePanel with id XXXX".
I have to have the ContentPane placed within the 3rd party server control I use, to get my site work. Can any one please give me a solution for the above problem?

Thanks and Regards
DJ

Hello Mitchel,

I'll explain my requirement.

We have already developed a DNN site that contains a lot of module which is working in all the system browsers very well.

Our next step now is to make the same DNN site work with IPhone also, since all the business logic are the same, we are not willing to change or modify the current code-behind (of any module) file which would be a burden and also would make no sense to replicate the same codes all over again.

Also, since the app would be only compatible to IPhone, there is no need of a left and right pane.The ContentPane alone would do.

For the above reason, we have developed a skin file with only the ContentPane, so that if the request is from an IPhone this skin would be loaded with the ContentPane.

As we need the UI with all the basic IPhone features like scroll and all, it is easily possible to achieve the effects using the third-party-control ComponentOne, in which we should be placing the ContentPane within.

When tried to place the ContentPane(in the IPhone skin) within the ViewPort(ComponentOne),
DNN could not identify the ContentPane because the ClientID is being renamed to ViewPort_dnn_ContentPane.

I also tried to dynamically place the ContentPane into the ViewPort on the skin;s Page_Load event which works in some cases and fails in many.

We have modified the Skin Library of the DNN for now, so that the placing the ContentPane in the ViewPort will not be a problem which works like a charm, I still am not sure whether the idea is right to modify the skin library.

If the idea is correct and would not affect in any other way in the due courses, it;s fine. We can proceed with what we have done now, if not then as far as I know is to somehow wrap the ContentPane within the ViewPort.

Please let me know if I can proceed with the idea of modifying the Library file or if there is any other way to do it.

Thanks and Regards
Dhanajeyan.M

Hello Mitchel,

Thanks for the response , I am using .Net 2,0 , This project we are working on is almost more than 5 years, So changing the .Net Framework is out of question.

Anyways, Let me work on a little more and try to get an apt and safe way to accomplish the requirement and also would post the solution when I get one.

Meanwhile if any one else could find a solution sooner, please do let me know as what it is.

Thanks and Regards
Dhanajeyan.M