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3/10/2007 8:03 PM
 
Fiasco Group

Joined: 7/12/2005
Posts: 4

I am having trouble creating a custom control. I am using VWD, SQL 2000, IIS on WinXP. I've got a working DNN application and have already customized the View and Edit controls. I used the DNN starter kit to add a new module to my DNN project. I renamed the folders and since it is csharp I added the code file reference in the web.config. All the default files and folders are intact and functional. I've added some .net controls to the Edit and View ascx controls and run a couple simple queries against my DB. Everything works just fine. I want to move what I've created on the Edit control to a custom control that a user can access it with out needed/having edit privledges. (I hope all that makes sense.)

So, I followed some instructions from adefwebserver.com and created a new ascx page alongside the View, Edit and Settings ascx files, threw a label and button on it where the button redirects to the default View Control. I also put a link on my default View control to direct to my custom control. (all of this so far to simply test the functionality) I am using:

Response.Redirect(Globals.NavigateURL(PortalSettings.ActiveTab.TabID, "mytest", "mid=" + ModuleId.ToString()));

...to get to a new web user control called TEST.ascx. I added the control definition to the module alongside the existing controls with a key of "mytest", a title of "TEST TITLE", I coose the page correctly and I gave it type "View". All other fields were left blank as they are optional. Here is my code for the new TEST.ascx:

using

using System.Data;using System.Data.SqlClient;using System.Configuration;using System.Collections;using System.Web;using System.Web.Security;using System.Web.UI;using System.Web.UI.WebControls;using System.Web.UI.WebControls.WebParts;using System.Web.UI.HtmlControls; DotNetNuke;using DotNetNuke.Common;using DotNetNuke.Common.Utilities;using DotNetNuke.Entities.Modules;using DotNetNuke.Entities.Modules.Actions;using DotNetNuke.Security;using DotNetNuke.Services.Exceptions;using DotNetNuke.Services.Localization; partial class DesktopModules_TEST : DotNetNuke.Entities.Modules.PortalModuleBaseprotected void Page_Load(object sender, EventArgs e)Globals.NavigateURL(), false);

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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....so...now for the problem (many thanks to anyone that has even got this far!!!). I load up my DNN site, login, go to my page with my custom module. I click the link to go to my custom control and my View control appears to go away and all I am left with is a blank area where my module used to be. No container etc...nothing. I've looked over documentation (skimmed 4 of the PDFs from 4.4.1 release) and Google'd countless websites (many times coming back to Mr. Washington's website [kudos Mr. W. Xcelent resources BTW]). I don't know what to do. Any thoughts? Clearly I've forgotten / not done something, I'm a newb and too inexperieced to know what. Please help!

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3/11/2007 1:30 AM
 
Fiasco Group

Joined: 7/12/2005
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I believe I "figured" this out. I am using the same NavigateURL method as above to get to the custom control, but I had to close my session and re-open / login to get it to work. Once I got to the custom control page I used:

Response.Redirect(

Globals.NavigateURL());

In an OnClick button event to jump back to the default View control. Sheesh...and I put off posting anything to a forum this long...only to figure it out an hour or two later.

I also had anoter problem with it. I drug a button control on to my page from Visual Web Designer. When I clicked it in design mode to create the onclick event handler in the code behind it jumped in to the code but at first I didn't notice it did not create the event handler code, it just threw me in to the Page_Load event handler. That was 30 seconds of confusion I didn't need. Anywho...hope all this helps someone else!

 
 
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3/11/2007 9:32 AM
 
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I think you can use the Dynamic Control option in this tutorial;

Dynamically Loaded Controls


Michael Washington
http://ADefWebserver.com
www.ADefHelpDesk.com
A Free Open Source DotNetNuke Help Desk Module
 
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3/12/2007 8:49 AM
 
Fiasco Group

Joined: 7/12/2005
Posts: 4
Absolutley! In fact I think it is a better solution. One of the things I've found that is a problem with DotNetNuke is documentation for Jr developers like myself. I've only been developing for less than 2 years. I just "learned" C# a year ago along with ASP.NET. Kind of jumped in with both feet. I had only learned vbscript before that after spending a few years using VBA building Excel solutions. The documentation you've provided helps bridge that gap. Dotnetnuke it lucky to have you Mr. Washington! (I bet your website hits reflect that.) Thanks again.
 
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