I am getting the following error whenever I try to view a page using my newly created Search Provider for DotNetNuke.  Actually, I just wanted to begin debugging it, but I cannot get past this right now.  I used the SearchDataStore.vb as an example for my provider since it obviously works.  I inherited the SearchDataStoreProvider class and made use of each of the three abstract methods.  I still get this error below.  It is telling me that I am missing a method, but I have no idea what method I might be missing.  Can someone please help me troubleshoot this or shed some light on this?  I am doing this on a clean install of DNN v4.3.5 & SQL 2005.

DotNetNuke.Services.Exceptions.PageLoadException: The type initializer for 'DotNetNuke.Services.Search.SearchDataStoreProvider' threw an exception. ---> System.TypeInitializationException: The type initializer for 'DotNetNuke.Services.Search.SearchDataStoreProvider' threw an exception. ---> System.MissingMethodException: Cannot create an abstract class. at System.RuntimeTypeHandle.CreateInstance(RuntimeType type, Boolean publicOnly, Boolean noCheck, Boolean& canBeCached, RuntimeMethodHandle& ctor, Boolean& bNeedSecurityCheck) at System.RuntimeType.CreateInstanceSlow(Boolean publicOnly, Boolean fillCache) at System.RuntimeType.CreateInstanceImpl(Boolean publicOnly, Boolean skipVisibilityChecks, Boolean fillCache) at System.Activator.CreateInstance(Type type, Boolean nonPublic) at System.Activator.CreateInstance(Type type) at DotNetNuke.Framework.Reflection.CreateObject(String TypeName, String CacheKey, Boolean UseCache) in C:\DNNPortals\DevSite_v4.3.5\Library\Components\Shared\Reflection.vb:line 254 at DotNetNuke.Framework.Reflection.CreateObject(String ObjectProviderType, String ObjectProviderName, String ObjectNamespace, String ObjectAssemblyName, Boolean UseCache) in C:\DNNPortals\DevSite_v4.3.5\Library\Components\Shared\Reflection.vb:line 189 at DotNetNuke.Framework.Reflection.CreateObject(String ObjectProviderType, Boolean UseCache) in C:\DNNPortals\DevSite_v4.3.5\Library\Components\Shared\Reflection.vb:line 76 at DotNetNuke.Framework.Reflection.CreateObject(String ObjectProviderType) in C:\DNNPortals\DevSite_v4.3.5\Library\Components\Shared\Reflection.vb:line 60 at DotNetNuke.Services.Search.SearchDataStoreProvider.CreateProvider() in C:\DNNPortals\DevSite_v4.3.5\Library\Components\Providers\Search\SearchDataStoreProvider.vb:line 39 at DotNetNuke.Services.Search.SearchDataStoreProvider..cctor() in C:\DNNPortals\DevSite_v4.3.5\Library\Components\Providers\Search\SearchDataStoreProvider.vb:line 34 --- End of inner exception stack trace --- at DotNetNuke.Services.Search.SearchDataStoreProvider.Instance() at DotNetNuke.Modules.WhatsNew.WhatsNew.BindData() at DotNetNuke.Modules.WhatsNew.WhatsNew.Page_Load(Object sender, EventArgs e) at System.Web.UI.Control.OnLoad(EventArgs e) at System.Web.UI.Control.LoadRecursive() at System.Web.UI.Control.LoadRecursive() at System.Web.UI.Control.LoadRecursive() at System.Web.UI.Control.LoadRecursive() at System.Web.UI.Control.LoadRecursive() at System.Web.UI.Control.LoadRecursive() at System.Web.UI.Control.LoadRecursive() at System.Web.UI.Control.LoadRecursive() at System.Web.UI.Control.LoadRecursive() at System.Web.UI.Control.LoadRecursive() at System.Web.UI.Control.LoadRecursive() at System.Web.UI.Page.ProcessRequestMain(Boolean includeStagesBeforeAsyncPoint, Boolean includeStagesAfterAsyncPoint) --- End of inner exception stack trace ---

The line 34 in SearchDataStoreProvider.vb is:

Line 32:  ' constructor
Line 33:  Shared Sub New()
Line 34:       CreateProvider()
Line 35:  End Sub

I have mimicked in my provider the following:

Namespace SSD.Providers.Search

    Public MustInherit Class GoogleSearchProvider
        Inherits DotNetNuke.Services.Search.SearchDataStoreProvider

' singleton reference to the instantiated object
Private objProvider As GoogleSearchProvider = Nothing

' constructor
Sub New()
    Me.CreateProvider()
    Me.SearchInfo = New SearchInfo
End Sub

' dynamically create provider
Private Sub CreateProvider()
    ' also tried with this
    'objProvider = CType(DotNetNuke.Framework.Reflection.CreateObject(Me.Type), SearchDataStoreProvider)
    'objProvider = CType(DotNetNuke.Framework.Reflection.CreateObject("searchDataStore"), SearchDataStoreProvider)
    'objProvider = CType(DotNetNuke.Framework.Reflection.CreateObject("searchDataStore"), GoogleSearchProvider)
    objProvider = CType(DotNetNuke.Framework.Reflection.CreateObject(Me.Type), GoogleSearchProvider)
End Sub

' return the provider
Public Shadows Function Instance() As GoogleSearchProvider
    Return CType(Me.objProvider, GoogleSearchProvider)
End Function

Private _ProviderName As String = "SSDGoogleSearchProvider"
Private _ProviderType As String = "SSD.Providers.Search.GoogleSearchProvider, SSD.Providers.GoogleSearch"

Public ReadOnly Property Name() As String
    Get
        Return Me._ProviderName
    End Get
End Property

Public ReadOnly Property Type() As String
    Get
        Return Me._ProviderType
    End Get
End Property

Please help...   :)

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Will Strohl

Upendo Ventures DNN experts since 2003 Official provider of the Hotcakes Commerce Cloud and SLA support