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10/26/2009 1:40 PM
 

Hi All --

I have to implement a custom module having multiple views - a kind of wizard/master. Not an issue to implement this wizard steps as DNN view controls - the issue is to place (show) them on a page one after another:

- 1) when any of non-default view controls are shown then  page switches into "admin" mode loosing contents of top-,right-panes etc. Moreover the module gets a significant offset/blank area from the page header area.... - IOW this is not acceptable solution;

- 2) using ASP.NET MultiView control helps but with wizard having many steps that would be a "heavy" solution

- 3) using dynamic loading of controls is also unacceptable as special measures have to be taken to keep view_state saved etc.

So, I will currently have to use ASP.NET MultiView control and split my module into several ones in the case I will have to implement many wizard steps.

My questions are:

- Are there any other Multi-View module implementation options I'm currently missing? e.g. I can split my n-step wizad into n modules and place them all on one page and then make them visible/invisible depending on current wizard step - I must say I will need about 50+ custom modules for about 30 custom pages to implement several wizards and other custom forms/modules, I wanted to "pack" them into a few modules but it looks like there is no way to effectively implement that "packing" for DNN 5.1.4?

- Are there any rumors/plans to implement proper(?) displaying of view controls within an active module (option (1) above) a'la AJAX in the case "Supports Partial Rendering" option for view control(s) is checked ?

Thank you.

--Shamil

 
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10/26/2009 3:41 PM
 

What about the wizard control?  That might be the better choice than the multiview control.

 
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10/27/2009 6:51 AM
 

please be informed that DNN wizard control is deprecated, I suggest to use ASP.Net wizard control instead (used by DNN installation wizard as well).


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10/27/2009 7:29 AM
 

OK, I can use ASP.NET Wizard control for the part of my custom modules, which are using "wizard workflow" but I planned also to have a kind of "switchboard" multiview custom module, and some other ones havingh multiple tabs. For the first one I think I will implement as many custom modules as there are "switchboard callable" views/controls, and what would you propose to use for the latter multi-tab one? - I must say I didn't work with ASP.NET wizard control for a long time - does it  (VS2010) also support multi-tab mode with all the "wizard steps" tabs visible? - if yes, then I can use it to simulate multi-tab view.

Thank you.

--Shamil

 

 
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10/27/2009 9:44 AM
 

Sebastian Leupold wrote

please be informed that DNN wizard control is deprecated, I suggest to use ASP.Net wizard control instead (used by DNN installation wizard as well).

 

Sorry,  I did mean the asp.net wizrd control not DNN.  I should have been more specific.

 
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