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Using the Config Section when updating a module.

5/2/2011 1:24 PM

Walt Garfield

Joined: 4/5/2004

Posts: 26

Using the Config Section when updating a module.

I am using 5.6.2 and using devExpress controls in the project. When devExpress updates their control I need to update sections in the web.config file when I update my module. I tried unsucessfully to specify the path correctly for the node when it is in the configuartins section with a name other than dotnetnuke net. Here is a sample.

<nodes>

<node path="/configuration/configSections/[ab:sectionGroup/@name='devexpress']" targetpath="/configuration/configSections/[ab:sectionGroup/@name='devexpress']" key="name" action="update" collision="overwrite">

<section name="settings" type="DevExpress.Web.ASPxClasses.SettingsConfigurationSection, DevExpress.Web.v10.2, Version=10.2.8.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b88d1754d700e49a" requirePermission="false" />

</node>

if I specify path="/configuration/configSections/sectionGroup" it will uodate the first sectionGroup name= "dotnetnuke"

Does anyone know how to specify the correct path to a different sectionGroup of the configSections?

Thanks,

Walt

5/2/2011 8:13 PM

Walt Garfield

Joined: 4/5/2004

Posts: 26

Re: Using the Config Section when updating a module.

Well this is strange even the following return an error.

<component type="Assembly">

     <assemblies>

     <basePath>bin</basePath>

     <assembly>

       <name>DevExpress.Data.v10.2.dll</name>

     </assembly>

     <assembly>

      <name>DevExpress.Web.ASPxEditors.v10.2.dll</name>

     </assembly>

     <assembly>

       <name>DevExpress.Web.v10.2.dll</name>

     </assembly>

     </assemblies>

  </component>

  <component type="Config">

          <config>

            <configFile>web.config</configFile>

            <install>

              <configuration>

                <nodes>

        <node path="/configuration/system.webserver/modules" action="update" key="name" collision="overwrite">

                        <add name="ASPxHttpHandlerModule" type="DevExpress.Web.ASPxClasses.ASPxHttpHandlerModule, DevExpress.Web.v10.2, Version=10.2.8.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b88d1754d700e49a" />

                    </node>

     <node path="/configuration/system.web/httpModules" action="update" key="name" collision="overwrite">

                        <add name="ASPxHttpHandlerModule" type="DevExpress.Web.ASPxClasses.ASPxHttpHandlerModule, DevExpress.Web.v10.2, Version=10.2.8.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b88d1754d700e49a" />

                    </node>

                 </nodes>

              </configuration>

            </install>

            <uninstall>

              <configuration>

                <nodes />

              </configuration>

            </uninstall>

          </config>

  </component>

the as follows

ExceptionSystem.NullReferenceException: Object reference not set to an instance of an object. at DotNetNuke.Services.Installer.XmlMerge.UpdateNode(XmlNode rootNode, XmlNode actionNode) at DotNetNuke.Services.Installer.XmlMerge.ProcessNode(XmlNode node) at DotNetNuke.Services.Installer.XmlMerge.ProcessNodes(XmlNodeList nodes, Boolean saveConfig) at DotNetNuke.Services.Installer.XmlMerge.UpdateConfig(XmlDocument target) at DotNetNuke.Services.Installer.Installers.ConfigInstaller.Install()

Am I missing something? When I make the changes manually it works fine.

Any help would be appreciated.

Walt

5/5/2011 2:39 PM

Walt Garfield

Joined: 4/5/2004

Posts: 26

Re: Using the Config Section when updating a module.

For those who care I finally figured it out.

1. inthe the install/config folder of the installation is a wealth of examples to find what you need,

2. the path is path="/configuration/configSections/sectionGroup[@name='devExpress']"

3. In the second post it was a typo system.webserver is supposed to be system.webServer. Watch your case you will waste alot of time if you don't.

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