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3/13/2008 1:32 PM
 
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I see there are about as many methods to write modules in DNN as there are dnn modules from a Google search... I have been working for hours now trying to figure out how to arrange the files in the source to make it such that I can modify the source and compile it... Steve can you please elaborate on how we should setup these files to make changes to the source?

There are multiple copies of the same files in teh source archive and there is no manifest or readme to help us know what is what...

Thanks

 
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3/13/2008 1:44 PM
 

Sure

I would suggest using 3.01.14 as the starting point, there's a lot of good new stuff in there and the process is simpler.

IMPORTANT NOTE:!  3.01.X is still a .Net 1.1 assembly and as such can only be edited and recompiled using VS2003.

Pre-reqs:
1) VS2003
2) Working 3.X DotNetNuke web site
3) Nant (optional: for repackaging)

Preparing your development environment:
1) download the 3.01.14 source package
2) open IE and run your DotNetNuke 3.X web site
3) log on using the Host account
4) go to Host->Module Definitions
5) Install the Repository 3.01.14 Source package you downloaded the same way you install a normal install package
6) exit the browser

Modifying the Repository module code:
1) Open VS2003, open the /DesktopModules/Repository/DotNetNuke.Repository.sln solution file
2) check all the project references to make sure they're correct, fix any that are not (they might not be correct if your DotNetNuke web site is not is the default location of inetpub/wwwroot/dotnetnuke
3) rebuild the solution, hopefully it wil build cleanly the first time
4) now, you can debug the code, modify it, test, etc.

Re-Packaging the module for distibution/installation:
1) rebuild the solution in Release mode
2) exit VS2003
3) use Nant to execute the build file, DotNetNuke.Repository.build

When done, look in the /DesktopModules/Repository/package folder, you'll see two new .zip files, one install pacakge and one source package. You can now take the install package and install it on ANY DotNetNuke web site, either 3.X or 4.X.

 
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3/13/2008 1:46 PM
 

Ok great thank you...

Where to find 1) download the 3.01.14 source package

 
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3/13/2008 1:52 PM
 

Ok I have lots of ground to cover here.. I am running 4.8 and VS 2005... 
The next version will be DNN 4?  Any timeline on that?

Thanks for the work you do here.

 
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