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5/8/2008 8:27 PM
 

I used to be smart, but apparently there's been a physiological change since I retired.  Of course I was a hardware guy, so any accumulated knowledge is pretty useless.

I'd like to "use" dnntree on a dnn based website that I manage (as a volunteer), and I can't figure out what to do.

I've successfully installed the latest dnn on my desktop at home (2003 Server) so I'm not messing with the actual website.  I unzipped the webcontrols download file into the portal root as instructed in the readme, but nothing visible changed.  Do I need to follow up with some sort of install?

I know my understanding of the whole matter is nil, but where can I look, what book can I buy, etc. to guide me through creating a tree in a pane?  I was hoping I'd see the webcontrol in the Add Module pulldown. 

 

 
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5/9/2008 9:00 AM
 

I think I need to clarify a few things. 

1)  The default dnn install already comes with the dnntree webcontrol.  Downloading and installing the zip is not necessary, whatever zip that may be, unless you require the file to be updated with the latest version (which is still in beta)

2)  There is a difference between a webcontrol and a dnn module.  A webcontrol is something a developer uses to create functionality (i.e. grid, menu, etc.)  A webcontrol in and of itself does not provide functionality, it typically allows a developer to offer some sort of UI.

3)  There are already a few things inside dnn that utilize the dnntree.  For example, if you change your skin to the vertical blue, you will see the menu webcontrol replaced with the tree webcontrol.  Additionally, some of the admin modules use the tree like the resource manager and file manager.

So, the question you need to ask yourself is what exactly do you want the tree to do?  Show files, show navigation, or something completely custom?   If it is something custom, I do offer a video for free with source code showing an advanced module developed with the treeview control at http://www.codeendeavors.com/Downloads.aspx

Hope this helps.


 
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5/9/2008 9:20 AM
 

I did know that the File Manager, for example, uses it, but it never occurred to me (duh) that that meant it was already installed.  As I was saying...

All I want to do is produce a nested list of links to local files, opening a file in another pane. I know how to do it in non-DNN javascript, but am not sure out to use dnntree.  I looked at your demo and it didn't turn any lights on...

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       file1

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5/9/2008 10:03 AM
 

jgurley wrote

I did know that the File Manager, for example, uses it, but it never occurred to me (duh) that that meant it was already installed.  As I was saying...

All I want to do is produce a nested list of links to local files, opening a file in another pane. I know how to do it in non-DNN javascript, but am not sure out to use dnntree.  I looked at your demo and it didn't turn any lights on...

2008

    Jan

       file1

       file 2

    Feb

       file 3

       file 4

2007

    Jan

       file 37

 

etc.

It sounds like what you want to use the tree for would require a custom module.   It doesn't sound too in-depth, and if you have done similar in Javascript, once you have the tree in a module...it's fairly easy to work with.

 

 
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5/9/2008 5:02 PM
 

There's the rub!  How does one get "the tree in a module"?  I can't find any trace of dnntree in the browser based interface, although it does appear within four files (using Windows Explorer).

 
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