Using DNN 4.8, VS 2005.

When I publish my website with modules I've created I get (1)Error and (33)Warnings. The warnings I can live with. The Error is stumping me. The Error msg is 'Object reference not set to an instance of an object.' The file, line, column, and Project fields in the error description are all blank. When I click on the error msg nothing happens. Looking at the output tab msg's shows that the error is tied to the Pre-compile event for the App_Code folder. The msg is '

Building directory '/DNN480/App_Code/'./: Publication (web): Object reference not set to an instance of an object. 

Anyone else seen anything like this?

It appears that you are trying to pre-compile the DNN site.  DNN does not currently support this.

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PAckage the custom modules and then install them in production

see:

Introduction to DotNetNuke Module Development

Package the module
While logged in as the Host account, Select Module Definitions from the Host menu.
Click the pencil icon next to the module to select it and navigate to the details. In this example we are using the module ThingsForSale
From the menu for the module definition for ThingsForSale, select Create Module Package.
Enter a name that ends with .zip and click the Create link.
The Private Assembly will be created.
You can retrieve the .zip file from the root directory of the portal.

 

Upload The Survey Module

While logged into the DotNetNuke installation as the Host account, select Module Definitions from the Host menu.

Then select Install New Module.

From the File Upload page, navigate to the ".zip" file that you downloaded and click the Upload New File link.

The module will upload...

When you view the installed modules list (Host > Module Definitions), you will now see the Survey module.

Next you will create a page to place the module on. On the Administrator control panel, click the Add link under the Page Functions section.

Enter details for the page, ensuring that All Users are selected under the View Page column. When you have entered the information, click the Update link.

Next, from the Administrator control panel, select Survey from the Module drop-down list and click the Add link.

The Survey Module will now appear.

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