Hi All,

I have to develop a relatively large set of custom web forms for a DNN web portal.

I do know/I did test how to create/install/use a custom module using VS2008 SP1, DNN5.x and C# DotNetNuke Compiled Module. They work well in ensamble for one module/form (View/Edit/Settings).

My question is if I wanted to add, say, 30+ web forms to my DNN web portal what approach should I better use:

1) Create a separate module for every custom webform;

2) Create several modules with each one of them keeping a set of custom webforms;

3) Put all custom webforms in one custom module

?

I currently suppose that (2) is the best approach.

And what is your opinion/expereince on this set of custom modules development issue? (Please note that I'm going to use ADO.NET Entity Framework for my custom web forms DAL)

Thank you.

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Shamil

Thank you, Sebastian. I will check the sources you mentioned.

Let me ask another question on subject:

- I have an "Advanced Search" form with several textboxes,combo-/list-boxes, radio- and check-buttons. The values for most of that seacrh criteria controls should be seeded from my custom database tables (I have put that tables in the same db where DNN tables are located) - do you suppose that such a form can be somehow built using generic modules like XMod or formsbuilder or "forms and list" or whatever else (maybe a commercial module to be purchased? Please do not try to answer definitely let me just know your "feeling"/experience on that subject - maybe a link on a sample?

If such a (complicated) custom form layout can be designed/seeded on-the-fly using existing DNN modules (including commercial ones) then I'd not need to build almost any custom modules.

I must say I didn't yet investigate XMod (too much todo - too little time/resources as usual) but I can imagine if that module can render something like generic form XML definition (a la' XAML) then I can build this generic "XAML" on-the-fly...

Thank yoiu.

--Shamil

Peter,

Thank you for your link. I have got saved it into my records.

But it looks like XMod and XMod Pro are all I need for starters - I will try to use them first of all.

--Shamil