I've created a simple skin, consisting of an html file, and xml file, and a css file.  I zipped it and tried to do an installation with the Instalation Wizard but got an error that doesn't help me much to locate the problem:

ExceptionSystem.IndexOutOfRangeException: Index was outside the bounds of the array. at DotNetNuke.UI.Skins.SkinFileProcessor.ObjectParser.ObjectMatchHandler(Match m) at System.Text.RegularExpressions.RegexReplacement.Replace(MatchEvaluator evaluator, Regex regex, String input, Int32 count, Int32 startat) at System.Text.RegularExpressions.Regex.Replace(String input, MatchEvaluator evaluator, Int32 count, Int32 startat) at System.Text.RegularExpressions.Regex.Replace(String input, MatchEvaluator evaluator) at DotNetNuke.UI.Skins.SkinFileProcessor.ObjectParser.Parse(String& Source) at DotNetNuke.UI.Skins.SkinFileProcessor.ProcessFile(String FileName, SkinParser ParseOption) at DotNetNuke.Services.Installer.Installers.SkinInstaller.Install()

I can't even tell what file is causing the problem.

Thanks for any suggestions.

Steve

Got it! 

The problem was that the HTML file contained an <object> ... <embed>   <object> to include a video with the skin.  This is a small video, similar to a rotating globe, in the upper right corner that serves as a type of logo, so it seemed appropriate to place it in the skin.  But DotNetNuke won't parse the skin with it there. 

I don't understand why DNN would care about it. Even if I remove the runat="server" for the containing  div I get the same error.  I can place images with <img> tags in the html.  Why won't DNN let me place <object> tags and video?

Thanks for any thoughts.

Steve
 

I've looked at the object and embed tags a dozen times but I'll post it here in case some sees something I don't:

                         <div id="ScanPane" class="ScanPane" >
            <img id="scanImg" src="images/scan1a.png" alt="pet1.png" />
            <object
               standby="Loading Microsoft Windows Media Player components..."
               codebase="http://activex.microsoft.com/activex/controls/mplayer/en/nsmp2inf.cab#Version=5,1,52,701"
               classid="clsid:22D6F312-B0F6-11D0-94AB-0080C74C7E95"
               type="application/x-mplayer2"
               width="320">
               <param name="URL" value="/Portals/_default/Skins/PET/video/Foam3.wmv" />
               <param name="fileName" value="/Portals/_default/Skins/PET/video/Foam3.wmv" />
               <param name="animationatStart" value="true" />
               <param name="transparentatStart" value="true" />
               <param name="autoStart" value="true" />
               <param name="showControls" value="false" />
               <param name="loop" value="true" />
               <param name="PLAYCOUNT" value="40" />
               <embed
                   width="320"
                   loop="true"
                   showcontrols="false"
                   autostart="true"
                   transparentatstart="true"
                   animationatstart="true"
                   filename="/Portals/_default/Skins/PET/video/Foam3.wmv"
                   type="application/x-mplayer2">
              </embed>
            </object>  
           </div>

Thanks,
Steve