Hi

I need to create an application that will create users within our DotNetNuke database. The application has to be a windows service so that it can run in the background. I've been trying to figure out how I could do this and reckon I need to be using the UserController, the problem I'm having though is that I keep getting the following error.

The type initializer for 'DotNetNuke.Security.Membership.MembershipProvider' threw an exception.

Can anyone point me in the direction of an example of how I can do this?

Thanks
Martin.

I'm trying now as suggested to create a webservice that will allow me to add a new user.

but I keep getting the following error:

System.NullReferenceException: Object reference not set to an instance of an object. at DotNetNuke.Entities.Profile.ProfileController.GetUserProfile(UserInfo& objUser) at DotNetNuke.Entities.Users.UserInfo.get_Profile() at DotNetNuke.Entities.Users.UserInfo.set_FirstName(String Value) at LBDNNWebServices.Classes.User_Security.GetUserInfo() in C:\Inetpub\wwwroot\LBDNNWebServices\LBDNNWebServices\Classes\DNNUser.cs:line 86 at LBDNNWebServices.Classes.User_Security.CreateUser() in C:\Inetpub\wwwroot\LBDNNWebServices\LBDNNWebServices\Classes\DNNUser.cs:line 101 at LBDNNWebServices.Service1.AddDNNUser() in C:\Inetpub\wwwroot\LBDNNWebServices\LBDNNWebServices\Service1.asmx.cs:line 41

this happens every time I try to set a property on my UserInfo object.

i'm assuming that I'm doing something wrong when I create the UserInfo class.

Can anyone help?
Thanks
Martin.

no, that's likely just that the windows service is missing the necessary configuration parameters - see http://www.systemwidgets.com/Blog/tabid/61/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/138/categoryId/18/DotNetNuke-user-manager-Winform-App.aspx for an example

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