Hi

So I think what this means is that the more important files actually need to sort of be referenced twice: for example:

1) a user control for a module would need to be included in the module definition of the <component type="Module"> node, but also there should be an explicit inclusion of the ascx file within the resources.zip within the <component type="ResourceFile"> node;

and also

2) a  precompiled module code dll needs to be included in the <component type="Assembly"> node,   but also there should be an explicit inclusion of the dll file within the resources.zip, in the <component type="ResourceFile"> node.

If I am right in this, the last thing to confirm would be that for other additional file types, e.g., *.resx, image files etc., these can either be included in resources.zip in <component type="ResourceFile">, or alternatively just as separate nodes within a <component type="File">  node, but for these sorts of files, you don't need the 'doubling up', i.e., you don't need to include both the file inside resources.zip in <component type="ResourceFile"> and also <component type="File"> entries.

Please tell me I have finally got it right!


    



<component type="Assembly">
<assemblies>
<assembly>
<path>bin</path>
<name>your.dll</name>
</assembly>
</assemblies>
</component>
<component type="ResourceFile">
<resourceFiles>
<basePath>DesktopModules\yourmodulename</basePath>
<resourceFile>
<name>resources.zip</name>
</resourceFile>
</resourceFiles>
</component>

Hi there

So now I have the resources.zip file containing <mymodule>.dll in a folder 'bin', amongst the other files too, and I also have a manifest file containing the following sections, amongst others:

<component type="Assembly">
          <assemblies>
            <basePath>DesktopModules/[mydevfolder]/[mymodulefolder]</basePath>
            <assembly>
              <path>bin</path>
              <name>[MyModuleMame].dll</name>
            </assembly>
          </assemblies>
 </component>
<component type="ResourceFile">
          <resourceFiles>
            <basePath>DesktopModules/[mydevfolder]/[mymodulefolder]</basePath>
            <resourceFile>
              <name>resources.zip</name>
            </resourceFile>
          </resourceFiles>
        </component>

When I'm installing the module using this manifest, I was expecting the dll file to get copied into the main bin folder of the site, i.e., [DNNrootfolder]\bin , but that doesn't seem to be happening at the moment.

So:
1. Am I mistaken in expecting this dll copy to occur automatically?
2. Is the DLL copy supposed to happen, but that what is required is a supplementary MSBuild step, for example?
3. Are the various <base path> and <path> properties in my manifest incorrect at the moment?
Or even:
4. Should the DLL copy not be required or even advisable, with the dll supposed to just stay in the module folder where it already resides? I.e: in DesktopModules/[mydevfolder]/[mymodulefolder]

Thanks very much if you can clarify this.

Cheers