I'm guessing this is something DNN does to make sure all modules have unique names based on module name and Path but if so, it doesn't seem like a really good solution. What we are trying to avoid is to have to place each module in a separate subfolder just to to please DNN, especielly since DNN only seem to be able to handle 2 levels when it comes to folders under DesktopModules. By disabling the indexs in the database we have worked around this and everything is working fine, but still, disabling functionality within Core isnt really all that fun...

Not sure if you are trying to pull my leg here, of course you can't have to 2 files with the same name in the same folder, thats a file system restriction in every OS I've tried. Can't see how DNN could change that even if they wanted to.

Just try to place 2 files in the same directory and try to create 2 different extensions (module definitions) based on them and you will see that DNN (6.x) won't accept it. I'm quite certain that older version of DNN did though, but that was probably 4.0 and below.

What you can do is to have 2 different user controls in the same extension like ListProducts.ascx and EditProducts.ascx but of course that wouldn't be useful if the modules are not related to each other.


If you find a way to do it, please let me know because I would prefer to be wrong rather than having to modify the database :)

Hello,

No - sorry... just being dumb myself...

But yeah, again, I think you are mixing up the folder placement with the module name. The module name does not have to be the same as the folder. Consider the example below from a .dnn file. You can separately specify the folder and the module name. DNN is getting mad because you have the same module or package name - not because you are using the same folder. The IX_Packages index, for example, doesn't even include folders.

Mike

<package name="Example1" type="Module" version="00.00.03">
      <friendlyName>Example 1</friendlyName>
      <description>This is an example</description>
      <owner>
        <name></name>
        <organization></organization>
        <email></email>
      </owner>
      <components>
        <component type="Module" version="00.00.03">
          <desktopModule>
            <moduleName>MyExampleModule</moduleName>
            <foldername>MyModule</foldername>
            <moduleDefinitions>
              <moduleDefinition>
                <friendlyName>My Example Module</friendlyName>
                <moduleControls>
                  <moduleControl>
                    <controlSrc>DesktopModules/MyModule/ViewMyModule.ascx</controlSrc>
                    <controlTitle>My Module</controlTitle>
                    <controlKey></controlKey>
                    <controlType>View</controlType>
                  </moduleControl>
                  <moduleControl>
                    <controlSrc>DesktopModules/MyModule/EditMyModule.ascx</controlSrc>
                    <controlTitle>My Module Settings</controlTitle>
                    <controlKey>Settings</controlKey>
                    <controlType>Edit</controlType>
                  </moduleControl>
                </moduleControls>
              </moduleDefinition>
            </moduleDefinitions>
          </desktopModule>
        </component>
      </components>
    </package>