I've created a module that makes child portals and it is displaying this error.

The module is installed on a new site.  So I'm sure its expecting to see some sort of default file.  The template we created on our development site was uploaded but it did not solve the error.

Which file(s) will satisfy it?

Thanks!

Mike

 

I just realized that you put your error in the title of the post. It wasn't exact, so it took a few minutes to track it down, but it appears to be an error that occurs when you don't have any skin (ASCX) files available to choose from in your site. Look in your ~\_default\Skins\ folder and any other folder you might have selected in there, and make sure there are skin files to be found. There needs to be at least one .ascx file in there.

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Will Strohl

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Paydirt!  Found the key by the text, finally.  Here's the C# Code that triggering it:

        void BindTemplates()
        {
            var templates = TestablePortalController.Instance.GetAvailablePortalTemplates();

            foreach (var template in templates)
            {
                if (template.Name == Localization.GetString("PortalTemplateName.Text", LocalResourceFile))
                {
                    var item = CreateListItem(template);
                    cboTemplate.AddItem(item.Text, item.Value);
                    var ourTemplate = TestablePortalController.Instance.GetPortalTemplate(template.Name, Thread.CurrentThread.CurrentUICulture.Name);
                }
            }

            if (cboTemplate.Items.Count == 0)
            {
                DotNetNuke.UI.Skins.Skin.AddModuleMessage(this, "", Localization.GetString("PortalMissing", LocalResourceFile),
                                                ModuleMessage.ModuleMessageType.RedError);
                cmdCreateSite.Enabled = false;
            }
        }
 

I have pushed a template file up but apparently DNN doesn't like what it sees. :)  But I've found where to start looking at least.

Does this give you any ideas?  There are definitely items for the cboTemplate box to be loaded with but somehow it isn't seeing them.

This is DNN code revised in my module.  I'd have to dig for the original code file name, sorry I don't have it to hand.