Dear all,

I'm really a beginner in DotNetNuke and i hope anyone can help me to clear my doubt.
I have go thru Michael's tutorials (http://www.adefwebserver.com/DotNetNukeHELP/) and sbwalker's tutorials (http://forums.asp.net/1114393/ShowPost.aspx).
I strongly recommend all the beginner like me should go thru these links first.

My problem is i have downloaded DotNetNuke Project Source code from http://sourceforge.net/projects/dnn.
I was trying to open 'Links' project and study the source code and recompile it.

Below is the steps i did:

Step 1 : downloaded Links_3.3_source.zip
Step 2 : extract links_3.3_source.zip
Step 3 : found Dnn_links_source.zip inside
Step 4 : unzip Dnn_links_source.zip
Step 5 : try to open DotNetNuke.Links.sln with Visual Basic Express 2005 , Conversion wizard prompted and finish converting the codes.
Step 6 : Error : Missing Editlinks.ascx , Links.ascx & Settings.ascx
Step 7 : try to open DotNetNuke.Links.sln with Visual Web Developer Express 2005, All the projects unavailable.
Step 8 : create a new DotNetNuke website by using DotNetNuke Starter kit & template by using the methods learned from Michael's tutorials
Step 9 : putting in the source files from dnn_links_source.zip into proper directories ( app_code & desktopmodules ).
Step 10: finally successfully recompile the codes under VWD2005
Step 11: install the 'new' module into the DotNetNuke and throw error while view the module from Home page.
(table 'links' and store procedures 'addlinks','deletelinks','updatelinks' was created correctly)

Error : Links is currently unavailable
DotNetNuke.Services.Exceptions.ModuleLoadException:The type initializer for 'DotNetNuke.Modules.Links.DataProvider' threw and exception. -->
System.TypeInitializationException: The type initializer for 'DotNetNuke.Modules.Links.DtaProvider threw an exception --> System.ArgumentNullException:
Value cannot be null. ..................

I know i must did something wrong but i don't know how to make it right. I hope to know a general ways to open the modules and recompile it in VS2005.
Thanks.

Dear Hooligannes,

Thanks for your reply. That means those modules which developed under aspnet1.1 cannot be easily recompile to aspnet2.0 by ourselves. some hardworks need to be done by all the expert developers. So, are you trying to tell all of us all the modules are going to updated to aspnet2.0 soon?

Thanks.

All .net 1.1 modules should work unchanged in .net 2.0 when installed as PA's. They do not compile without performing some migration tasks and code changes. Core projects will eventually be migrated to .net 2.0 as soon as DNN3 is discontinued.

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