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using dotnetnuke (dnn) with with subversion.

Currently i am developing sites using DNN framework. Currently my development and staging environment is same. Client is vewing same site which I am using for development. I have started using tortoise svn (subversion) for maintaining versions and backup. I am using file based svn repository for it. The issue is svn creates .svn folder...

Under used DotNetNuke Framework Methods

With the nature of DNN and the limited documentation, I find Hundredreds of "undocumented" features that are really helpful items that can improve productivity and reduce development time, what tips/tricks are the most common ones you use to help reduce development time when using DotnetNuke. ...

How do you import users from Community Server into DNN?

A client is switching from Community Server to DNN. We would like to just import all the users including their passwords. It seems like this should work since both products use the .NET SqlMembershipProvider. What tables need to be populated to get a user set up correctly in DNN? ...

Are there any pitfalls trying to run DNN on Windows Server 2008 Web Edition?

I am considering switching to a co-located solution running a DNN (DotNetNuke) installation and an email server that mostly just does alias forwarding. I think I can get DNS services outside of this colocation box - but that could be an issue. I am running this website for a non-profit group and trying to stay inexpensive. Will Window...

How do I stop links from wrapping in DNN 4.9.x

I am having a problem with links wrapping. How do I prevent this? ![Wordwrap][1] [1]: ...

Adding jquery include to a DotNetNuke 4.8 skin does nothing

I'm trying to include JQuery in my DotNetNuke skin by adding these two lines of code at the top of my DNN skin: <% Page.ClientScript.RegisterClientScriptInclude("jquery", "http://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/1.2.6/jquery.min.js") Page.ClientScript.RegisterStartupScript(Me.GetType(), "jQueryNoConflict", "jQuery.noConflic...

DNN 4.9 ... Intermittent error while uploading PDF files

I get intermittent "Object reference is not set to an instance of an object" errors when uploading PDF files in FCKEditor in DNN 4.9. Here's the error: AssemblyVersion: 04.09.00 AbsoluteURL: /.../Providers/HtmlEditorProviders/Fck/fcklinkgallery.aspx UserAgent: Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 7.0; Windows NT 5.1; .NET CLR 1.1.4322; .NET C...

What's the best CRM mod for DotNetNuke?

What's the best CRM mod for DotNetNuke? ...

Why are two authentication cookies being created? One for www and the other without the www.

Hi, I'm having this problem with my dotnetnuke website where the .DOTNETNUKE cookie is being created twice, one for www.website.com and one for website.com. When a user logins in with a url of website.com and tries to access a page that is www.website.com it causes them to re-loggin with a new cookie for www.website.com. This results...

Joomla, Drupal, or DotNetNuke?

I'm in the process of starting my own podcasting website. I'm trying to find a good cms to use. At work, I'm a .Net developer and we are starting to use DNN for some small projects around the office. I'd like the new business to be fully open source but it might be nice to use Dnn cause I will already have some experience with it from wo...

Best DotNetNuke url rewriting approach?

I would like to implement a URL rewrriter for DotNetNuke. Have questions as to whether this is a good or possible approach and any suggestions other developers may have. Can I add a dynamic or static route for URL rewriter from the 'Pages'-> 'Add Page' section? Let's say I'm creating a page called 'Events' underneath the 'Activities' m...

DotNetNuke (dnn) login problems in IE7

I justed moved out dnn website to a new webserver running Windows 2008 64-bit. After some tweaks I was able to get things running great. However there is one last quirk. When I try to login to the admin/host portion of the site, I receive an error. Specifically, I get A critical error has occurred.- Object reference not set to an in...

CascadingDropDown in a DotNetNuke module => [Method error 500]

I'm creating a DotNetNuke 4.x module, and need an AJAX CascadingDropDown in my module. I have it defined as follows... <asp:UpdatePanel runat="server" ID="CascadingDropDowns"> <ContentTemplate> <asp:DropDownList runat="server" ID="SelectGroupDropDownList"> </asp:DropDownList> <ajax:CascadingDropDown runat="s...

Why are images and javascript files included in DNN no longer cached on the client after I replace them?

I installed DotNetNuke version 4.9.2 and I'm watching the primed cache states using Firebug and YSLOW... All the images and javascript are cached on the client, unless I replace them... So If I upload a new LOGO image, it is no longer cached. The existing ones are cached. If i replace an existing .js file (I ran one through the minifi...

Community Site with Blogs and forums - Oxite, DNN or CS?

Hi all, I need to do a community site with blogs and forums, and was looking at 3 options: Oxite, DNN and community server. The frontend will be a mixture of ASP.NET and Silverlight. LiveID integration would be a plus. Any suggestions? Thanks. ...

DNN 5 - DotNetNuke.UI.Modules.ModuleHost.LoadModuleControl() throws NullReferenceException

Posting as a reference when redirecting to custom controls in custom DNN 5 module, I get InnerException: Object reference not set to an instance of an object. Method: DotNetNuke.UI.Modules.ModuleHost.LoadModuleControl StackTrace: Message: DotNetNuke.Services.Exceptions.ModuleLoadException: Object reference not set to an instance of an...

DNN 5 - Role expired, but user can still view pages

I'm testing periodic fee subscriptions in DNN 5. I've set the renewal period on my custom role to 1 day. After 1 day, the subscription shows as EXPIRED, but the user can still view all the pages accessible to that role. Am I missing something? ...

DNN 5 - Can't get current ModuleId from nested user control in cutom module

I'm writing a custom module for DNN 5, and I need a "Manage" link to be on every control in the module. I created a new UserControl ("ManagerLink") that inherits from PortalModuleBase, put my link into that control, and dropped that control on ALL OF MY MAIN CONTROLS. The problem is that ModuleId and TabId are always -1 in "ManagerLink"...

Debugging DotNetNuke Modules

What is the best VS solution setup for DotNetNuke 4.8 inter-module communication development? I currently have a solution with multiple Web Application projects in it for my DotNetNuke modules - and in each one of those have pages with the controls on them as a test harness. That all worked fine up until the point where I need the mo...

Localization of a DotNetNuke website

I am working on a website in dnn. I want to change the language of website or particular page. So I download the language package for spanish(es-es),chinese(zh-cn) and install them from host. Next when I changed the language of browser then the website language didn't change. Working on dnn 5.0. Please let me know how I can use languag...