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Issues with DB after publishing via Database Publishing Wizard from MSFT

I work on quite a few DotNetNuke sites, and occasionally (I haven't figured out the common factor yet), when I use the Database Publishing Wizard from Microsoft to create scripts for the site I've created on my Dev server, after running the scripts at the host (usually GoDaddy.com), and uploading the site files, I get an error... I'm 99...

dotNetNuke/Moodle integration

anyone out there have a moodle module for dotnetnuke, or some kind of integration setup that at least allows SSO? ...

Dotnetnuke using PNG images with Transparency

I have a Dotnetnuke site where my main logo is a PNG file using transparency. I tried GIF but the quality wasn't good enough. Anyways it worked great on IE7 but I just saw my site in IE6 and noticed that the transparency isn't working with my logo. Does anyone know of a quick way to fix this in a dotnetnuke portal? ...

Creating a DNN Module that uses a end-user modifyable template

I'd like to create a module in DNN that, similar to the Announcements control, offers a template that the portal admin can modify for formatting. I have a control that currently uses a Repeater control with templates. Is there a way to override the contents of the repeater ItemTemplate, HeaderTemplate, and FooterTemplate properties? ...

What are some good Module Development Solution/Environments/Best Practices for Dot Net Nuke Modules

I've been developing modules for DNN since version 2 and back then I was able to easily able to run my module as I developed it on my environment and still easily deploy my module as a DLL. When version 4 came out and used the web site solution (rather than the Web Application solution). It seems like there was something lost. I can co...

In ASP.NET how you get the physcial file path when HttpContext.Current is NULL?

I'm working with DotNetNuke's scheduler to schedule tasks and I'm looking to get the physical file path of a email template that I created. The problem is that HttpContext is NULL because the scheduled task is on a different thread and there is not http request. How would you go about getting the file's physical path? ...

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...

ASP.Net Web Site Won't Compile, But Works Anyway?!

I have an ASP.Net 2.0 web site, using the DotNetNuke framework (4.09), and it will not compile, but when I hit the site in a browser, it works. Even the parts that don't compile will work. How is IIS able to compile and run this site, when Visual Studio can't? Everything is the same in both places... I copied the entire web site from the...

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. ...

DotNetNuke vulnerabilities

Anyone familiar with specific security issues in the current version of DotNetNuke? (I've already checked out their site, securityfocus, etc...) I've reopened the question, since my client developed their system using DotNetNuke - hence it is a programming question. I just need to know some issues regarding this platform. ...

Separator attribute not working in SolPartMenu on DotNetNuke skin.ascx

I can get rootmenuitemlefthtml and rootmenuitemrighthtml to emit but not separator. Tried CDATA wrapping and setting SeparatorCssClass. I just want pipes between root menu items. <dnn:SOLPARTMENU runat="server" id="dnnSOLPARTMENU" Separator="<![CDATA[|]]>" SeparatorCssClass="MainMenu_SeparatorCSS" usearrows="false" userootbreadcrum...

DotNetNuke "keepalive"

I've got a couple DNN portals I manage and I need a solution to keep them "alive" during slack traffic times. After a given time of inactivity IIS will unload the DNN application from memory which will effect load time for the first client request. DNN has the "KeepAlive.aspx" file that I hit with a wget command from a CRON job every 5...

dotnetnuke and dotimage problem

I created a module for dotnetnuke that uses Atalasoft's dotImage viewer. dotImage uses and iframe for "ajax" rendering. My module works great on the home page but in any other page the module loads the whole home page in the dotImage iframe. Has anybody worked with both dotnetnuke and dotImage? Any tips? ...

How do I create a Google Sitemap for my ASP.NET website?

I'm using DotNetNuke, so the whole site is basically dynamically driven and I'm clueless to how to go about creating a Google sitemap for it. Any help will be greatly appreciated. Thanks, John ...

In DotNetNuke, how can I get a ModuleInfo object if I just have a ModuleId (and not a TabId)

The only method provided by the DNN framework to get a module by ID also required a tab ID. What can I do if I don't have a tab ID? ...

In DotNetNuke, how do I get the admin email address?

I have a module that sends an email to a specified email address but I want to default the email recipient to the portal administrator. How can I retrieve this information? ...

Dotnetnuke development environment and deployment.

My company is redesigning our intranet site and decided to go with DotNetNuke as the solution to implement. Now for the past year I've been trying to drive changes here about keeping development, testing, and production environments separate. I also want all changes that are relevant to the site to go into SVN, this includes data that de...

What does "Nuke" in DotNetNuke mean?

A co-worker asked me how the word "Nuke" relates to CMS? To be honest I never thought about it, and there wasn't any information on the web that I could find. Francisco Burzi wrote that his Perl script that he used to manage content was called NUKE. His knowledge of that system fueled his adaptation of thatware to phpNuke. Does anyone...

DotNetNuke upgrade

I need to upgrade my current version of DNN this week. I am currently using 2.1.1. I don't want to do everything twice, so, I have several questions. Is there an upgrade tool or some scripts somewhere that will help me to do an upgrade. Am I better off installing 4.9 or 5.0. It is production. If I go with 4.9, will I be able to upgrade...

Arithmetic operation resulted in an overflow. DotNetNuke 4.5.1 Repository

I received this error "Arithmetic operation resulted in an overflow." when trying to upload any file in the Repository module of DotNetNuke. I'm using dotnetnuke version 4.5.1. Any input would be great. Thanks. ...