In development I find myself restoring databases every once in a while and as much as I always hope its going to be a quick “pull the backup – restore the db – start coding” kind of process; it doesn’t…
Tag: DotNetNuke
DnnAsyncUpload causes non-admin users to be logged out
When our client needed to be able to upload large files and see a progress meter for the upload I switched to the DotNetNuke wrapped Telerik RAD Controls. These controls are well designed and easy to use. In this case…
DotNetNuke and the TreeView
Scenario: In my DotNetNuke 6 custom module the treeview crashed on postback in view mode, but worked properly in edit mode Solution: In my case I had an UpdatePanel in the ascx control. To update all my modules to work…
DotNetNuke and the Tab Module Drop Down
Every build something you’re certain you need, finish it, and then realize there’s a better way, but you love the solution so much you can just trash it? That’s the origin of this post. I’m sure I’ll need this later…
DotNetNuke and Custom Permissions
While creating my own DotNetNuke 5 modules I found myself adding all kinds of custom permission in the code, but then the admin users didn’t have any access to change them. I found myself having to update the code every…
DotNetNuke and BC30002: Type ‘{type}’ is not defined
I recently ran into this problem: I have a DotNetNuke module that logs activity via a previously installed module. Several of my existing modules call the logging module without a problem, but then I created a new module and after…
RegisterClientScriptBlock, RegisterStartupScript and the AJAX Update Panel
It’s very frustrating when Microsoft products don’t work with Microsoft products and the server side client script is one of those frustrating situations. Normally, if I need to fire off a client script server side I would do it like…
Dot Net Nuke and the “Remember Me” option
The DotNetNuke “Remember Me” option on the log in page has always been a bit of mystery because it doesn’t quite do what you would expect it to do. I expected that when I clicked it on future logins the…
Care and Feeding of SQLParameters and SQLHelper
I chased my tail for hours on this one, but finally found the combination that works. Here’s the basic layout Function GetProjects(ID as int64, Name as string) Dim arParams As SqlParameter() = New SqlParameter(2) {} arParams(0) = New SqlParameter(“@ID”, IIf(ID…
How to Uninstall a DotNetNuke module
These instructions cover uninstalling a module from DotNetNuke 05.06.03, but should be good for DotNetNuke 5 installs. If you are having trouble with a module on a particular page and are unable to remove it from the page, uninstalling the…