DotNetNuke 4.0 Module
Developers Guide (Part 1)
Michael Washington
Version 1.0.0
Last Updated: January 3, 2007
Category: DotNetNuke v4.3.7
DotNetNuke 4.0 Module Development
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DotNetNuke 4.0 Module Development
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Abstract
This guide covers module development for the DotNetNuke framework, covering
DotNetNuke 4 (ASP.NET 2.0)
DotNetNuke 4.0 Module Development
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Contents
Introduction to DotNetNuke Module Development ............ 1
What is a DotNetNuke Module?........................................................................................ 1
Installing a Module............................................................................................................3
A Look into the DotNetNuke Module Definition..............................................................8
A Module Can Have Multiple Instances ......................................................................... 13
Summary.......................................................................................................................... 15
Setting-up Your Development Environment..................... 16
What You Need:............................................................................................................... 16
Creating the Survey Module.............................................. 21
Are you ready to create the Module?............................................................................... 21
The DotNetNuke Architecture......................................................................................... 21
Creating the Module ........................................................................................................25
Create the Content ...........................................................................................................41
Build the Site....................................................................................................................42
Connect Your Module to the Database ...............................51
DAL & DAL+ .................................................................................................................... 51
Converting the Survey module to use the DAL+ ............................................................56
DotNetNuke 4.0 Module Development
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Using the DotNetNuke API (Application Programming
Interface)..........................................................................65
Module Settings and Personalization: Easily Store Data for Your Module...................66
Localization: Easily Translate Your Module...................................................................70
NavigateURL: How to make a link..................................................................................74
IActionable: Add Items to Your Module Menu...............................................................79
ISearchable: Easily Make Your Module Searchable .......................................................84
IPortable: Easily export content from your module to deploy on your production
server................................................................................................................................89
Packaging and protecting your Module........................... 102
Using the DNN Web Controls...........................................112
Set up the Web Controls.................................................................................................112
The DNN Label Edit Control..........................................................................................113
The DNNTree Control.................................................................................................... 118
The DNN Text Suggest Control.....................................................................................122
Using Web Application Projects (WAP) ...........................125
Survey Module Source Code............................................ 134
The source code for the Survey module is listed in DotNetNuke 4.0 Module Developers
Guide (Part 2) available at DotNetNuke.com...............................................................134
Additional Information....................................................135
