I have been trying to create my own Events module from the core Events module 03.02.00. I named this module TME_Events.

I will eventually also create my own tables, stored procedures used by the Events module using the prefix "TME_" but for now I am only trying to focus on the module itself to see if it even compiles.

Here are things that I have done:

1. I copied the Events (source code) folder (from underneath DesktopModules) and pasted it in the same location (under DesktopModules). I renamed this folder: TME_Events.

2. In all the ASCX file, I have changed the Inherits="Dotnetnuke.Modules.Events.xxxx" to Inherits="TME.Modules.TME_Events.xxxx" (where xxxx is the name of the ASCX file without the .ascx extension)

3. In all the VB files, I changed Namespace Dotnetnuke.Modules.Events to Namespace TME.Modules.TME_Events and Dotnetnuke.Events to TME.TME_Events

4. Replaced file paths (such as ???/Events/???) to ???/TME_Events/???) in every file.

5. Renamed the .dnn file to DNN_TME_Events.dnn and replaced any instance of the word Events to TME_Events inside this file

6. Compiled the entire DNN solution!

7. Logged in as the host to my DNN website, went under Module Definition, clicked Add new module definition, selected the DNN_TME_Events.dnn module manifest and clicked the Install button.

8. When I try to add the module to the page by selecting TME_Events from the drop down containing all available modules, I get the following error:

Error: TME_Events is currently unavailable.
DotNetNuke.Services.Exceptions.ModuleLoadException: Could not load type 'TME.Modules.TME_Events.TME_Events'. ---> System.Web.HttpParseException: Could not load type 'TME.Modules.TME_Events.TME_Events'. ---> System.Exception: Could not load type 'TME.Modules.TME_Events.TME_Events'. ---> System.Exception: Could not load type 'TME.Modules.TME_Events.TME_Events'. ---> System.Web.HttpException: Could not load type 'TME.Modules.TME_Events.TME_Events'. at System.Web.UI.TemplateParser.GetType(String typeName, Boolean ignoreCase, Boolean throwOnError) at System.Web.UI.TemplateParser.ProcessInheritsAttribute(String baseTypeName, String codeFileBaseTypeName, String src, Assembly assembly) at System.Web.UI.TemplateParser.PostProcessMainDirectiveAttributes(IDictionary parseData) --- End of inner exception stack trace --- at System.Web.UI.TemplateParser.ProcessException(Exception ex) at System.Web.UI.TemplateParser.PostProcessMainDirectiveAttributes(IDictionary parseData) at System.Web.UI.TemplateParser.ProcessMainDirective(IDictionary mainDirective) at System.Web.UI.TemplateControlParser.ProcessMainDirective(IDictionary mainDirective) at System.Web.UI.TemplateParser.ProcessDirective(String directiveName, IDictionary directive) at System.Web.UI.BaseTemplateParser.ProcessDirective(String directiveName, IDictionary directive) at System.Web.UI.TemplateControlParser.ProcessDirective(String directiveName, IDictionary directive) at System.Web.UI.TemplateParser.ParseStringInternal(String text, Encoding fileEncoding) --- End of inner exception stack trace --- at System.Web.UI.TemplateParser.ProcessException(Exception ex) at System.Web.UI.TemplateParser.ParseStringInternal(String text, Encoding fileEncoding) at System.Web.UI.TemplateParser.ParseString(String text, VirtualPath virtualPath, Encoding fileEncoding) --- End of inner exception stack trace --- at System.Web.UI.TemplateParser.ParseString(String text, VirtualPath virtualPath, Encoding fileEncoding) at System.Web.UI.TemplateParser.ParseFile(String physicalPath, VirtualPath virtualPath) at System.Web.UI.TemplateParser.ParseInternal() at System.Web.UI.TemplateParser.Parse() at System.Web.Compilation.BaseTemplateBuildProvider.get_CodeCompilerType() at System.Web.Compilation.BuildProvider.GetCompilerTypeFromBuildProvider(BuildProvider buildProvider) at System.Web.Compilation.BuildProvidersCompiler.ProcessBuildProviders() at System.Web.Compilation.BuildProvidersCompiler.PerformBuild() at System.Web.Compilation.BuildManager.CompileWebFile(VirtualPath virtualPath) at System.Web.Compilation.BuildManager.GetVPathBuildResultInternal(VirtualPath virtualPath, Boolean noBuild, Boolean allowCrossApp, Boolean allowBuildInPrecompile) at System.Web.Compilation.BuildManager.GetVPathBuildResultWithNoAssert(HttpContext context, VirtualPath virtualPath, Boolean noBuild, Boolean allowCrossApp, Boolean allowBuildInPrecompile) at System.Web.UI.TemplateControl.LoadControl(VirtualPath virtualPath) at System.Web.UI.TemplateControl.LoadControl(String virtualPath) at DotNetNuke.UI.Skins.Skin.InjectModule(Control objPane, ModuleInfo objModule, PortalSettings PortalSettings) --- End of inner exception stack trace ---

 

[If you are wondering, in the above error message the last TME_Events in 'TME.Modules.TME_Events.TME_Events' refers to the TME_Events.ascx]

It looks like the error might be caused by the TME_Events module DLLs not being created during compilation. [They cannot be found in the bin folder for the

DNN installation]. Why aren't they being created? Or is there a different reason for obtaining this error?

Is the .dll file included in the zip file? If you compile the entire DNN solution, I'm assuming you downloaded the source (which I agree is the right way to go), downlaoded the Events project source, copied this into a new folder under DesktopModules, changed the proj file accordingly, etc.

One thing you might try is to add the module one item at a time--by adding the view module, then edit, then controller, etc. Another thing to try is to make sure that your build makes a copy of the dll into the /bin folder. DotNetNuke definitely won't like it if the dll is not in the /bin folder...

Hope this helps...