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3/30/2006 3:56 AM

	Phil Biggs
52 posts

Problem with HouseMenu SkinObject

Hi,

Can anyone shine a light on this?....

I've installed Tim Rolands' HouseMenu and the accompanying HouseMenu SkinObject onto DNN 3.2.2. The menu works perfectly as an ordinary Desktop Module but when loading a skin that references the HouseMenu SkinObject then I get the following error (100's of times...it loops in the loading process) :

ModuleId: -1
ModuleDefId: -1
FriendlyName:
ModuleControlSource:
AssemblyVersion: 03.02.02
Method: TimRolands.DNN.SkinObjects.HouseMenuSkinObject.HouseMenuSkinObject.Page_Load
FileName:
FileLineNumber: 0
FileColumnNumber: 0
PortalID: 0
PortalName: Mainsite
UserID: 1
UserName: host
ActiveTabID: 35
ActiveTabName: Skins
AbsoluteURL: /Default.aspx
AbsoluteURLReferrer: http://10.0.8.125/Host/Skins/tabid/35/portalid/0/Default.aspx
ExceptionGUID: 93210c1b-6ba5-4338-95bf-935bd4816423
DefaultDataProvider: DotNetNuke.Data.SqlDataProvider, DotNetNuke.SqlDataProvider
InnerException: Object reference not set to an instance of an object.
Message: DotNetNuke.Services.Exceptions.ModuleLoadException: Object reference not set to an instance of an object. ---> System.NullReferenceException: Object reference not set to an instance of an object. at TimRolands.DNN.SkinObjects.HouseMenuSkinObject.HouseMenuSkinObject.Page_Load(Object sender, EventArgs e) --- End of inner exception stack trace ---
StackTrace:
Source:
Server Name: LENNON

The supplied readme file states :

"Due to a bug in DNN 3.10, the individual files may be placed in your "DesktopModules" folder rather than the "DesktopFolders\HouseMenuSkinObject" folder. In that case, you would have to copy them manually into the correct folder."

Even though I'm using 3.2.2, the HouseMenu SkinObject files are still installed under DesktopModules. I therefore tried moving them to Admin/Skins as per the core skin objects - but the same error occurs. In 3.2.2 I can't find any folder called "DesktopFolders" that Tim's readme referes to.

Any help or clues greatly appreciated.

Thanks in advance

3/30/2006 4:15 AM

	Lee Sykes
277 posts
www.dnncreative.com

Re: Problem with HouseMenu SkinObject

Hello, not too sure what error you are receiving here. I've installed the Skin Object without any problems on 3.2.2. and you don't need to do any special configurations.

This is the method I used:

Go to Host menu / Module Definitions
Upload New Module
Select the HouseMenuSkinObjectPA_01.02.00.zip file
And install

- You can double check it has installed. - Within the module definitions, at the top is Skin Objects, click on the edit pencil icon next to this and in this list you should see HouseMenu.

All you then have to do is install your skin with the HOUSEMENU token.

NOTE: If you have installed your skin first, you will get errors & you will have to uninstall and re-install your skin to get DNN to setup the skin correctly.

Hope this gives you some pointers.

If your looking for some code for setting up the HouseMenu, here you can download a free DotNetNuke skin which uses the HouseMenu.

I also created a video on setting up the HouseMenu, but this is just available to subscribers of the magazine. - Hopefully you will be able to get started with the info above though.

Thanks,

Lee Sykes - DNN Creative Magazine - 356 Video Tutorials, Articles, Interviews - December Issue 39 out now!

Twitter: www.twitter.com/leesykes

3/30/2006 4:25 AM

	Phil Biggs
52 posts

Re: Problem with HouseMenu SkinObject

Hi Lee,

Thanks for the quick reply. I had installed the skinobject before the skin itself and can see the HouseMenu skinobject in the Skin Object listing ... so I'm still a bit non-plussed! Will try uninstalling skins and skin object and then see what gives.

WIll also look at the skiin you mentioned.

Cheers

4/5/2006 11:40 AM

	Tim Rolands
52 posts
www.houseofnuke.com

Re: Problem with HouseMenu SkinObject

Sorry I didn't reply earlier, but I'm still working on training myself to come around here for the DNN forum.

Don't know why that happened for you under DNN 3.2.2. It really shouldn't. But there is a bad typo in the readme file: "DesktopFolders" should be "DesktopModules".

Did you get everything working?

--
Tim Rolands
House of Nuke
Where DotNetNuke(R) Lives

4/5/2006 3:43 PM

	Nina Meiers
1720 posts
www.xd.com.au

Re: Problem with HouseMenu SkinObject

Things like this are easy to fix.. Just create the folder name and put them in there.. A while ago there was some change/bug, but I ran into this problem myself with some older versions of different skin objects. There was a change in the name space, where skinobjects were being placed. (That's often what you'll read as a breaking change in dnn.. well one of the problems) And we resolved it by creating the folder, that is was calling for, in the right place, and using ftp to move them there and the error disappeared.

You see, skinobjects from my understanding behave differently to modules - they aren't in the SQL db, but use DNN files, ascx files, images & such and a dll file to run, and while installed using the modules way, they are placed in the host/module definitions/skinobjects section at the top of the module definitions page.

I have been guilty of not installing, but using FTP to place them in the right spot. (I had to do this when I had a couple of sites I was working on and had ftp access, but no host access to add the skinobject.) And this solved the problem. Not saying it will solve all, but has solved them in my instances.

Nina Meiers

Nina Meiers - XD Design - Professional, Ethical and passionate about DotNetNuke
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