Hi All,

I've developed a module that has a subfolder in a subfolder.  The module controls are in DesktopModules/Hslda/Quiz, and the class files are in App_Code/Hslda/Quiz.

This worked fine during development, but upon packaging up my module and attempting to deploy it to another site, I've run into a few problems:

1) DNN, upon installation, seemed to turn Hslda/Quiz into Hslda_Quiz, and now it can't find my user controls.  Here's a sample error: DotNetNuke.Services.Exceptions.ModuleLoadException: The file '/dnn/DesktopModules/HSLDA_Quiz/Quiz.ascx' does not exist.

2) It is inserting the following into the web.config:
      <codeSubDirectories>
        <add directoryName="Hslda/Quiz" />
      </codeSubDirectories>

This is not valid, only immediate subdirectories of App_Code (in this case, Hslda) are valid.  Changing it to this:

      <codeSubDirectories>
        <add directoryName="Hslda" />
      </codeSubDirectories>

Fixes the problem.  But I'd rather not that installing my module completely breaks the site, and I have to manually edit the web.config file to fix it!

My module is written in C#, and at this point I am not precompiling it.

So, what should I do?  Are nested subfolders simply not supported for module development, and I should move from "Hslda/Quiz" to "HsldaQuiz" (a single folder deep)?

My module name is HSLDA_Quiz, and the manifest file is HSLDA_Quiz.dnn.  Here it is in it's entirety:

<dotnetnuke version="3.0" type="Module">
  <folders>
    <folder>
      <name>HSLDA_Quiz</name>
      <friendlyname>HSLDA Quiz</friendlyname>
      <foldername>Hslda/Quiz</foldername>
      <modulename>HSLDA_Quiz</modulename>
      <description>Quiz module for displaying a multiple choice quiz</description>
      <version>01.00.00</version>
      <businesscontrollerclass>HSLDA.Web.DotNetNuke.Modules.Quiz.QuizController</businesscontrollerclass>
      <modules>
        <module>
          <friendlyname>HSLDA Quiz</friendlyname>
          <cachetime>0</cachetime>
          <controls>
            <control>
              <src>Quiz.ascx</src>
              <type>View</type>
            </control>
            <control>
              <key>Edit</key>
              <title>Edit Quiz</title>
              <src>EditQuiz.ascx</src>
              <type>Edit</type>
            </control>
            <control>
              <key>Settings</key>
              <title>Quiz Settings</title>
              <src>Settings.ascx</src>
              <type>Edit</type>
            </control>
            <control>
              <key>ViewGrades</key>
              <title>View Grades</title>
              <src>QuizGrades.ascx</src>
              <type>Edit</type>
            </control>
          </controls>
        </module>
      </modules>
      <files>
        <file>
          <path>Providers\DataProvider\SqlDataProvider</path>
          <name>01.00.00.SqlDataProvider</name>
        </file>
        <file>
          <path></path>
          <name>EditQuestion.ascx</name>
        </file>
        <file>
          <path></path>
          <name>EditQuestion.ascx.cs</name>
        </file>
        <file>
          <path></path>
          <name>EditQuiz.ascx</name>
        </file>
        <file>
          <path></path>
          <name>EditQuiz.ascx.cs</name>
        </file>
        <file>
          <path></path>
          <name>Quiz.ascx</name>
        </file>
        <file>
          <path></path>
          <name>Quiz.ascx.cs</name>
        </file>
        <file>
          <path></path>
          <name>QuizGrades.ascx</name>
        </file>
        <file>
          <path></path>
          <name>QuizGrades.ascx.cs</name>
        </file>
        <file>
          <path></path>
          <name>QuizQuestion.ascx</name>
        </file>
        <file>
          <path></path>
          <name>QuizQuestion.ascx.cs</name>
        </file>
        <file>
          <path></path>
          <name>Settings.ascx</name>
        </file>
        <file>
          <path></path>
          <name>Settings.ascx.cs</name>
        </file>
        <file>
          <path></path>
          <name>Uninstall.SqlDataProvider</name>
        </file>
        <file>
          <path>[app_code]Providers\DataProviders\SqlDataProvider</path>
          <name>SqlDataProvider.cs</name>
        </file>
        <file>
          <path>[app_code]</path>
          <name>DataProvider.cs</name>
        </file>
        <file>
          <path>[app_code]</path>
          <name>QuestionAnswerData.cs</name>
        </file>
        <file>
          <path>[app_code]</path>
          <name>QuestionData.cs</name>
        </file>
        <file>
          <path>[app_code]</path>
          <name>QuizAttemptData.cs</name>
        </file>
        <file>
          <path>[app_code]</path>
          <name>QuizController.cs</name>
        </file>
        <file>
          <path>[app_code]</path>
          <name>QuizData.cs</name>
        </file>
      </files>
    </folder>
  </folders>
</dotnetnuke>

  -Josh

I think you should using Web Application Project (WAP). Trying to work with App_Code for real application and solution is not recomended. That's my personal opinion.

I work with App_Code only for POC (proof of concept) or maybe for doing some research and playing with some scenario that only in development. If it works, i usually switch to WAP model to make it real in production. But again, that's my personal opinion.

Try to change your development model to WAP model. That's my suggestion.

HTH.

If you work with App_Code model, then everytime you want to create a module then you should create two folders with same name both are in DesktopModules and also in App_Code folder. And if you want to compile it into assembly with precompilation, then you will get some strange name (not usefull name).

Or maybe you can see Michael Washington's tutorial about deploying module if you use App_Code model here : http://www.adefwebserver.com/DotNetNukeHELP/DNN_PackageModule/Default.htm

You can also use Rick Strahl's tool here : http://www.west-wind.com/tools/aspnetcompiler.asp

HTH.