OK, on my PC I have a version of DNN running. I have created a new module that retrieves the data it requires via a web service.
On this local version, I have access to the VB project and so adding a web reference to this service is very straightforward.
So, now that this module is complete on my PC, I want to package it up as an installation file and deploy it to several portals.
My question is - how do I package up this module so that the correct web reference is included?
Alternatively, is there anyway of adding a web reference to a web service via the DNN portal?
I followed the advice here: www.dnncreative.com/Forum/tabid/88/forumid/4/postid/9643/view/topic/Default.aspx
and dragged the web reference from App_WebReferences folder to App_code\MyModule1 folder ... then i packaged the dnn module.
However when I installed it on my portal, I got a data access error trying to call the web service.
I can't be the first person that has wanted to use a web service in a module rather than writing the necessary SQL stored procedures?
My problem is that I cannot get access to the database to create the necessary SQL, so I have to rely on the web service.