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7/21/2006 2:44 AM

	Mike Grace
206 posts
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Re: Can I add the print function onto controls other than the first one in a module?

cathal wrote

Note: I'm presuming you mean the default view of a module as the first control. Basically print appears to the anonymous user, and when you're in edit mode it's not an option (i.e. why would you want to print an admin screen?). If you want to use print on multiple module ascx's, then make sure the permissions are set to SecurityAccessLevel.Anonymous ). If you want to alter this behaviour take a look at the LoadActions() sub in components\modules\PortalModuleBase.vb

Cathal

Is that page permissions or .ascx permissions?

It is likely that my subsequent .ascx pages were created from the default edit page.

7/21/2006 6:04 AM

	cathal connolly
2757 posts
www.cathal.co.uk

Re: Can I add the print function onto controls other than the first one in a module?

It's ascx permisssions - you are explicitly deciding who can access your controls. The normal development mechanism is to have a primary ascx (usually named what your module is doing e.g. mywidget.ascx). This then set's up access to the other related ascx's in the ModuleActions property e.g in this example below mywiget.ascx add's a menu item for 'add content' but makes it only accessible to user's with edit permissions).

Public ReadOnly Property ModuleActions() As Entities.Modules.Actions.ModuleActionCollection Implements Entities.Modules.IActionable.ModuleActions
            Get
                Dim Actions As New Entities.Modules.Actions.ModuleActionCollection
                Actions.Add(GetNextActionID, Localization.GetString(Entities.Modules.Actions.ModuleActionType.AddContent, LocalResourceFile), Entities.Modules.Actions.ModuleActionType.AddContent, "", "", EditUrl(), False, Security.SecurityAccessLevel.Edit, True, False)
                Return Actions
            End Get
        End Property

7/21/2006 7:00 AM

	Mike Grace
206 posts
www.computastat-group.co.uk

Re: Can I add the print function onto controls other than the first one in a module?

Modified By Mike Grace on 7/21/2006 11:16:43 AM)

I think I understand what you are saying but if I change the code to try and put the actiontype.printmodule with a security access of anonymous the print icon/functionality still doesn't appear on the other .ascx controls.

Sorry for sounding completely thick, but I am at a complete loss of how to acheive this.

Also, are "edit" controls only meant for admin tasks and if so, I don't see why you shouldn't print them if you have access.

Mike

7/30/2006 7:57 AM

	Alvin Lu
9 posts

Re: Can I add the print function onto controls other than the first one in a module?

Set the page to anonymous then add the

ModuleConfiguration.DisplayPrint = True

ex.

Public ReadOnly Property ModuleActions() As Entities.Modules.Actions.ModuleActionCollection Implements Entities.Modules.IActionable.ModuleActions

Get

ModuleConfiguration.DisplayPrint = True

End Get

End Property

8/2/2006 7:29 AM

	Mike Grace
206 posts
www.computastat-group.co.uk

Re: Can I add the print function onto controls other than the first one in a module?

That worked!

The print icon now shows.

A couple of questions :

1) I didn't need to set the ascx control or page to anonymous. It just worked. Is this O.K.?

2) Now that the print button is displayed how can I insert my parameters into it's functionality e.g.

before pressing the print button, I have a URL with /TaskID/2/ in it. As soon as I click the button, I lose the this information from the new windows URL.

How do I tell DNN to preserve this value?

Regards

Mike

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