Hi Sean,

I have successfully created two custom modules with Visual Web Developer 2008 using the module starter kit, packaged them up with DNN and uploaded them to my remote installation. The only limit is that you cannot compile your module. I think the problem you face happens while trying to open a VS project, this operation is not suppported as far as i know.

Best regards,
Dario Rossa

I bought the DNN module and downloaded the source code and the PA. I installed the PA like any other DNN module. I then opened the source files in VSWD 2008 Express and made changes to a few of the .cs files. Because VSWD 2008 Express will not allow me to compile the code into a DLL I am not able to simply replace the original DLL that is in the DNN bin folder.

I suppose I should do the following:

1. unistall the current version from my DNN install
2. create a new manifest file that makes reference to the .cs files (as the current manifest does not)
3. zip all the needed files together
4. install the new zip file as a new module

Will this approach work? And, do the .cs files go in the same DNN directory as the .ascx files?  Is there a way to compile DLLs without paying for the full version of VS?