[...]... Admin Lists Skins Summary Chapter 6: Modules 87 91 92 95 10 0 10 0 10 3 10 6 10 7 10 8 10 9 11 1 11 3 11 3 11 4 11 5 11 6 11 6 12 6 12 6 13 0 13 1 13 3 13 3 13 7 13 8 13 8 13 9 14 4 14 7 14 8 15 0 15 0 15 1 Module Architecture 15 1 Portal Page Module Module Container 15 1 15 3 15 3 15 4 ix Contents Types of Modules Announcements Module Banner Module Contacts Module Discussions Module Documents Module Events Module FAQs Module Feedback... Summary Chapter 7: DotNetNuke Architecture Technologies Used Provider Model Provider Configuration Custom Business Objects CBO Hydrator 15 5 15 5 16 1 16 3 16 3 16 4 16 6 16 8 16 9 16 9 17 0 17 1 17 2 17 3 17 4 17 5 17 6 17 6 17 8 18 3 18 5 18 7 18 7 18 8 19 0 19 0 19 2 Architectural Overview 19 5 Presentation Layer Business Logic Layer Data Access Layer Data Layer 19 6 19 7 19 8 19 9 Security Model Security in ASP NET 2.0 DotNetNuke and... Chapter 9: Beginning Module Development Planning Your Module Project 207 207 208 208 216 217 2 21 222 222 224 230 232 232 235 240 2 41 2 51 253 253 254 257 259 259 Ready Your Resources 2 61 Starting Development 2 61 Configuring Your Visual Studio NET Project Configuring DotNetNuke to Interface with Your Module Summary Chapter 10 : Developing Modules: The Database Layer Database Design 262 265 270 273 274 Database... 60 61 61 61 61 61 61 62 62 62 62 62 62 62 63 63 63 63 63 63 63 64 64 65 65 66 67 68 75 75 76 76 83 Contents Pages Skins File Manager Languages Maintaining Your Portal User Accounts Vendors Newsletters Site Log Recycle Bin Log Viewer Summary Chapter 5: Host Administration Who Is the Host? Where Do I Begin? SuperUsers Accounts Configuring Your Installation Host Settings Managing Portals as Host Portals. .. (see Figure 1- 1) provided a mechanism for managing users, roles, permissions, tabs, and modules With these basic services, the portal offered just enough to whet the appetite of many aspiring ASP.NET developers Figure 1- 1 2 An Inside Look at the Evolution of DotNetNuke ASP.NET The second critical item that Microsoft delivered at this point in time was a community Forums page on the www .asp.net web... Asked Questions 3 91 Appendix C: System Message Tokens 395 Index 4 01 xiii Preface This book is aimed at people with development knowledge and for those who are just interested in learning more about how DotNetNuke works Who This Book Is For Experienced developers of ASP.NET and those who are knowledgeable about DotNetNuke may want to skip Chapters 1 6 These chapters provide an overview of DotNetNuke and... link to the DotNetNuke site through the Wrox site at www .wrox. com xxiii Preface Once at the Wrox site, simply locate the book’s title (either by using the Search box or by using one of the title lists) and follow the provided link to www .dotnetnuke. com Because many books have similar titles, you may find it easiest to search by ISBN; for this book the 10 -digit ISBN is 0-7645-9563-6 and the 13 -digit ISBN... Model Security in ASP NET 2.0 DotNetNuke and ASP NET 2.0 Security in DotNetNuke 3.0 Namespace Overview Summary x 2 01 2 01 202 202 205 206 Contents Chapter 8: Core DotNetNuke APIs Introduction Event Logging The API Exception Handling The Exceptions Class Localization Locales Resource Files The API Scheduler HTTPModules HTTP Modules 10 1 DotNetNuke HTTP Modules Module Interfaces IActionable IPortable IUpgradable... 299 3 01 313 316 327 327 328 329 3 31 332 332 335 336 348 352 353 354 354 354 360 3 61 362 365 368 369 369 370 Contents Skins Packaging Skins Skin Configuration Files Installing Skins Containers Packaging Containers Installing Containers Language Add-Ons Language Packs Language Pack Manifest File Packaging Language Packs Installing Language Packs Summary 370 370 372 374 378 378 378 378 378 379 3 81 383... forum name in the forum listing For more information about how to use the Wrox P2P, be sure to read the P2P FAQs for answers to questions about how the forum software works as well as many common questions specific to P2P and Wrox books To read the FAQs, click the FAQ link on any P2P page xxv Professional DotNetNuke ASP.NET Portals Shaun Walker, Patrick J Santry, Joe Brinkman, Daniel Caron, Scott . Viewer 10 9 Summary 11 1 Chapter 5: Host Administration 11 3 Who Is the Host? 11 3 Where Do I Begin? 11 4 SuperUsers Accounts 11 5 Configuring Your Installation 11 6 Host Settings 11 6 Managing Portals. Host 12 6 Portals 12 6 Skins 13 0 Log Viewer 13 1 Other Host Tools 13 3 Module Definitions 13 3 File Manager 13 7 Vendors 13 8 SQL 13 8 Schedule 13 9 Languages 14 4 Search Admin 14 7 Lists 14 8 Skins 15 0 Summary. 15 5 Banner Module 16 1 Contacts Module 16 3 Discussions Module 16 3 Documents Module 16 4 Events Module 16 6 FAQs Module 16 8 Feedback Module 16 9 IFrame Module 16 9 Image Module 17 0 Links Module 17 1 News