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9780471788164

Professional DotNetNuke 4 : Open Source Web Application Framework for ASP. NET 2. 0

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  • ISBN13:

    9780471788164

  • ISBN10:

    0471788163

  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2006-07-01
  • Publisher: Wrox
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List Price: $39.99

Summary

DotNetNuke is a powerful open source framework that creates and deploys robust modules on the ASP.NET platform. Written by its core team of developers, this book will provide you with the tools and insight you'll need to install, configure, and develop your own stunning Web applications using DotNetNuke 4. You'll first gain an inside look into the history of this project as well as the basic operations of a DotNetNuke portal. You'll then find detailed information on how the application is architected and how you can extend it by building modules and skins. With this information, you'll be able to complete projects such as commercial Web sites, corporate intranets and extranets, online publishing portals, and custom vertical applications. What you will learn from this book The latest features and functionality of DotNetNuke 4 for ASP.NET 2.0 The best way to install DotNetNuke on the server Proven tips for managing and administering a DotNetNuke portal How to dramatically enhance your Web site's user interface using skins Techniques for extending the portal framework Ways to create a unique look for your porta Who this book is for This book is for the nondeveloper or administrator who wants to dive into the exciting DotNetNuke framework. It is also for experienced ASP.NET developers who want to use DotNetNuke to build dynamic ASP.NET sites or create add-ins to DotNetNuke. Wrox Professional guides are planned and written by working programmers to meet the real-world needs of programmers, developers, and IT professionals. Focused and relevant, they address the issues technology professionals face every day. They provide examples, practical solutions, and expert education in new technologies, all designed to help programmers do a better job.

Author Biography

Shaun Walker, founder and president of Perpetual Motion Interactive Systems Inc., a solutions company specializing in Microsoft enterprise technologies. Shaun has 15 years professional experience in architecting and implementing large scale IT solutions for private and public organizations. Shaun is responsible for the creation and management of DotNetNuke, an open source content management system written for the Microsoft ASP.NET platform. Based on his significant community contributions he was recently recognized as a Microsoft Most Valuable Professional (MVP) in 2004. In addition, he was recently added as a featured speaker to the MSDN Canada Speakers Bureau which allows him to evangelize DotNetNuke to User Groups across Canada. Shaun resides in British Columbia, Canada, with his wife and two children.

Joe Brinkman, formerly the founder and President of TAG Software Inc, is the Chief Technology Officer for DataSource Inc. (www.datasourceinc.com) a J2EE development company focused on simplifying and automating development of N-Tier applications with Java. With more than 22 years of IT experience and a Computer Science degree from the United States Naval Academy, he brings a broad range of experience and expertise in a variety of software and hardware architectures. Having worked with DotNetNuke since February 2003, and being a founding Core Team member, Joe currently serves as a member of the DotNetNuke Board of Directors, a Lead Architect, and Security Specialist.

Bruce Hopkins, Microsoft MVP (ASP.NET) holds a BSCIS from DeVry University and holds certifications as an MCSE and several flavors of Linux. Bruce is currently the IT Director for Chattahoochee Technical College in Marietta GA and has held a wide variety of positions in technology throughout his career ranging from programming and web design to network administration and management. Bruce remarks that this varied experience is crucial to determining the correct tool for the task at hand. This is shown by the many technologies he uses everyday, including Windows, Unix, SQL Server, Oracle, MySQL and many different Linux-based applications that are an integral part of maintaining the college’s infrastructure. Bruce makes his home in Marietta, Georgia, with his wife and son.

Scott McCulloch is an Application Developer for the Computer Science Corporation, Australia. At 26 years of age, Scott holds Bachelor and Masters degrees in Computer Science, as well as the three major Microsoft Certifications (MCSD, MCDBA, MCSE). Scott has been part of the DotNetNuke community since the project began (late December, 2002). Today, his role within the DotNetNuke team is contributing as an Architect and Core Developer. He currently resides in Wollongong, Australia, with his fiancé, Lenise.

Scott Willhite is an accomplished business and technology professional turned family man. Semi-retired from technology as a profession, his days are spent teaming with his wife Allison as professional Realtors. (www.alkihomes.com) and supporting a variety of community endeavors. A distinguished technology pedigree includes a BS in Computer Science and MBA in Information Systems Management degrees from Baylor University. And a proven track record of achievement includes service as an architect for Andersen Consulting (now Accenture), vice-president of Technology for 10x Labs, and Program Director for Safeco’s Office of the CIO. An ASP.NET moderator and member of DotNetNuke’s Board of Directors, Scott was recognized as a Microsoft Most Valuable Professional (MVP) in 2005 for significant contributions to the community. Ever the “Don Quixote” type, Scott’s currently tilting at the windmills of open source, brandishing a Microsoft lance. Among other things, he oversees the Projects initiatives at DotNetNuke cultivating BSD licensed (unencumbered) practical applications of Microsoft technology and programming to share with the world. His favorite mantra is the core values developed with his partners for their former startup company, 10x Labs: “Speak the truth. Share the wealth. Change the world!” Scott currently lives in West Seattle, WA with his lovely wife Allison, “crazy smart” son Kyle, a whiny German Shepherd dog, three neurotic housecats, and a cast of wonderful friends and neighbors that he wouldn’t trade for gold!

Chris Paterra is Lead Architect/Project Manager for Trend Core Group of Atlanta, which produces .NET marketing and communication tools. He also is a contributing author for DotNetNuke For Dummies. He enjoys writing magazine articles on project management and speaking at local Atlanta User Groups. A founding Core Team Member, Chris is currently serving as an Inner Core Team member in addition to being Project Lead for both the Gallery and the Forum DotNetNuke projects.

Patrick Santry, Microsoft MVP (ASP/ASP.NET) holds a MCSE, MCSA, MCP+SB, i-Net+, A+, and Certified Internet Webmaster certifications. He has authored and co-authored several books and magazine articles on Microsoft and Internet technologies. Patrick is frequent presenter on Web technologies, having presented at several events including the Exchange 2000 launch, DevDays 2004 in Pittsburgh, PA, and to area .NET SIGs on DotNetNuke module development. In addition, Patrick owns and maintains www.WWWCoder.com, a popular site for news, tutorials, and information for the Web development community. Patrick resides in Girard, PA, with his wife Karyn, and their four children, Katie, Karleigh, P.J, and Danny.

Dan Caron is a Lead Application Designer & Developer with MassMutual Financial Group, a Fortune 500 global, diversified financial services organization. With MassMutual, Dan designs technical solutions for financial web applications using Microsoft and Java technologies. For more than 10 years, Dan has been designing and developing applications with various programming technologies including Microsoft ASP.NET, XML/XSL, SQL, Java and JSP. He has been a major contributor to the DotNetNuke open-source portal project since the core team was founded in 2003. Some of Dan’s noteworthy contributions include the exception-handling framework, event-logging provider, and the scheduler. Dan continues to contribute his talent to the project as a Lead Architect, Core Developer, and member of the Board of Directors. Dan lives in Connecticut with his wife and two children.

Table of Contents

Preface xvii
Chapter 1: An Inside Look at the Evolution of DotNetNuke 1(54)
IBuySpy Portal
2(1)
ASP.NET
3(2)
IBuySpy Portal Forum
5(1)
IBuySpy Workshop
6(2)
Subscription Fiasco
8(2)
Microsoft
10(1)
DotNetNuke
11(1)
Licensing
12(2)
Core Team
14(2)
XXL Fork
16(1)
Trademarks
17(1)
Sponsorship
18(1)
Enhancements
18(2)
Security Flaw
20(2)
DotNetNuke 2.0
22(1)
DotNetNuke (DNN) Web Site
23(1)
Provider Model
24(1)
Open Source Philosophy
24(2)
Stabilization
26(1)
Third-Party Components
26(1)
Core Team Reorganization
27(1)
Microsoft Membership API
27(1)
"Breaking" Changes
28(1)
Web Hosters
29(1)
DotNetNuke 3.0
30(2)
Release Schedule
32(1)
DotNetNuke Projects
32(1)
Intellectual Property
33(1)
Marketing
34(2)
Microsoft Hosting Program
36(1)
Infrastructure
37(1)
Branding
38(3)
Tech Ed
41(1)
Credibility
42(1)
Trademark Policy
43(1)
ASP.NET 2.0
44(1)
Reorganization
45(1)
Conferences
46(1)
DotNetNuke 4.0
47(2)
Slashdotted
49(1)
Benefactor Program
50(3)
DotNetNuke Marketplace
53(1)
Summary
54(1)
Chapter 2: Installing DotNetNuke 55(30)
Selecting a Version
55(1)
Installing DotNetNuke v3.x
56(14)
Prerequisites
56(1)
Installation Steps
56(14)
Upgrading to DotNetNuke 3.x
70(2)
Installing DotNetNuke 4.x
72(8)
Prerequisites
72(1)
Downloading the Software
73(1)
Installing the Starter Kit
74(3)
Installing the Install/Source Package
77(3)
Upgrading to DotNetNuke 4.x
80(2)
Installation Issues
82(1)
Summary
83(2)
Chapter 3: Portal Overview 85(10)
Portal Organizational Elements
85(5)
Parent/Child Portals
86(1)
Pages
87(1)
Panes
88(1)
Containers
89(1)
Modules
90(3)
User Roles
93(1)
Summary
93(2)
Chapter 4: Portal Administration 95(54)
Who Is the Portal Administrator?
95(1)
Where Do I Begin?
96(1)
The Control Panel
97(9)
The Site Wizard
98(7)
The Help Button
105(1)
The Preview Button
105(1)
Configuring Your Portal
106(29)
Site Settings
106(8)
Security Roles
114(3)
Pages
117(4)
Skins
121(2)
File Manager
123(2)
Languages
125(6)
Authentication
131(4)
Maintaining Your Portal
135(11)
User Accounts
135(2)
Managing Security Roles
137(1)
Vendors
137(3)
Newsletters
140(1)
Site Log
141(2)
Recycle Bin
143(1)
Log Viewer
144(2)
Summary
146(3)
Chapter 5: Host Administration 149(40)
Who Is the Host?
149(1)
Where Do You Begin?
150(1)
Configuring Your Installation
151(12)
Host Settings: Basic
152(6)
Host Settings: Advanced
158(5)
Managing Portals as Host
163(7)
Portals
164(4)
Skins
168(1)
Log Viewer
168(2)
Other Host Tools
170(19)
Module Definitions
170(4)
File Manager
174(2)
Vendors
176(1)
SQL
176(1)
Schedule
176(6)
Languages
182(3)
Search Admin
185(2)
Lists
187(1)
Skins
188(1)
Summary
188(1)
Chapter 6: Modules 189(34)
Module Architecture
189(4)
Portal
189(2)
Page
191(1)
Module
192(1)
Module Container
192(1)
User Content Modules
193(21)
Announcements Module
194(5)
Banner Module
199(2)
Contacts Module
201(1)
Discussions Module
201(1)
Documents Module
202(1)
Events Module
203(2)
FAQs Module
205(1)
Feedback Module
205(2)
IFrame Module
207(1)
Image Module
208(1)
Links Module
208(2)
News Feeds (RSS) Module
210(1)
Text/HTML Module
211(1)
User Defined Table Module
212(1)
XML/XSL Module
213(1)
Managing Modules
214(5)
Page Management
214(1)
Module Management
215(4)
Installing Third-Party Modules
219(2)
Summary
221(2)
Chapter 7: DotNetNuke Architecture 223(20)
Technologies Used
223(1)
Provider Model
224(2)
Provider Model Usage
224(2)
Provider Configuration
226(1)
Custom Business Objects
226(5)
CBO Hydrator
228(1)
Using the CBO Hydrator
229(2)
Architectural Overview
231(6)
Presentation Layer
232(1)
Business Logic Layer
233(1)
Data Access Layer
234(1)
Data Layer
235(2)
Security Model
237(4)
Security in ASPNET 2.0
237(1)
DotNetNuke and ASPNET 2.0
238(1)
Security in DotNetNuke 4.0
238(3)
Namespace Overview
241(1)
Summary
242(1)
Chapter 8: Core DotNetNuke APIs 243(44)
Event Logging
243(10)
The API
244(1)
The Controller Classes
245(8)
Exception Handling
253(5)
The Exception Handling API
253(1)
The Exceptions Class
254(4)
Scheduler
258(2)
HTTP Modules
260(9)
HTTP Modules 101
261(3)
DotNetNuke HTTP Modules
264(5)
Module Interfaces
269(17)
IActionable
270(10)
IPortable
280(2)
IUpgradeable
282(1)
Inter-Module Communication
282(1)
ISearchable
283(3)
Summary
286(1)
Chapter 9: Member Role 287(16)
Security in ASP.NET 2.0
288(1)
DotNetNuke Membership Overview
289(3)
Portals and Applications
289(1)
Data Model for Users and Roles
290(2)
Membership, Roles, and Profile Providers
292(1)
Membership Provider
292(4)
Roles Provider
296(2)
Profile Provider
298(4)
Summary
302(1)
Chapter 10: Client API 303(22)
Postbacks and View State
304(2)
What Is the DotNetNuke Client API?
306(1)
Using the DotNetNuke Client API
307(3)
Client-Side Script Caching
310(1)
Client and Server Communication
311(4)
Starting on the Server Side
311(2)
On the Client Side
313(2)
Returning to the Server Side
315(1)
Client API's Callback
315(7)
Life Cycle of a Client Callback
316(6)
Client API—Enabled DotNetNuke Controls
322(2)
Writing Custom Web Controls Using the Client API
323(1)
Summary
324(1)
Chapter 11: Localization 325(16)
Overview
325(3)
Locales
326(1)
Resource Files
326(2)
The API
328(7)
The GetString Method
328(2)
The GetSystemMessage Method
330(5)
Localizing Modules
335(5)
Case 1: Handling Static Strings in the ASCX File
336(1)
Case 2: Handling Static Text in Server Controls
336(2)
Case 3: Handling Static Text Programmatically
338(1)
Case 4: Localizing Images
339(1)
Summary
340(1)
Chapter 12: Beginning Module Development 341(16)
Planning Your Module Project
342(2)
Business Considerations
342(1)
Ready Your Resources
343(1)
Starting Development
344(8)
Configuring Your Visual Studio .NET 2003 Project
344(4)
Configuring DotNetNuke to Interface with Your Module
348(4)
Developing Modules with Visual Studio .NET 2005
352(4)
Installing the DotNetNuke Starter Kit
353(1)
Hello World Module
354(2)
Summary
356(1)
Chapter 13: Developing Modules: The Database Layer 357(16)
Database Design
358(6)
Events Table
358(2)
AddEvent Stored Procedure
360(1)
DeleteEvent Stored Procedure
361(1)
GetEvent Stored Procedure
361(1)
GetEvents Stored Procedure
362(1)
GetEventsByDate Stored Procedure
363(1)
UpdateEvent Stored Procedure
364(1)
Database Providers
364(6)
Data Abstraction
370(1)
Summary
371(2)
Chapter 14: Developing Modules: The Business Logic Layer 373(10)
Developing the Business Logic Layer
373(1)
Defining the Properties for the Info Class
374(3)
Creating Objects Using the Controller Class
377(5)
Custom Business Object Help Class
379(1)
Optional Interfaces for the Events Module Controller Class
379(3)
Summary
382(1)
Chapter 15: Developing Modules: The Presentation Layer 383(32)
Module User Interfaces
383(28)
View Control
385(12)
Settings Control
397(3)
Edit Control
400(11)
DotNetNuke Helper Functions
411(2)
Error Handling
411(1)
Navigation URLs
412(1)
Summary
413(2)
Chapter 16: Skinning DotNetNuke 415(32)
An Introduction to DotNetNuke Skinning
415(1)
ASRNET 2.0 Master Pages versus Skinning
416(2)
A Brief Introduction to Master Pages
416(1)
Why DotNetNuke Still Uses Its Skinning Engine
417(1)
File Organization
418(1)
Processing Pages and Loading Skins
418(6)
Packaging Skins and Containers
424(1)
Creating Your Skin
425(16)
Designing Your Skin
425(1)
Building the Skin
426(1)
Skin Objects
427(12)
Creating Style Sheets for Your Skin
439(1)
Creating a Skin Preview Image
440(1)
Deploying Your Skin
440(1)
Creating Containers
441(4)
Summary
445(2)
Chapter 17: Distribution 447(36)
Code Add-Ons
448(17)
Modules
448(12)
Skin Objects
460(3)
Providers
463(2)
Skinning Add-Ons
465(8)
Skins
465(7)
Containers
472(1)
Language Add-Ons
473(8)
Language Pack Manifest File
473(3)
Packaging Language Packs
476(2)
Installing Language Packs
478(3)
Summary
481(2)
Appendix A: Resources 483(6)
Appendix B: System Message Tokens 489(6)
Index 495

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