Dotnetnuke/Sql Tips & Tricks

sIFR - How it Works sIFR works by swapping your text element with a Flash file. A piece of Javascript is used which scans the page for any text within a tag or class name. The text is then replaced with a flash file. The technique only uses one flash file for each font type. The text is placed within this flash font file and is then displayed on the page. If you only use one font for all of your headers, you will just use one flash file which will be duplicated across your page. The real beauty of this is that: You can select, copy, and paste the flash header text If a browser does not have Flash or Javascript installed, the original text font is displayed When printing the page, the original text font is displayed Compatible with screen readers Search engine friendly Browser compatible Small file size Cons: There is a brief pause before the flash headers are displayed The user does not need the font installed on their machine. Some designers use the techni...

Setting Up Active Directory Integration with DotNetNuke Seems like enough people ask, and the information is hidden enough around the DNN AD forum that this information could be posted in one place.  These are the steps I take to get my DNN AD integration to work every time.  I have never had it fail.  I hope you find it helpful.  Now if you are setting up your AD in Mixed-Mode most likley this little write up isn't for you. The setup process is a three step process.  The first step is done from within DNN.  The second step takes place in DNN’s web.config file.  The final step takes place in IIS. Within the DNN Website Login as Admin or Host to your DNN website. After login go to                                        ...

DotNetNuke Search (core project) DNN Search is part of the DNN core that is installed and configured out of the box. DotNetNuke Search consists of 4 main pieces: Scheduled Task The scheduled task initiates the process of indexing the modules, at the scheduled time interval. An iteration of all modules that support iSearchable is performed. During this process, text that is extracted from the module is cleaned, parsed, and added to search word and search items tables. Search Admin The search admin is for setting the maximum word length, minimum word length, option to include common words, and the option to include numbers.  Search Input Module A module or skin object can be used to provide the form for the search query. In module settings, you can use the default button, or an image. You do not have the option to change this image within the module, nor change the text. Styles can be used to make some look and f...

Inter-Module Communication (IMC) IMC particularly refers to the facility that the DotNetNuke framework provides to allow data to be passed between modules during the ASP.Net page life cycle. It is a very elegant solution for passing data between modules, on the server side. That said, it tends to be a topic that most first-time IMC users have trouble getting right. There are numerous ways to pass data between modules, both on the server and on the client side. DotNetNuke Inter-Module Communication (IMC) IMC communication always occurs somewhere within the ASP.Net page life cycle. Therefore this method of passing data between modules requires exactly one execution of the page life cycle. If user interaction is required to trigger the communication, then a post-back will need to occur from the browser to trigger the page life cycle in which the IMC will take place. IMC functionality is divided into two parts:   Communicating (sending messages)       Lis...

Programming is like art of painting. In painting you draws things that are in your mind on the paper with the pencil & file the color in it to make it alive. The same things happen in programming first you make clear about the output of programming decide the what will be the input data make it’s list & how many variable you will going to use in coding. & according to the requirement of output the coding is done. Coding contain Mathematical formula’s & code combine in the Logical manner to achieve the output. According the type of Language & it’s richness the coding is done to make the programming as small as possible. In programming Mathematical thinking is required. You must be able to write your ideas in terms of mathematics with the nature of Language you are using to construct the program . The skill get improve when you do practice .. Lots of Practice. The only way to learn any programming language just to write programs. Try to do it for fun....