How to Merge DNN & XMod Search

DotNetNuke is an open-source content management system developed in Microsoft's open-source ASP.NET Web programming language. You can merge the service, also known as DNN, with XMod, an application framework designed to be used to make feedback forms, surveys, product catalogs and inventory trackers. XMod runs as a software layer on top of the DNN framework.

Instructions

1. Create a new XML document that will run as an installation script to merge DNN and XMod. You can do this by using a code-editing application or plain-text editor.

2. Initiate the XMod installation script by using the following code:

   <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
   <xmod version="1.0">

3. Add a folder to the XMod installation using the code as a guide for your code:

   <folder>MyBlueHeaven</folder>
   <files>
   <file>
   <title>Example ListView</title>
   <name>Example_List.xmt</name>
   <description>This is the list view template for the example</description>
   <type>listview</type>
   </file>

4. Call the XMod system and then close out your code tags with the following code:

   <system>
   <plugins>
   <plugin>
   <title>My Blue Heaven System Plugin</title>
   <assembly>MyBlueHeaven.dll</assembly>
   <classname>MyBlueHeaven.XModPlugins.SysPluginClass</classname>
   </plugin>
   </plugins>
   </system>
   </xmod>

5. Save the XML file, upload it to your Web server, and execute it as a script to merge the two Web development systems.

References

• DNNDev: Application Builder for DNN Databases
• DNNDev: Build Just About Anything with Xmod Pro
• DotNetNuke: Intro