I have just begun working throught the OWS Knowledge Base Tutorial and adapting it to my needs. All looks good except when published there is no data displayed and no error of any sort. The fetching data message is displayed briefly then the module is just blank except for the title. When testing the query from within OWS admin it returns a result but not when published. I have checked all the obvious things e.g. show all records is checked, permissions set to everyone to view etc. I am using the latest OWS 2.1.16 and DNN5.1.1

Marcus,

From OWS Administration window for the module, can you click on the EXPORT option. Copy and paste the OWS code contents for your configuration and paste into a text file then zip it.

Then reply here and attach the ZIP. I will look at it.

You also might try looking at your debug Action section and see if:
1. In your actions you have a second Detail Template overwriting your intended Detail Template
2. Your actions aren't ordered correctly so that a Detail Template is not being set at all in your actions after your Query Template runs

Thanks for looking at this Paul. I have attached the OWS code as requested. With the OWS version I have under the tools menu there are no links to a Configuration Repository or Debug Interface?

OK, that is not good I think. Are you or were you on DNN 5.0.0 or 5.0.1? I have seen this problem once before when DNN had broken their installer in this build.

So, first please try installing the latest version (2.1.16) upgrade to OWS. After upgrade check to see if the r2i*.dll files in /bin of your DNN app have the same date/time stamp as the files in the OWS download ZIP file. If they are not, just copy the dlls to /bin from the zip.

You should have a screen on the Tools tab that looks something like this.
http://screencast.com/t/MUIHIGKr25b

If the problem continues, let me know.

OWS 2.1.16 was installed after upgrade to DNN 5.1.1 but I have checked and replaced dll's anyway but it didn't make any difference?

Only 2 suggestions left for you.....

1. If you can... meaning that you don't have a lot of time/effort invested in building OWS modules on your site and you can start ALL OVER again, then completely uninstall OWS and reinstall it.

2. Submit this question/problem to the forums at www.openwebstudio.com as it may require more technical assistance from the developer, R2Integrated, than I am able to provide.

Sorry.....

OK, I have had some success after playing around with this and uninstalling and re-installing the module several times. I have discovered (by accident) that there are some differences between the latest module version and the version used in your demo. It seems that by default queries aren't nested and if you remove the query the way you do in the quickbuilder demo it stops the module retrieving the data. If you leave it in it also prevents the ability to go into edit mode but I am sure there is a way around that if I can find the time to play with it a bit longer. Thanks for the help anyway. Is there any chance of an updated tutorial covering some of the newer features now available?

There are 6 tutorials available covering a range of topics including some of the latest features.

Can you give us some examples of the types of subjects you would like to see covered?

Seems to be related to this thread.

Just started with OWS yesterday, been using DNN for about 2 years. I have a fresh install of DNN 5.1.2 and OWS 2.1.17. After following the videos in Part 1, ERROR#1 - when I click View or Edit there is a flash under the query output that says "fetching data ..." and then nothing happens. When I click delete, it deletes the record. I have tried installing OWS 2.1.16 on DNN 5.1.2 with the same result. ERROR#2 - When I installed OWS 2.1.7 (version used in the tutorial) on DNN 5.1.2 I get a slightly different error. Nothing happens when I click View, I get the view when I click Edit (not editable).

I got the same results as ERROR#1 with DNN 4.9.2 and OWS 2.1.17 and same results as #2 with DNN 4.9.2 and OWS 2.1.7 (same DNN/OWS versions from tutorial).

Bummer, this module has such promise for what I need to get done. Could it be something in my web.config?

Any advice you have would be great, I can set up numerous test environments and give access to them if that helps.

-Jeff

After going through the Quickbuilder tutorial at openwebstudio.com, a couple issues jumped out. #1 - I needed to select a key filed in the grid view, this pretty much fixed the issues I noted in this post. #2 - Selecting JQuery in the Quickbuilders made a huge difference in how this functioned.

Note: without the JQuery selection, it seems the cancel button does not work in the View.

-Jeff

In my experience, there has always been slight issues with the QuickBuilder feature.

If you want, try video #2. It basically deconstructs the QuickBuilder code so that you get to start creating/editing your own custom modules and will ultimately be the way you want to build your applications.

If technical issues with OWS persist, I suggest the forums at www.openwebstudio.com where the R2Integrated guys can help you with technical issues specifically to the builds of the product.

Thanks Paul, I have been working my way through the tutorials which are a great help. One suggestion I would have for future subjects would be building a custom user profile system using OWS. This would give the opportunity to show how OWS could be used to integrate some of the core DNN User functionality into your own pages.