Hi,

First, i'm sorry if the topic is in the wrong location..

I'm developing a custom module news for DNN. I can use the dnn:texteditor with no problem.

In my ascx i have on top :
<%@ Register TagPrefix="dnn" TagName="TextEditor" Src="~/controls/TextEditor.ascx" %>

Then i use it like this:
<dnn:texteditor id="teContent" width="100%" height="400" runat="server">


It all works fine, the user inserts content in the editor, i save it to a custom table in sql, no issues here.

The issue i have is in:
1 - with the use of a repeater i show to the user all the news he can edit - no problem here
2 - in the last column i create a link for every row. This link i configured to open in a fancybox one new aspx page. Inside this aspx page i have the editor :
<dnn:texteditor id="teContent" width="100%" height="400" runat="server">
- this is the issue

This is the issue, i can never load the editor with success, also tried loading any asp webcontrol and works fine.
Also tried to create the editor by code and adding it to the aspx page in runtime, with no success.

Can someone point me in the right direction plz?

best regards,

Bruno Rézio

The exception here
<!--
[NullReferenceException]: Object reference not set to an instance of an object.
at DotNetNuke.Providers.RadEditorProvider.EditorProvider.Panel_PreRender(Object sender, EventArgs e)
at System.Web.UI.Control.OnPreRender(EventArgs e)
at System.Web.UI.Control.PreRenderRecursiveInternal()
at System.Web.UI.Control.PreRenderRecursiveInternal()
at System.Web.UI.Control.PreRenderRecursiveInternal()
at System.Web.UI.Control.PreRenderRecursiveInternal()
at System.Web.UI.Control.PreRenderRecursiveInternal()
at System.Web.UI.Control.PreRenderRecursiveInternal()
at System.Web.UI.Page.ProcessRequestMain(Boolean includeStagesBeforeAsyncPoint, Boolean includeStagesAfterAsyncPoint)
[HttpUnhandledException]: Exception of type 'System.Web.HttpUnhandledException' was thrown.
at System.Web.UI.Page.HandleError(Exception e)
at System.Web.UI.Page.ProcessRequestMain(Boolean includeStagesBeforeAsyncPoint, Boolean includeStagesAfterAsyncPoint)
at System.Web.UI.Page.ProcessRequest(Boolean includeStagesBeforeAsyncPoint, Boolean includeStagesAfterAsyncPoint)
at System.Web.UI.Page.ProcessRequest()
at System.Web.UI.Page.ProcessRequest(HttpContext context)
at ASP.desktopmodules_noticias_editnoticiabyid_aspx.ProcessRequest(HttpContext context)
at System.Web.HttpApplication.CallHandlerExecutionStep.System.Web.HttpApplication.IExecutionStep.Execute()
at System.Web.HttpApplication.ExecuteStep(IExecutionStep step, Boolean& completedSynchronously)
-->

The exception here
<!--
[NullReferenceException]: Object reference not set to an instance of an object.
at DotNetNuke.Providers.RadEditorProvider.EditorProvider.Panel_PreRender(Object sender, EventArgs e)
at System.Web.UI.Control.OnPreRender(EventArgs e)
at System.Web.UI.Control.PreRenderRecursiveInternal()
at System.Web.UI.Control.PreRenderRecursiveInternal()
at System.Web.UI.Control.PreRenderRecursiveInternal()
at System.Web.UI.Control.PreRenderRecursiveInternal()
at System.Web.UI.Control.PreRenderRecursiveInternal()
at System.Web.UI.Control.PreRenderRecursiveInternal()
at System.Web.UI.Page.ProcessRequestMain(Boolean includeStagesBeforeAsyncPoint, Boolean includeStagesAfterAsyncPoint)
[HttpUnhandledException]: Exception of type 'System.Web.HttpUnhandledException' was thrown.
at System.Web.UI.Page.HandleError(Exception e)
at System.Web.UI.Page.ProcessRequestMain(Boolean includeStagesBeforeAsyncPoint, Boolean includeStagesAfterAsyncPoint)
at System.Web.UI.Page.ProcessRequest(Boolean includeStagesBeforeAsyncPoint, Boolean includeStagesAfterAsyncPoint)
at System.Web.UI.Page.ProcessRequest()
at System.Web.UI.Page.ProcessRequest(HttpContext context)
at ASP.desktopmodules_noticias_editnoticiabyid_aspx.ProcessRequest(HttpContext context)
at System.Web.HttpApplication.CallHandlerExecutionStep.System.Web.HttpApplication.IExecutionStep.Execute()
at System.Web.HttpApplication.ExecuteStep(IExecutionStep step, Boolean& completedSynchronously)
-->

does anyone have issues with fancy box & texteditor too??

oh, and i'm using a dnn v 6.1

Bruno,

The "Object reference not set to an instance of an object" message means that you have an unitialize variable somewhere.

The best way to track this down is to set up your module in a local installation of DotNetNuke and go through the debugging process. You should be able to identify the line where the error is thrown and, from there, track back into the calling program to find out what is missing.

Are you able to get at this with a debugger? What is your development environment?

Hello Joseph,

Yes , i do have a development environment, created a localhost portal and i'm able to debug.

The main issue is:

I can use fancybox with sucess. I create an aspx page, insert on it any kind of asp:control (ex: textbox, repeater , etc) and bind the control.
The problem is when i try to do the same but using the dnn:textEditor. The goal is to, on a click of a button, open the editor in the fancybox.

the i get the error above and i'm kind of stuck...

any ideas?

thx
Bruno Rezio

I would think that if your run the site in debug mode that you should be able to set a breakpoint in the module and step up to the point that you get this problem.

I do understand that this happens fairly early in the page's life cycle, so you are going to have to dig a bit.