I am trying to make a barebones user control for a module in DotNetNuke.  I apologize if this isn't the right forum.   The module compiles and can be added to the list of available modules in the Control Panel:  But in the container, I receive the following error.  The name of the control is Login2.  It simply outputs the information entered by the user in a login box.

This is the error I receive

Error: Login2 is currently unavailable.
DotNetNuke.Services.Exceptions.ModuleLoadException: Unable to cast object of type 'ASP.admin_skins_login_ascx' to type 'DotNetNuke.Entities.Modules.PortalModuleBase'. ---> System.InvalidCastException: Unable to cast object of type 'ASP.admin_skins_login_ascx' to type 'DotNetNuke.Entities.Modules.PortalModuleBase'. at DotNetNuke.UI.Skins.Skin.InjectModule(Control objPane, ModuleInfo objModule, PortalSettings PortalSettings) --- End of inner exception stack trace ---

Here is the code for the user control named Login2.ascx

<%</FONT><FONT color=#0000ff size=2>@</FONT><FONT size=2> </FONT><FONT color=#a31515 size=2>Control</FONT><FONT size=2> </FONT><FONT color=#ff0000 size=2>Language</FONT><FONT color=#0000ff size=2>="VB"</FONT><FONT size=2> </FONT><FONT color=#ff0000 size=2>AutoEventWireup</FONT><FONT color=#0000ff size=2>="false"</FONT><FONT size=2> </FONT><FONT color=#ff0000 size=2>CodeFile</FONT><FONT color=#0000ff size=2>="Login2.ascx.vb"</FONT><FONT size=2> </FONT><FONT color=#ff0000 size=2>Inherits</FONT><FONT color=#0000ff size=2>="AlteinEnterprises.CoffeeShopListing.Login2"</FONT><FONT size=2> %>

<table style="border-style:solid; border-color: Black;">
<tr>
  <td><b>Loginb>td>
  <td><asp:TextBox ID="User" runat="server" />td>
tr>
<tr>
   <td><b>Passwordb>td>
   <td><asp:TextBox ID="Pass" runat="server" />td>
tr>
<tr>
  <td>td>
  <td><b>Passwordb>td>
  <td><asp:Button id="buttton" Text="Submit" runat="server" />td>
tr>
table>
<p><asp:Label ID="lblMessage" runat="server" />p>

This is the code-behind for the user control

Imports DotNetNuke
Namespace AlteinEnterprises.CoffeeShopListinga
Partial Class Login2
     Inherits Entities.Modules.PortalModuleBase

Public UserName As String

Public Password As String

Public Sub Submit(ByVal Sender As Object, ByVal e As EventArgs)

lblMessage.Text = "UserName: " & User.Text & _

"
" & "Password: " & Pass.Text & ""

End Sub
End Class
End Namespace

I do not know why I am receiving this error and I would be so very appreciative if some one could help me out.

Thanks,
altein

>Namespace AlteinEnterprises.CoffeeShopListinga

If that's not a transcription error, remove the "a" at the end of the line.

Hi,

Namespace AlteinEnterprises.CoffeeShopListinga

the 'a' is just a typo. In my code, it doesn't exist. It is only AlteinEnterprises.CoffeeShopListing

Thanks,
altein

Looking more ... the error messages seem to refer to the skin. Are you including this module in your skin?

One way to go about debugging this would be to install a version of DNN on a local computer, add this module and skin, and then run the web site under Visual Web Developer or Visual Studio. If you do that you can check for compile errors, set breakpoints, etc. That would probably help you locate the source of the problem more easily.

Oh, just another thought. If you are trying to mimic the DotNetNuke login module, you might want to take a look at it's source. In particular, the code-behind for that "Inherits UserModuleBase" which is different than your code.

Dear Mr. Craig,

Thank you so much for your advice and information.  It turns out I just had the "login" user control, login.ascx, set as the control for the "login2" (the module I created) module in the module definitions.  I just changed the user control for the module "login2" to the login2.ascx.

My apologies,
Thanks again

Super!

Hi,

I have created my own login page and added Account Login module on it. It was working fine for me few days before. After that I deleted that login Pgae.

Now I have again created login page and trying to add account login module on it, however, I am getting following error in view mode. and due to that login fuctionality is not working for my website.

DotNetNuke.Services.Exceptions.ModuleLoadException: Unable to cast object of type 'ASP.admin_skins_login_ascx' to type 'DotNetNuke.Entities.Modules.PortalModuleBase'. ---> System.InvalidCastException: Unable to cast object of type 'ASP.admin_skins_login_ascx' to type 'DotNetNuke.Entities.Modules.PortalModuleBase'. at DotNetNuke.UI.Skins.Skin.InjectModule(Control objPane, ModuleInfo objModule, PortalSettings PortalSettings) --- End of inner exception stack trace ---

Please let me know if any one knows about it.

I don't recognize this problem.

Are you able to login to your site if you browse to http://yoursite.com/?ctl=login?

You might also try http://login.aspx.