I've downloaded and successfully installed the lastest DNN on my 2k pro box. The site works great and I want to start developing my own moduled. However when I open the solution in 2002, I get a bunch of syntax errors.

In the file PaFolderCollection.vb this error occurs several times
For i As Integer = 0 To value.Length - 1
^^^^^^^^^
The errors are "i is not defined" and a "syntax error" on the As.

I already have the 1.1 framework installed. It appears that VB has changed from 2002 to 2003.

Can I just download a new compiler?
Or do I need to upgrade to 2003 (really can't afford it)?

Thanks. I tried searching on this topic but didn't find anything, so I hope I'm not duplicating another post.

mliebster

Check out this post for a converter to 2002.

http://www.asp.net/Forums/ShowPost.aspx?tabindex=1&PostID=582524

mliebster,

That is because the syntax works only in VS 2003.

Simply Dim the variable to its type before you use the For statement.

You will get a couple more errors:

1. Change ServerAndNoCache to one line with "Server" and another with "NoCache"
2. Something related to mailing functionality: .Fields must be changed to .Headers

Also beware of the reference paths that additional projects will have, they must point to your installation and not the one that says C:/Dotnetnuke2 (or something similar).

Thanks for the responses. I was hoping that I could just d/l a new compiler or framework and plug it into my Visual Studio IDE.

I'll make the changes. I was hoping to hold off until VS 2005 came out, and this will help!

There also some For Each statements that need to be converted to enumerators.

Thanks again,
mliebster

Hi mliebster,

Did you manage to get DNN running on Visual Studio 2002?  I'm trying to create a custom module on DNN 3.0.12 but I can't compile due to hundreds of errors because of the For Each ... As ... statements.

I don't know whether to keep searching for an easy fix or just bear down and change all the code.  The problem is I don't even know how many errors I'll have to fix because the Task List stops at 165 errors!

Kim