Hello Friends,
i downloaded Asp.net portal starter kit 1.1 and then i downloaded aspnetportal-install-May042008 and tried very hard to add some modules and upgrade to it..finally i succeeded with it. I wanted to use it as i wanted to have master page support..
Finally i m getting run time erro in desktopdefault.aspx : System.NullReferenceException: Object reference not set to an instance of an 
object.
This error occurs in page_load event of desktopdefault.aspx page..below is my code where i am getting error.
 protected void Page_Init(object sender, EventArgs e) {
        
            PortalSettings portalSettings = (PortalSettings) HttpContext.Current.Items["PortalSettings"];
        
          
            if (PortalSecurity.IsInRoles(portalSettings.ActiveTab.AuthorizedRoles) == false) {
                Response.Redirect("~/Admin/AccessDenied.aspx");
            }

          
            if ((Request.IsAuthenticated == false) && (portalSettings.ActiveTab.TabIndex == 0)) {
                LeftPane.Controls.Add(Page.LoadControl("~/DesktopModules/SignIn.ascx"));
                LeftPane.Visible = true;             
            }

          
            if (portalSettings.ActiveTab.Modules.Count > 0) {

          
                foreach (ModuleSettings _moduleSettings in portalSettings.ActiveTab.Modules) {
                
                    Control parent = Page.FindControl(_moduleSettings.PaneName);

                    try
                    {
                        if (( _moduleSettings.CacheTime ) == 0)
                        {

                            PortalModuleControl portalModule = (PortalModuleControl) Page.LoadControl(_moduleSettings.DesktopSrc);

                            portalModule.PortalId = portalSettings.PortalId;
                            portalModule.ModuleConfiguration = _moduleSettings;

                            parent.Controls.Add(  portalModule); // i am getting error here..
                        }
                        else
                        {

                            CachedPortalModuleControl portalModule = new CachedPortalModuleControl( );

                            portalModule.PortalId = portalSettings.PortalId;
                            portalModule.ModuleConfiguration = _moduleSettings;

                            parent.Controls.Add(portalModule);
                        }

                    }
                    catch (Exception en)
                    {
                        
                        throw en;
                    }
                   
                    parent.Controls.Add(new LiteralControl("<" + "br" + ">"));
                    parent.Visible = true;
                }
            }
        }
 
 I really want to solve this error and wana get back to work..pls help...
Regards,
Nil
 
 
 
 
Regards,
Nil
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Hiya,
Try setting a breakpoint on the problem code and see what you get out of the debugger. from the error it looks like you are trying to add a null object.
Cheers
Jorus.
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 Hi,
I did everything but i am not getting where is the problem as every module is loaded in desktopdefault.aspx at runtime..it really becomes very difficult to trace to the root where problem really occurs..
I am still waiting for some solution..any help will be appreciated...Thanks a lot for replying me..
Regards,
Nil
 
Regards,
Nil
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can anyone guide me on this? 
Regards,
Nil
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 Finally i put this thing aside and started with new one..
Thanks,
Nil 
Regards,
Nil
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