Global Internet Business Solutions ~ GIBS

Tide Charts Module for DotNetNuke

Webmaster — Sat, 31 May 2025 10:55:00 GMT

Accurate, Interactive Tide Predictions for Your Website

Dynamic Weather Module for Your DNN Website

Webmaster — Sat, 24 May 2025 13:46:00 GMT

Enhance your website with our powerful and user-friendly Weather Module, designed to provide comprehensive and up-to-date weather information directly from OpenWeatherMap. Perfect for local businesses, community portals, or personal blogs, this module offers a rich, interactive weather experience for your visitors. Key Features & Benefits: Effortless Location Configuration: Easily set the target location by entering a City, State, and Country Code. Automated Latitude/Longitude Lookup: No need to manually find coordinates! Our integrated lookup feature automatically retrieves the precise latitude and longitude based on your entered location. Smart Location Selection: If multiple locations match your search (e.g., "Springfield"), a convenient dropdown allows you to select the exact one you need, ensuring accurate data. Rich Weather Data Display: Current Conditions at a Glance: Visitors get instant access to real-time temperature, "feels like" temperature, humidity, atmospheric pressure, cloud cover, UV index, and sunrise/sunset times. Detailed Wind Information: Displays wind speed in MPH, converts wind direction from degrees to clear compass points (e.g., "NW", "SE"), and includes wind gust data for a complete picture. Comprehensive Visibility: Shows visibility in both meters and automatically converted miles, catering to all user preferences. Precipitation Clarity: Provides precipitation probability and displays rainfall amounts in both millimeters (mm) and automatically converted inches (in). Interactive Forecasts: Hourly Temperature Chart: A visually engaging chart presents hourly temperature trends, allowing users to quickly see temperature fluctuations throughout the day. Daily Forecast Summary: Offers a multi-day outlook with high/low temperatures, day/night temperatures, "feels like" temperatures for different times of day, and a concise summary for each day. Timely Weather Alerts: Keeps your audience informed with real-time weather alerts, displaying the event type, sender, effective period, and detailed description, ensuring they are aware of any significant weather events. Seamless Integration & Management: DNN Module Integration: Designed as a native DotNetNuke module for easy installation and management within your DNN portal. Intuitive Settings Panel: A dedicated settings page allows administrators to configure the OpenWeatherMap API key and location details with ease. Localized Experience: Supports localized strings for all labels and messages, providing a tailored experience for your global audience. Give your website visitors the power of precise, up-to-date weather information with our feature-rich Weather Module! Sample The Module Here

Estimated demand for QR Code use in 2025 and the future

Webmaster — Tue, 07 Jan 2025 16:37:00 GMT

It's estimated that by 2025, over 100 million smartphone users in the US will be scanning QR codes. This indicates a strong and growing demand for QR code use. This growth is driven by several factors: Increased smartphone adoption: As more people own smartphones, the potential user base for QR codes expands. Integration with mobile payments: QR codes are increasingly used for mobile payments, particularly in developing regions, driving their adoption. Juniper Research predicts that global spending using QR code payments will reach over $3 trillion by 2025. Versatility and convenience: QR codes offer a convenient way to access information, make payments, check in for events, and more. This versatility contributes to their widespread use across various industries. Omnichannel experiences: Businesses are increasingly using QR codes to connect online and offline experiences, creating seamless omnichannel journeys for customers. Overall, the demand for QR code use is expected to remain strong in 2025 and beyond, driven by technological advancements, increasing smartphone penetration, and the growing need for convenient and versatile solutions in various sectors. Sample our QR Code Maker DNN app.

Get DNN User CustomProperty Profile Data

Webmaster — Mon, 06 Jan 2025 15:51:00 GMT

private string GetUserProfileString(string CustomProperty, int UserID) { UserInfo oUserInfo = UserController.GetUserById(PortalSettings.PortalId, UserID); string sCustomProperty = oUserInfo.Profile.GetPropertyValue(CustomProperty); return sCustomProperty; }

Create DNN List Using ListController()

Mon, 27 Jan 2020 13:52:00 GMT

public void CreateList() { try { //create a placeholder entry - const string listName = "InventoryReportingType"; var listController = new ListController(); var entry = new ListEntryInfo(); { entry.DefinitionID = -1; entry.ParentID = 0; entry.Level = 0; entry.PortalID = this.PortalId; entry.ListName = listName; entry.Value = "USDA"; entry.Text = "USDA"; entry.SystemList = false; entry.SortOrder = 1; } listController.AddListEntry(entry); } catch (Exception ex) { Exceptions.ProcessModuleLoadException(this, ex); } }

Get DNN Users Role Expiration Date

Fri, 11 May 2018 14:59:00 GMT

DotNetNuke.Security.Roles.RoleController rolesController = new DotNetNuke.Security.Roles.RoleController(); UserRoleInfo role = rolesController.GetUserRole(0, this.UserId, rolesController.GetRoleByName(0, "Donor").RoleID); DateTime expiryDate = role.ExpiryDate; lblDebug.Text = expiryDate.ToShortDateString();

Ventrian News Articles

Tue, 08 May 2018 17:19:00 GMT

Getting an error when submitting an article for approval . . . Offending user control: ucSubmitNewsComplete ModuleControlSource:DesktopModules/DnnForge - NewsArticles/NewsArticles.ascx AbsoluteURL:/Default.aspx DefaultDataProvider:DotNetNuke.Data.SqlDataProvider, DotNetNuke ExceptionGUID:5cd25a7a-5b00-48d1-9398-50a40891bf53 AssemblyVersion:9.1.1 RawUrl:/Pottery-News/articleType/SubmitNewsComplete UserAgent:Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 10.0; Win64; x64) AppleWebKit/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko) Chrome/66.0.3359.139 Safari/537.36 Message:Could not load type 'ucSubmitNewsComplete'. StackTrace: InnerMessage:Could not load type 'ucSubmitNewsComplete'. Resolution <%@ Control Language="vb" AutoEventWireup="false" CodeBehind="ucSubmitNewsComplete.ascx.vb" Inherits="ucSubmitNewsComplete" %> to this . . . <%@ Control Language="vb" AutoEventWireup="false" CodeBehind="ucSubmitNewsComplete.ascx.vb" Inherits="Ventrian.NewsArticles.ucSubmitNewsComplete" %>

Add Stylesheet from Code Behind

Sun, 15 Oct 2017 13:04:00 GMT

Add a stylesheet from custom DNN module settings HtmlGenericControl css1 = new HtmlGenericControl("link"); css1.Attributes["type"] = "text/css"; if (Settings.Contains("jQueryUI")) { css1.Attributes["href"] = Settings["jQueryUI"].ToString(); } else { css1.Attributes["href"] = "https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jqueryui/1.12.1/themes/redmond/jquery-ui.css"; } css1.Attributes["rel"] = "stylesheet"; css1.Attributes["media"] = "screen"; Page.Header.Controls.Add(css1);

True False Eval Bool GridView TemplateField

Fri, 29 Sep 2017 09:45:00 GMT

GridView Trim Long String

Wed, 11 May 2016 13:32:00 GMT

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Call a Function from a GridView

Mon, 25 Jan 2016 13:43:00 GMT

Ventrian Gallery Latest Template

Sat, 23 Jan 2016 11:09:00 GMT

Link to photo slideshow:

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Ventrian Gallery Latest Template

[PHOTOWITHBORDER] Ventrian Gallery Latest Template

Pivot Query for Ventrian Property Agent

Mon, 15 Dec 2014 13:22:00 GMT

I had a need for getting a property details for a SSR report and came up with the following store procedure . . . I thought it might be useful to someone. /****** Object: StoredProcedure [dbo].[GIBS_Rentals_Get_PropertyDetails] Script Date: 12/15/2014 06:52:03 ******/ SET ANSI_NULLS ON GO SET QUOTED_IDENTIFIER ON GO CREATE PROCEDURE [dbo].[GIBS_Rentals_Get_PropertyDetails] ( @PropertyID int ) AS BEGIN SET NOCOUNT ON; DECLARE @cols AS VARCHAR(MAX), @query AS VARCHAR(MAX), @PropertyIDVarchar AS VARCHAR(10) Set @PropertyIDVarchar = Convert(VARCHAR(10),@PropertyID) select @cols = STUFF((SELECT distinct ',' + QUOTENAME(name) FROM Ventrian_PropertyAgent_CustomField FOR XML PATH(''), TYPE ).value('.', 'VARCHAR(MAX)') ,1,1,'') --print @cols set @query = 'SELECT PropertyID,' + @cols + ' from ( SELECT PropertyID , cast(Ventrian_PropertyAgent_PropertyValue.CustomValue as Varchar(50)) AS CustomValue, Ventrian_PropertyAgent_CustomField.Name AS [Name] FROM Ventrian_PropertyAgent_PropertyValue INNER JOIN Ventrian_PropertyAgent_CustomField ON Ventrian_PropertyAgent_PropertyValue.CustomFieldID = Ventrian_PropertyAgent_CustomField.CustomFieldID WHERE Ventrian_PropertyAgent_PropertyValue.PropertyID = ' + @PropertyIDVarchar + ' ) x pivot ( min(CustomValue) for Name in (' + @cols + ') ) p ' --print @query execute(@query) END

Get DNN User Profile Property Value

Sat, 27 Sep 2014 11:10:00 GMT

using DotNetNuke.Entities.Profile; string _value = GetUserProfilePropertyValue("MyCustomProfileField").ToString(); public string GetUserProfilePropertyValue(string propertyName) { string value = null; ProfilePropertyDefinition ppd = UserInfo.Profile.GetProperty(propertyName); if (ppd == null) { value = ""; } else { value = ppd.PropertyValue; if (value == null) { if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(ppd.DefaultValue)) { value = string.Empty; } else { value = ppd.DefaultValue; } } } return value; }

DNN GetUsersByRoleName for a Dropdown

Sun, 06 Jul 2014 11:56:00 GMT

public void GetPreviousAgents(string _AgentRole) { try { DotNetNuke.Security.Roles.RoleController objRoleController = new DotNetNuke.Security.Roles.RoleController(); ArrayList objUserList = objRoleController.GetUsersByRoleName(DotNetNuke.Entities.Portals.PortalSettings.Current.PortalId, _AgentRole.ToString()); int i = 0; foreach (DotNetNuke.Entities.Users.UserInfo objUserInfo in objUserList) { ddlPreviousAgent.Items.Insert(i, new ListItem(objUserInfo.DisplayName.ToString(),objUserInfo.Email.ToString())); } } catch (Exception ex) { Exceptions.ProcessModuleLoadException(this, ex); } }

DNN Registration of jQuery and Plugins in DotNetNuke

Tue, 24 Jun 2014 12:53:00 GMT

protected override void OnInit(EventArgs e) { base.OnInit(e); JavaScript.RequestRegistration(CommonJs.jQuery); JavaScript.RequestRegistration(CommonJs.jQueryUI); JavaScript.RequestRegistration(CommonJs.DnnPlugins); }

DNN Check for Authentication and Redirect to Login Page

Thu, 17 Apr 2014 10:44:00 GMT

Note that you must define a login page in the Admin/Site Settings module. if (!IsPostBack) { if (UserId == -1) { Response.Redirect(Globals.NavigateURL(this.PortalSettings.LoginTabId)); } GetNewSearchURL(); LoadGrid(); lblDailyEmails.Text = Localization.GetString("lblDailyEmails", this.LocalResourceFile); SetLinks(); }

Deleting All DNN Users from a Custom DNN Module

Sun, 08 Sep 2013 14:25:00 GMT

using DotNetNuke.Entities.Users; protected void Button1_Click(object sender, EventArgs e) { UserController.DeleteUsers(this.PortalId, false, false); }

iDataReader loop to bind custom values to a CheckBoxList

Sun, 17 Feb 2013 15:20:00 GMT

Bind values from a custom table to a CheckBoxList bound from a DNN list public void UpdateTrueFalseQuestions() { try { FBClientsController controller = new FBClientsController(); FBClientsInfo item = new FBClientsInfo(); for (int i = 0; i < cblClientTrueFalseQuestions.Items.Count; i++) { item.TfQuestion = cblClientTrueFalseQuestions.Items[i].Value.ToString(); item.TfAnswer = cblClientTrueFalseQuestions.Items[i].Selected; item.ClientID = Int32.Parse(hidClientID.Value.ToString()); item.CreatedByUserID = this.UserId; controller.FBClientsTrueFalseQuestions_InsertUpdate(item); } lblMessage.Text = Localization.GetString("ClientUpdateSuccessful", this.LocalResourceFile); lblMessage.Visible = true; } catch (Exception ex) { Exceptions.ProcessModuleLoadException(this, ex); } }

Adding a Header Tag to a Custom DNN Module

Wed, 14 Mar 2012 19:21:00 GMT

string htmlHeaderTags = null; LiteralControl htmlHeaderCtrl = new LiteralControl(); htmlHeaderTags = ""; htmlHeaderCtrl.Text = htmlHeaderTags.ToString(); Page.Header.Controls.Add(htmlHeaderCtrl);

Convert Money to Double

Mon, 06 Feb 2012 15:15:00 GMT

Converting a textbox money field value ($1,250.00) to a double value . . . double MyDoubleValue = double.Parse(txtMoneyAmount.Text, NumberStyles.Currency);

DNN Token Replacement

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 10:36:00 GMT

DNN Token Replacement Engine usage. Token Replacement Example

DNN E-Mail Address Lookup

Thu, 19 Jan 2012 10:50:00 GMT

Check to verify if an e-mail address has been previously registered: public bool LookupEmail(string EmailAddress) { try { int intRecords = 0; ArrayList u = new ArrayList(); u = UserController.GetUsersByEmail(this.PortalId, EmailAddress, 0, 1, ref intRecords); if (u.Count > 0) { return true; } else { return false; } } catch (Exception ex) { Exceptions.ProcessModuleLoadException(this, ex); return false; } }

Standard DotNetNuke CSS Classes

Wed, 11 Jan 2012 13:15:00 GMT

Standard CSS classes used by DotNetNuke: Class Usage CommandButton Just about every Link Button in DotNetNuke uses this. Link Buttons look like hyper links, but behave like form submit buttons. Head Container Title, Section Heading (expand/collapsible sections) LoginContainer Login page LoginTab Login page LoginTabHover Login page LoginTabSelected Login page LoginPanel Login page Normal Anywhere text should display in a default font. normal Yeah, someone goofed and they are in with and without a leading capital letter. NormalTextBox Just about any text box NormalRed red text / error messages CommandButtonButton Buttons LabelEditOverClass Mouse over for Edit in Place of Container Title SubHead used on many of the label controls that are prompts for information. subsubhead TimeZoneEditor FileManager_Header In the file manager. FileManagerTreeNodeSelected FileManagerTreeNode FileManager_Item FileManager_AltItem FileManager_SelItem FileManagerTreeNode WorkPanel File manager file upload, Site Settings, Recycle Bin NormalBold File Manager DataGrid_Container Data grids DataGrid_Footer Data grids DataGrid_Pager Data Grids WizardText Installation Screen, Site Wizard WorkPanel Uninstall Screen, Edit Roles, Security Roles Wizard Site Wizard, Edit Profile Definitions, Install Wizard WizardButton Install Wizard WizardButtonDisabled Install Wizard SkinObject Copyright, CurrentDate, Help, HostName, Login, Privacy, Search, Terms, User Help Edit Profile Definitions, Membership, Profile SuggestTextMenu Banner Options GroupSuggestMenu Banner Options SuggestNodeOver Banner Options StandardButton Push Buttons Of the CSS classes above, the ones you will need to pay the most attention to are: CommandButton Normal normal NormalTextBox NormalRed NormalBold Head SubHead DataGrid_Container DataGrid_Footer DataGrid_Pager SkinObject

Updating DNN Module Skin Container via SQL

Wed, 21 Dec 2011 11:24:00 GMT

DNN module skin container settings are stored in the TabModules table. Use the following SQL statement to reset all containers: update TabModules set ContainerSrc = NULL To update spcific modules you could execute something like: update TabModules set ContainerSrc = '[G]Containers/sL001_DarkRed/No Container.ascx' where ContainerSrc = '[L]Containers/DarkRed/No Container.ascx' Host containers will start with "[G]" and site containers will start with "[L]"