I downloaded the latest release of the Dot Net Nuke Starter Kit (Version 4.9.4 released on 23rd June 2009)
I followed the instructions to install the Visual Studio templates etc… as found here
They are a little outdated, but the same process still applies.
Upon installing it, loading a new website, I selected the DotNetNuke Web Application Framework (pictured below)
The template began loading, and after a short while, two errors popped up:
The file Blog_03.05.00_Install.resources could not be found within the project templates.
Continuing to run, but the resulting project may not build properly.
The file ActiveDirectory_01.00.05_install.resources could not be found within the project templates.
Continuing to run, but the resulting project may not build properly.
(see below)
Of course, I Googled the error.
It seems other people are having the same problem as me – here and here.
That got me thinking – it must be something actually missing from this release of the template.
I opened my Visual Studio Templates Directory > Project Templates > Visual Web Developer > Visual Basic
In there, there is a DotNetNuke.zip
To make poking around the files easier, I unzipped it to my desktop.
I opened up DotNetNuke.vstemplate in Notepad2 (but of course opening in VS would also work)
On lines 1186 and 1210 of this file, we see the problem:
If you open up the folder Install \ Package you will notice 4 files:
- CardSpace_01.00.00_Install.resources
- LiveID_01.00.00_Install.zip
- OpenID_01.00.00_Install.zip
- PlaceHolder.txt
Notice the missing ActiveDirectory_01.00.05_install.resources – yet it is specified in the DotNetNuke.vstemplate!
The same goes for Install \ Module
Again, a bunch of files are listed, however the missing Blog_03.05.00_Install.resources is not there!
This is obviously an error on the release.