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06/29/2009 1:28 PM  

I have been successfully using a DNN installation on a 3rd party host server. I uploaded some new skins via HOST to the server and whilst I could not locate the skins files on the server under any portal, they worked when chosen for my site.

I needed to edit one of the files in the new skin and as I could not locate the file anywhere on the server I wanted to revert to the default skin whilst I sorted the issue.

Under HOST >SKINS I selected Restore Default Skin.

 

the site continues to work ok I can login etc  except I can do nothing with ADMIN or HOST..  I get the error message below and I think it seems like either dnn cannot find the default skin or the database is not pointing to one at all??

 

I am pretty new to DNN .. I like it but lots to learn..  and it was all going so well...

 

any help to fix this most appreciated,  I still cannot see any files of the new skin on FTP as I thought deleting the new files would make DNN revert to default...  I am stuck..  Help please????

 

ERROR MESSAGE FROM DNN

DotNetNuke.Services.Exceptions.PageLoadException: Object reference not set to an instance of an object. ---> System.NullReferenceException: Object reference not set to an instance of an object. at DotNetNuke.Framework.DefaultPage.Page_Init(Object sender, EventArgs e) in C:\Inetpub\vhosts\dccare.hostinguk.org\httpdocs\www\Default.aspx.vb:line 554 at System.Web.UI.Control.OnInit(EventArgs e) at System.Web.UI.Page.OnInit(EventArgs e) at DotNetNuke.Framework.PageBase.OnInit(EventArgs e) at System.Web.UI.Control.InitRecursive(Control namingContainer) at System.Web.UI.Page.ProcessRequestMain(Boolean includeStagesBeforeAsyncPoint, Boolean includeStagesAfterAsyncPoint) --- End of inner exception stack trace ---

 

 

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06/29/2009 2:29 PM  
Sadly, that error doesn't really tell us much.

Did these functions work before you made the changes to the skin?

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06/29/2009 2:49 PM  

thanks for your prompt reply.

yes  everything worked fine and was functioning correctly

I uploaded the skins applied them all worked fine  admin and host too.

 

it was after I chose to "restore default skin" the option on the HOST>SKINS page that the problem arose.

I went to the admin tab on he menu and the error on my original post above arose. as it does on anything HOST or ADMIN.  all other tabs work fine.  its almost as if the admin skin has disappeared..

does this help?... 

Thanks very much.. 

Rob

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07/02/2009 10:17 AM  
You can manually override the skin selection, via querystring, but that is going to take a bit of testing/playing to get it right.

You might look at the db level to set it.

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