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Jose_minglein

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1/31/2020 12:17 PM

    Hi all,

    I have a site running with DNN, and now I want to add a windows service task to execute some synchronization actions frequently.

    To try it, I have created my console application with my connection string and I try to use, for example, to get the module settings of a particular module inside my site:

     ModuleController moduleController = new ModuleController();
            ArrayList modules = moduleController.GetModulesByDefinition(portalId, moduleName); 

    However I always got NullReference excepton inside.

    I guess that the dataprovider is not loaded in my console application (I have previously solved all dependency reference). 

    Is this possible? There is some method to instantiate the portal information to be able to access to my modules information?

    Many thanks in advance.






    Mandeep Singh

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    1/31/2020 12:32 PM
      No. This is not possible.

      You need to create a Web API on your site and consume it in your Console app.

      If you have direct access to the database then you should query the database directly. DNN API will not work in a Console App since it has a dependency on ASP.NET and requires that it's used in context of a web application.
      Sincerely,
      Mandeep Singh

      CEO & Founder | Mandeeps.com
      CEO & Founder | Vanjaro





      Jose_minglein

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      1/31/2020 12:46 PM

        Many thanks for your quick response.

        I am investigating a task schedule that seems will be able to work for the purpose I am looking for.

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