Problem with the simple module sample - Sitefinity - Front- & Back-End Development

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Posted by Community Admin on 15-Mar-2011 00:00

Hello,

I successfully registered the JobApplication sample module to a sitefinity website.
When i test it, though, I get an unhandled exception.
Tracking and removing a try/catch, Imanaged to find the line in which the exception happens on the Job.cs file in the :

sf.Document().CreateNew().Do(item =>

item.Parent = sf.DocumentLibraries().Where(l => l.Title == "JobApplications").Get().FirstOrDefault();

item.Title = title; item.UrlName = title + "_Application";

item.SetValue("FirstName", firstName);

item.SetValue("LastName", lastName);

item.SetValue("Phone", phone);

item.SetValue("HowDidYouHear", howDidYouHear);

).CheckOut().UploadContent(applicationFile.InputStream, applicationFile.GetExtension()).CheckInAndPublish();

The exception is on an null/unreferenced object. here is the cal stack i get :

[NullReferenceException: Object reference not set to an instance of an object.]
   Telerik.Sitefinity.Libraries.Model.MediaContent.PreStore() +72
   OpenAccessRuntime.DataObjects.PCStateMan.doJDOPreStore(LifecycleListenerManager[] listeners) +212
   OpenAccessRuntime.DataObjects.OpenAccessPersistenceManagerImp.callPreStore() +89
   OpenAccessRuntime.DataObjects.OpenAccessPersistenceManagerImp.prepareForStore(Boolean commit) +48
   OpenAccessRuntime.DataObjects.OpenAccessPersistenceManagerImp.flush() +75

[OpenAccessException: Object reference not set to an instance of an object.]
   Telerik.Sitefinity.Data.TransactionManager.CommitTransaction(String transactionName) +592
   Telerik.Sitefinity.Fluent.FluentSitefinity.Dispose() +46
   Jobs.JobsModule.UploadApplication(String firstName, String lastName, String phone, String howDidYouHear, UploadedFile applicationFile) in C:\Users\administrator\Documents\Visual Studio 2010\Projects\Jobs\JobsModule.cs:193
   Jobs.PublicControls.JobApplicationUpload.JobApplicationUpload_Click(Object sender, EventArgs e) in C:\Users\administrator\Documents\Visual Studio 2010\Projects\Jobs\PublicControls\JobApplicationUpload.cs:157
   System.Web.UI.WebControls.Button.OnClick(EventArgs e) +118
   System.Web.UI.WebControls.Button.RaisePostBackEvent(String eventArgument) +112
   System.Web.UI.WebControls.Button.System.Web.UI.IPostBackEventHandler.RaisePostBackEvent(String eventArgument) +10
   System.Web.UI.Page.RaisePostBackEvent(IPostBackEventHandler sourceControl, String eventArgument) +13
   System.Web.UI.Page.RaisePostBackEvent(NameValueCollection postData) +36
   System.Web.UI.Page.ProcessRequestMain(Boolean includeStagesBeforeAsyncPoint, Boolean includeStagesAfterAsyncPoint) +5563

I don't think I've any non-instanced object, and my code is for now a copy paste of the sample "JobApplication" module project.

Am I missing anything?

Posted by Community Admin on 15-Mar-2011 00:00

I have an extra information.

Apparently, the "item.Parent" property is null.
I believe it means my code can't find a "JobApplications" library.

Is there a way to check in the code that this library exists? (It's supposed to be created at the module's registration).
If not, how can I ensure its creation?

Thank you.

Posted by Community Admin on 16-Mar-2011 00:00

I finally found out my problem came from a library with the URL "JobApplications" already existed, preventing the creation of a library with the same URL.
I then created (in the code) a library with the URL "JobApplication2" to test my theory. It worked fine, and the module works now as intended.

That leads me to the following question : How to properly delete a Library? I tried through the code with the line :

sflib.DocumentLibraries().Where(l => l.UrlName == "JobApplications").Delete();

but it doesn't seem to delete it.

Is there a way to delete is through the interface? And what is the proper way to delete it through the code?

Thank you,
F.

Posted by Community Admin on 16-Mar-2011 00:00

Hi Lamari,

You can delete the Library from the API if you retrieve it with the Fluent API code by its Name property such as this:

App.WorkWith().DocumentLibraries().Where(a => a.Title == "MyLibrary").Delete().SaveChanges();

Furthermore you can also delete it from the User interface if you navigate to the corresponding library on the right side menu of Documents & Files, open the library and click Delete from the Library actions menu such as shown below:

Please let me know if you need further assistance.

Best wishes,
Hristo Borisov
the Telerik team

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