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• **unknown user**
  
  

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  Posted: Sep 26, 2005 - 12:15 AM

  Hi everyone,
  
  I'm french and totally new to PostNuke. I'm about to create some modules for a client of mine.
  
  As a perfect newbie, I've searched for the documentation, which seems to be old (2002) and the API Guide.
  
  Is there a documentation that could be more up to date ? Or an article dealing with some step-by-step instructions for simple module development.
  
  After some hours working the Example module (7.6) I assume this example is too complexe for what I want to do. In fact, I'm sure, I can develop what I want in a easier way.
  
  Any source of documentation, or How-to ?
  
  Thanks,
  
  RouXx

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• **unknown user**
  
  

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  Posted: Sep 26, 2005 - 12:29 AM

  The best source of documentation on module development is the Example module. The most extensive docs are located at HammerHead's site (not just that link, but many links on his site are good reading.
  
  Obviously, to build a module, you're going to need at least some basic PHP coding skills. The "old" docs you mentioned describe the old way of coding modules and those docs are not recommended.
  
  If you need an even more basic example than the Example module, you're actually in luck. Check out either of the mods I just released: "About" and "Mission"... both are in my downloads section.

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• Lobos
  
  

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  Posted: Sep 26, 2005 - 12:34 AM

  Hi there,
  
  I have created a module generator for my nvRender module which you can get from www.nvida.net (it is included with the nvRender module in the downloads are of the site). The module generator will create a module of your naming, you can also create as many database tables and columns as you like in the creation process. The resulting generated module will then install and initialise - it also includes some handy examples in the code for beginners (well you should know some PHP).
  
  -Lobos
  
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  -Lobos
  Professional PHP Framework Services: Concept, Development and Deployment

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• **unknown user**
  
  

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  Posted: Sep 26, 2005 - 12:36 AM

  Well thank you alarconcepts, I'll give a watch, but your website seems to be offline, I fall in timeout.
  
  RouXx

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• **unknown user**
  
  

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  Posted: Sep 26, 2005 - 12:37 AM

  Seems to be very intersting Lobos, I'll give a watch too !
  
  Many thanks !
  
  RouXx

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• **unknown user**
  
  

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  Posted: Sep 26, 2005 - 12:45 AM

  No problem. BTW, the page is back up. ;)

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• **unknown user**
  
  

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  Posted: Sep 26, 2005 - 01:05 AM

  alarconcepts => Thanks a lot, I've just look into About and Mission modules, this is exactly what I wanted !
  
  Thx a lot ! :D

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• **unknown user**
  
  

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  Posted: Sep 26, 2005 - 01:08 AM

  lol...you mean they already do what you needed? How cool is that!? Pretty cool, IMHO.
  
  Glad to help.
  
  ;)

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• **unknown user**
  
  

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  Posted: Sep 27, 2005 - 12:05 AM

  alarconcepts => No, I mean a very simple module, so that I can take its bases to build my own !
  
  ;)

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• ctimmer
  
  

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  Posted: Sep 27, 2005 - 12:33 AM

  ModGen (link below) will create an "empty" working module that you can then build upon.

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• **unknown user**
  
  

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  Posted: Sep 27, 2005 - 08:00 AM

  This topic has been split.
  
  The remainder of the discussion, being off-topic for this thread, has been moved to: Discussion On Module Generators.
  
  Please feel free to post on-topic items to this thread.
  
  Thanks,
  
  -Alar

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