Also see:

• Creating a DotNetNuke® Module Using LINQ to SQL (Part 2) 
• Creating a DotNetNuke® Module Using LINQ to SQL (Part 3) 
• Using LINQ to SQL with DotNetNuke
• Super-Simple Module (DAL+)

Also see:
 The ADefWebserver DotNetNuke HELP WebSite

This tutorial will show you how to create a DotNetNuke module using LINQ to SQL. This will greatly speed module development.

SETUP

• Setting-up the Development Environment (using IIS)
• Setting-up the Development Environment (without IIS)
• Setting-up the Development Environment on Windows Vista (using IIS)

Use Visual Studio 2008 to open DotNetNuke:

You may get a message like this:

Click Yes. This will add  the needed changes to the web.config to allow LINQ to SQL to run.

Are you Ready to Create the Module?

You must have a DotNetNuke 4 website up and running to continue. If you do not you can use this link and this link to find help.

DotNetNuke is constantly changing as it evolves so the best way to get up-to-date help and information is to use the DotNetNuke message board.

I am sorry I will not be able to respond to individual requests for help on set-up issues. I will be able to help on issues related to the module this tutorial covers.

Note: In order to run this module on another DotNetNuke site, you need to install ASP.NET 3.5 on the server and modify the web.config of the DotNetNuke site. Use this program: LinqPrep to add the required keys to the web.config file.