DotNetNuke (v8.4.1+): LocalResourceFile is not declared

Question

I am attempting to upgrade a custom in-house developed module from DNN v7.x to DNN v8.x

I updated all the depreciated code, etc... But I am still getting the following error in my ASCX HTML Markup code that I cannot seem to figure out how to fix it...

• 'LocalResourceFile' is not declared. It may be inaccessible due to it's protection level.
• 'LocalizeString' is not declared. It may be inaccessible due to its protection level.

I made sure there weren't any "web.config" files hiding inside my project directly because I know from previous experience that sometimes that file is generated by Visual Studio and conflicts. I double checked that all my project references are intact. I really don't know what else to try. There is no reason that I can see why I would be getting this error.

Any ideas?

-Ben

Answer 1

LocalResourceFile and LocalizeString are still members of PortalModuleBase, of which your control is probably inheriting. So it's not a matter of depricated code.

Does the ascx only show an error within Visual Studio? Or does it also throw an exception when you run it?

I'd expect the first, in which case Visual Studio probably doesn't find the DotNetNuke.dll file in your build folder. Or it is a different version than you're actually referencing in your project...

Hope this helps