Did it just happen after the installation, og when you try to use one of the controls?

everytime i want to click on any document type, media type etc.

I just deinstalled uComponents and reinstalled it now i have got all datatypes three times.

It look very strange

There is a uComponents module i the web.config, have you tryed to remove that?

yes i removed it by hand but after reinstalling all datatyes are appearing very often. It seems they have not been deinstalled.

I now try to use the URL picker, which is displayed but it always redirect to a site like /content/name-of-site.aspx instead of going to the external URL

I deleted all datatyes which were appearing twice or more.

if i try to use toggle box i get this error if i go to the content section

[NullReferenceException: Object reference not set to an instance of an object.]
   uComponents.Core.DataTypes.ToggleBox.TB_Control.CreateChildControls() +85
   System.Web.UI.Control.EnsureChildControls() +181
   System.Web.UI.Control.InitRecursive(Control namingContainer) +132
   System.Web.UI.Control.AddedControl(Control control, Int32 index) +276
   umbraco.cms.businesslogic.datatype.AbstractDataEditorControl.OnInit(EventArgs e) +116
   System.Web.UI.Control.InitRecursive(Control namingContainer) +132
   System.Web.UI.Control.InitRecursive(Control namingContainer) +420
   System.Web.UI.Control.InitRecursive(Control namingContainer) +420
   System.Web.UI.Control.InitRecursive(Control namingContainer) +420
   System.Web.UI.Control.InitRecursive(Control namingContainer) +420
   System.Web.UI.Control.AddedControl(Control control, Int32 index) +276
   umbraco.controls.ContentControl.addControlNew(Property p, TabPage tp, String Caption) +8817
   umbraco.controls.ContentControl.CreateChildControls() +1428
   System.Web.UI.Control.EnsureChildControls() +181
   umbraco.controls.ContentControl.OnInit(EventArgs e) +126
   System.Web.UI.Control.InitRecursive(Control namingContainer) +132
   System.Web.UI.Control.AddedControl(Control control, Int32 index) +276
   umbraco.cms.presentation.editContent.OnInit(EventArgs e) +2117
   System.Web.UI.Control.InitRecursive(Control namingContainer) +132
   System.Web.UI.Page.ProcessRequestMain(Boolean includeStagesBeforeAsyncPoint, Boolean includeStagesAfterAsyncPoint) +1953

Hi dominik,

To clarify a few things...

1. Are you still getting the error/exception when you click on a document-type / media-type?
2. Which data-types (from uComponents) are you using in your document-types?
3. The Url Picker will not change the generated URL of content node/page - it is intended to be used within your templates/macros/code (.NET, XSLT, etc)
4. There is a bug in the uninstaller - (also a bug in Umbraco v4.5.2) - meaning that it wont delete the data-type (stubs) ... this is why you have duplicate data-types.

From what you've said, it seems that there is nothing wrong with the installation - but rather how the specific uComponent data-types are set-up.

Cheers, Lee.

so how can i use the URL picker? is there a documentation. Cant find anything. If i set the url the link is not redirected to the url i set up.

Can you please describe how this could be done?

Thanks

The documentation for Url Picker is here: http://ucomponents.codeplex.com/wikipage?title=UrlPicker

Take a look at the ProWorks Redirect Page package - I believe that it will do what you are trying to achieve!

http://our.umbraco.org/projects/website-utilities/proworks-redirect-page

Cheers, Lee.

HI dominik,

For the ToggleBox error... you'll need to go to the DataType's Prevalue Editor and confirm the settings (just hit save).

Its a known bug with the uComponents installer - we'll fix it for the next release!

Cheers, Lee.

This document i read before.

But if i setup a URL like it is described i am not redirected to the URL.

I want to use this uComponent plugin because there is a "open in new window" checkbox.

So how can i setup a working external link via URL picker?

It would be really nice to get a little information about how to integrate this. I thought if there is the possibilty to define an external Link it would be able to redirect to this link.

You can't override the URL that Umbraco generates for a content node/page.

If you want to use the uComponents Url Picker - then there is custom work that you'll need to do in your template/macro code.

I have no idea where you are trying to use the external link ... so post up your existing code snippet - and we'll try to help - can't be fairer than that!

Cheers, Lee.

I created a new document type called "ExternalRedirect"

If i create a new navigation point (under content) called "twitter" and choose "ExternalRedirect". On the Seeting of this document type there appears the settings of the Url Picker. Now i want to redirect for example to twitter.com and checked the "open in new window"

Now i thought the user who clicks on "twitter" in the navigation will be forwarded to twitter.com but instead there is created a new site /content/twitter.aspx

// You can't override the URL that Umbraco generates for a content node/page.

See my last post - it still stands - you'll need to have some custom code in your template/macro.

Yes but why is there the possibilty to use external URL if it is not working?

This is confusing

Now i have to know how to integrate this in my template so it is working

Thanks

The Url Picker is not intended to replace the URL for the content node/page.  It is meant for selection of a URL (whether that be another content/media node or an external URL) to be used as data in your templates/macros.

Did you take a look at ProWorks Redirect Page package? I still think this will solve your problem here.

Cheers, Lee.

But if it is able to select a external URL it could not be redirected to?

The Pro Works Redirect Page does not provide a checkbox to open in a new window or?

Ok i downloaded this package nd it works.

But there is no checkbox to edit if it should open in a new window. Is there any way to integrate this feature?

Thanks

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