PropertyControlFactory error

Daryl Partridge

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We have taken on an EPiServer site from another company and having a number of issues with running the code. One of the problems we are getting is the error: No class factory with id PropertyControlFactory has been registered on load. The error occurs in global.asax on line:

PropertyControlClassFactory.Instance.RegisterClass(typeof(PropertyString), typeof(PropertyStringExControl));

The site loads if this line is commented out. We have no experience with the EPiServer.Core.PropertyControlClassFactory so would appreciate any help on why we are having this problem.

#54907

Nov 09, 2011 12:41

Magnus Rahl

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Check if your web.config file has this line under episerver.baseLibrary/classFactories:

Also, in what stage of Global.asax do you try to do the registration? It could be that it is done too early.

#54909

Nov 09, 2011 13:39

Anders Hattestad

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Maybe this is the same as register a Property ControlAdapters in the App_Browsers folder

#54910

Nov 09, 2011 14:30

Linus Ekström

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In what method does this set up reside? Could it be that this code is executed before the PropertyControlClassFactory has been set up? Perhaps you could move it to a later event in the application start up?

#54921

Nov 09, 2011 19:32

Daryl Partridge

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Thanks for your suggestions.

The registration is under Application_Start event within global.asax

<add type="EPiServer.Core.PropertyControlClassFactory, EPiServer" id="PropertyControlFactory"> exists in web.config.

We have a site working correctly on a staging environment that was handed over to us. The code and configuration is on the development environment is virutally the same as stage. The main differences are: location of the EPiServer database and OS. Stage is on a Server 2008 and development on Windows 7. Also the solution is using EPiServer Mail. Could that be tripping the code up>

#54945

Nov 10, 2011 11:08

Magnus Rahl

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Application_Start could be too early so it could be down to timing which can give different behaviour on different environments. I suggest you implement an InitializableModule and move your code to its Initialize method.

#54947

Nov 10, 2011 11:16

Daryl Partridge

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I installed the site onto Windows Server 2008 which had EPiServer 6 CMS on it. The site then ran successfully. So I installed EPiServer Mail 5 but that broke the site. Removed EPiServer Mail but left framework 6.1.79.0 and now getting the PropertyControlFactory error.

#54959

Nov 11, 2011 12:47

Linus Ekström

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If you just want a quick solution move this configuration to the configuration section in web.config. You should have a commented out section with an example on how to do this in the default installation.

#54967

Nov 11, 2011 16:16