Yes, they should all be in the same directory. All includes are relative to the location of the .info and .module files. And the .install file will need to be in the same folder as well. Think of the name of the containing folder as the name of the project which can house multiple modules if you wish. It often has the same name as the module but not always. A possible listing might be --- sites/all/modules/annotation annotate.admin.inc annotate.install annotate.module annotate.info annotate_manager.module annotate_manager.info annotate_manager.admin.inc annotate_manager.install I invented the concept of an annotate_manager module in the same directory just to drive the point home. I intentionally made the name of the containing folder different, just to point out that it has no relation to the module names, but it is normally the same as the base module name. You can also deploy these folders at any depth within your sites/all/modules folder. So if you want to keep all your custom modules together in a Sites/all/modules/custom folder instead, have at it. But do keep the module files together in one folder. In that case all these files would live in Sites/all/modules/custom/annotation instead. Make sense? ________________________________ From: support-bounces@drupal.org [mailto:support-bounces@drupal.org] On Behalf Of tony maciejowski Sent: Friday, June 10, 2011 10:12 AM To: support@drupal.org Subject: Re: [support] Writing a module and get an error Not installed in modules/system folder. Dir structure as follows: sites/all/modules/annotate/ * annotate.admin.inc * annotate.install sites/all/modules/custom/annotate/ * annotate.info * annotate.module The book was a bit confusing as to where the files should go. Should they all be in one or the other of these dirs and not split between the 2? Thanks ... yes near the mark. Tony On Fri, Jun 10, 2011 at 9:05 AM, Metzler, David <metzlerd@evergreen.edu> wrote: Guessing "annotate" is the name of your module. Is it installed in the modules/system folder? Should really be in sites/all/modules/myprojectname. One common mistake is when moving files around when you're first learning how to develop is to leave a copy of your module in another folder. When you do this, drupal might find that old copy first. If it does that it will be looking for annotate.admin.inc in the wrong location. My guess here is that you implemented a menu_hook that references an include file (annotate.adin.inc ). Make sure any duplicate/old module files are removed and then clear your caches. You might also need to save changes to the module list to make sure the system table (which keeps track of where modules are installed) gets updated with the correct location of your module file. Am I near the mark? Dave ________________________________ From: support-bounces@drupal.org [mailto:support-bounces@drupal.org] On Behalf Of tony maciejowski Sent: Thursday, June 09, 2011 11:04 PM To: support@drupal.org Subject: [support] Writing a module and get an error Hi All, I am in Chapter 2 of Tomlinson's et al book about Pro Drupal 7 Development. Get the following error upon completion of the code: Warning: require_once(/home3/tonymacc/public_html/drupal-7.0/modules/system/annot ate.admin.inc) [function.require-once <http://tony-mac.com/drupal-7.0/admin/function.require-once> ]: failed to open stream: No such file or directory in menu_execute_active_handler() (line 499 of /home3/tonymacc/public_html/drupal-7.0/includes/menu.inc). Grateful for any pointers. Thanks Tony -- tony maciejowski | analyst/programmer | websites | tony@tony-mac.com <mailto:t_maciejowski@hotmail.com> Office: 323.***.5137 | Cell: 323.***.6206 | Germany: 49-30-76764897 -- [ Drupal support list | http://lists.drupal.org/ ] -- tony maciejowski | analyst/programmer | websites | tony@tony-mac.com <mailto:t_maciejowski@hotmail.com> Office: 323.463.5137 | Cell: 323.899.6206 | Germany: 49-30-76764897

Thanks but still getting this error: *Fatal error*: require_once() [function.require<http://www.tony-mac.com/drupal-7.0/admin/config/annotate/function.require>]: Failed opening required '/home3/tonymacc/public_html/drupal-7.0/modules/system/annotate.admin.inc' (include_path='.:/usr/lib64/php:/usr/lib/php') in * /home3/tonymacc/public_html/drupal-7.0/includes/menu.inc* on line *499 **Why is the function in menu.inc looking for *annotate.admin.inc* in * /modules/system/? Here line 499 in menu.inc: // Only continue if the site status is not set. if ($page_callback_result == MENU_SITE_ONLINE) { // Rebuild if we know it's needed, or if the menu masks are missing which // occurs rarely, likely due to a race condition of multiple rebuilds. if (variable_get('menu_rebuild_needed', FALSE) || !variable_get('menu_masks', array())) { menu_rebuild(); } if ($router_item = menu_get_item($path)) { if ($router_item['access']) { if ($router_item['include_file']) { require_once DRUPAL_ROOT . '/' . $router_item['include_file']; } $page_callback_result = call_user_func_array($router_item['page_callback'], $router_item['page_arguments']); } else { $page_callback_result = MENU_ACCESS_DENIED; } } else { $page_callback_result = MENU_NOT_FOUND; } } I completely uninstalled the module from the server and then recreated it. Flush caches, saved module list. Stood on my head for an hour .... same error every time. Tony On Fri, Jun 10, 2011 at 10:54 AM, Metzler, David <metzlerd@evergreen.edu>wrote:

Yes, they should all be in the same directory. All includes are relative to the location of the .info and .module files. And the .install file will need to be in the same folder as well. Think of the name of the containing folder as the name of the project which can house multiple modules if you wish. It often has the same name as the module but not always. A possible listing might be

--- sites/all/modules/annotation

annotate.admin.inc

annotate.install

annotate.module

annotate.info

annotate_manager.module

annotate_manager.info

annotate_manager.admin.inc

annotate_manager.install

I invented the concept of an annotate_manager module in the same directory just to drive the point home. I intentionally made the name of the containing folder different, just to point out that it has no relation to the module names, but it is normally the same as the base module name.

You can also deploy these folders at any depth within your sites/all/modules folder. So if you want to keep all your custom modules together in a

Sites/all/modules/custom folder instead, have at it. But do keep the module files together in one folder. In that case all these files would live in

Sites/all/modules/custom/annotation instead.

Make sense?

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*From:* support-bounces@drupal.org [mailto:support-bounces@drupal.org] *On Behalf Of *tony maciejowski *Sent:* Friday, June 10, 2011 10:12 AM *To:* support@drupal.org *Subject:* Re: [support] Writing a module and get an error

Not installed in modules/system folder. Dir structure as follows: sites/all/modules/annotate/

- annotate.admin.inc - annotate.install

sites/all/modules/custom/annotate/

- annotate.info - annotate.module

The book was a bit confusing as to where the files should go. Should they all be in one or the other of these dirs and not split between the 2?

Thanks ... yes near the mark. Tony

On Fri, Jun 10, 2011 at 9:05 AM, Metzler, David <metzlerd@evergreen.edu> wrote:

Guessing “annotate” is the name of your module. Is it installed in the modules/system folder? Should really be in sites/all/modules/myprojectname.

One common mistake is when moving files around when you’re first learning how to develop is to leave a copy of your module in another folder. When you do this, drupal might find that old copy first. If it does that it will be looking for annotate.admin.inc in the wrong location.

My guess here is that you implemented a menu_hook that references an include file (annotate.adin.inc ).

Make sure any duplicate/old module files are removed and then clear your caches. You might also need to save changes to the module list to make sure the system table (which keeps track of where modules are installed) gets updated with the correct location of your module file.

Am I near the mark?

Dave

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*From:* support-bounces@drupal.org [mailto:support-bounces@drupal.org] *On Behalf Of *tony maciejowski *Sent:* Thursday, June 09, 2011 11:04 PM *To:* support@drupal.org *Subject:* [support] Writing a module and get an error

Hi All, I am in Chapter 2 of Tomlinson's et al book about Pro Drupal 7 Development. Get the following error upon completion of the code: *Warning*: require_once(/home3/tonymacc/public_html/drupal-7.0/modules/system/annotate.admin.inc) [function.require-once<http://tony-mac.com/drupal-7.0/admin/function.require-once>]: failed to open stream: No such file or directory in * menu_execute_active_handler()* (line *499* of * /home3/tonymacc/public_html/drupal-7.0/includes/menu.inc*).

Grateful for any pointers.

Thanks Tony

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Thanks. Will do later tonite (Left Coast time). Sent on the Sprint® Now Network from my BlackBerry® -----Original Message----- From: "Metzler, David" <metzlerd@evergreen.edu> Sender: support-bounces@drupal.org Date: Fri, 10 Jun 2011 16:36:40 To: <support@drupal.org> Reply-To: support@drupal.org Subject: Re: [support] Writing a module and get an error -- [ Drupal support list | http://lists.drupal.org/ ]

I am using only DW. Should I be using Eclipse to develop. I assume there is a Drupal plug-in. T. Sent on the Sprint® Now Network from my BlackBerry® -----Original Message----- From: "Metzler, David" <metzlerd@evergreen.edu> Sender: support-bounces@drupal.org Date: Fri, 10 Jun 2011 16:36:40 To: <support@drupal.org> Reply-To: support@drupal.org Subject: Re: [support] Writing a module and get an error -- [ Drupal support list | http://lists.drupal.org/ ]

On Sat, 2011-06-11 at 13:21 +0000, tonio wrote:

I am using only DW. Should I be using Eclipse to develop. I assume there is a Drupal plug-in. T.

eclipse plugin is here D7 & D6, I assume only contain template plugin (.xml), havent check it further, http://drupal.org/project/eclipse configuring eclipse is here http://drupal.org/node/75242 if u want to use PDT i recommend downloading the Platform first http://download.eclipse.org/eclipse/downloads/drops/R-3.6.2-201102101200/ind... look for "Platform Runtime Binaries" then add PDT (for php) and WPT (for css and stuff) i tried eclipse from my linux distro once, and it was buggy, the original is better. if you want to try eclipse that is :) fireh