Help on custom install procedures

Robert_Davies_(unlondonadmin_-_(deleted))

Hi.I am developing a module to enhance the discussions in Livelink. For various reasons this means replacing some of the existing HTML pages in the discussion module.Can anyone who is familiar with installing Livelink modules advise me on how I can install pages into the HTML directory of another module (& do it safely?)What I would like to do is copy the original pages to a safe location, install my pages. Then have an uninstall routine that can copy the original pages back again.Please can someone help me?Best regards/matt.

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Arlene_Elder_(GlaxoWellAdmin_(Delete)_1421884)

What we have done is put hte originals in Visual Source Safe and then overwritten the files with our new HTML files. This is the easiest way to implement a change and if need be that we switch back, we deploy the originals and stop and restart services.

Robert_Davies_(unlondonadmin_-_(deleted))

Hi.This is a good idea for development. I have VSS but haven't been doing the religiously. Maybe i'll start.I have actually figured out how to copy other files in on installation & make the backups. This was fairly easy, just requiring modification to the Configure::DoFileInstall() method.What I am still trying to work out is how I can copy the files back during the uninstall process.Best regards/matt.

Robert_Davies_(unlondonadmin_-_(deleted))

Ok it's simple when you know where to look...To do some custom steps during uninstallation override the script called 'DoSubclassUninstall' in your WebModule orphan.Best regards/matt.