[TYPO3-english] Renaming an extension - SOLVED

[Robert Wildling]

Good to know! Thanks for posting.
I was just considering whether the md5_values_last_written entries might 
be responsible for finding the correct values in the wizard_doc files... 
(ext_emconf.php)

Cheers!


> Kickstarter is working fine, now.
>
> First, I've copied old wizard_form.dat and wizard_form.html (containing
> old extension names) inside new extension.
> Second, I've used kickstarter to change names, and saved it.
>
> Now it works, I've changed extension name and kickstarter works with new
> name.
>
> Regards,
>
> Tonino
>
>
> Il 07/05/2012 23:20, Tonix (Antonio Nati) ha scritto:
>> I have both wizard_form.dat and wizard_form.html.
>> I changed inside them all references from old extension to new
>> extension, but it is like they don't exist.
>>
>> Is there anything else besides these two files?
>>
>> Regards,
>>
>> Tonino
>>
>>
>> Il 07/05/2012 20:33, Robert Wildling ha scritto:
>>> To see the structure of an ext in kcikstarter, you need the
>>> wizard_form.dat and wizard_form.html files in the doc folder. If they
>>> are not there, you won't see anything. Unfortunately I don't know if
>>> those specific files can be regenreated...
>>>
>>> Regards,
>>> Robert
>>>
>>>> Thanks to your and other answer.
>>>>
>>>> I did already what you suggest, before posting, and all worked nicely,
>>>> except there is no way to see the new extension inside kickstarter.
>>>>
>>>> In whatever mode I rename (copy and rename) the extension, then
>>>> finally,
>>>> when, using extension manager, I select 'Edit in Kickstarter', I don't
>>>> see anything of setup the extension should have (the same setup of old
>>>> extension).
>>>>
>>>> No general info, no typoscript code, no frontend plugins.
>>>>
>>>> How to make this rename effective, using kickstarter on new renamed
>>>> extension?
>>>>
>>>> Regards,
>>>>
>>>> Tonino
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Il 03/05/2012 01:33, Richard Davies ha scritto:
>>>>> Hi,
>>>>>
>>>>> It depends what you mean. If you just want the name itself to be
>>>>> different,
>>>>> change title in ext_emconf.php. If you want to change the whole
>>>>> thing so
>>>>> you can have two running, basically cloning an extension, this is what
>>>>> I do:
>>>>> If you have an extension called test_ext, and want to name it
>>>>> other_ext,
>>>>>
>>>>> - Search replace through extension files,
>>>>> - search for 'test_ext', replace with 'other_ext'.
>>>>> - search for 'testext', replace with 'otherext'
>>>>> - Search replace the extension filenames,
>>>>> - search for 'test_ext', replace with 'other_ext'.
>>>>> - search for 'testext', replace with 'otherext'
>>>>> - Rename title in ext_emconf
>>>>> - If you are doing so on an installed extension, rename the extension
>>>>> tables (in mysql use RENAME TABLE
>>>>> http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.0/en/rename-table.html)
>>>>> - Clear cache
>>>>> - (Re)Install extension as it was the 'old' extension that was
>>>>> installed
>>>>>
>>>>> I still work with pi_base extensions so I don't know if there are any
>>>>> extra
>>>>> quirks in extbase extensions.
>>>>>
>>>>> Richard
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> On 3 May 2012 11:22, Tonix (Antonio Nati)<tonix at interazioni.it> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> I need to rename a working extension.
>>>>>> Is there a guide explaining which steps must be followed?
>>>>>> Did someone already try this change?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Regards,
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Tonino
>>>>>>
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