> Ok, it was all just a misunderstanding :-) There is an option in the > Domain.xml "update-displayname" that is a config option for the MacroUpdater > listener. The value is set to true by default so that for many operations > (move included) the displayname is automatically updated to the filename. > This was overriding the displaynames I had chosen for my files. I changed it > to false and it no longer changes my files during moves etc. > > So the answer to my first question is: no, the move method shouldn't > normally update the displayname property on a resource unless the Slide > server's macro updater listener has been configured to do so in Domain.xml. > > And, question 2: yes, you must checkout a file if its version controlled and > you want to change its properties. At least that seems to be the case but if > you disagree or know a way to get around this let me know.
There is no difference between changing properties or modifying the content of a resource from the Delta-V point of view. So the same workarounds apply. That means you can use another auto-versioning scheme that seems appropriate in your situation. Ingo > > Thanks, > Warwick > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Warwick Burrows [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Monday, September 27, 2004 1:47 PM > > To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' > > Subject: Move method changes displayname property? > > > > > > > > Hi, > > > > Should the move method change the displayname property of a > > resource during the move? I'm finding that it does. I want > > to keep the displayname that I have set for any moved > > resources. Is this a defect?? > > > > BTW, when I try to set displayname on the moved target I get > > an error since my resources are under version control. I'm > > trying now to checkout the file first and then modify the > > displayname property to what it should have been. I am > > testing this workaround now and don't even know if it will > > work. If it does then that means for every move I will have > > to do this which means a checkin/out record and new file > > version in the history just because I have to change the > > displayname back. Is it the case that you need to checkout/in > > the file to change its properties? > > > > Thanks, > > Warwick --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
