The Arcive of Official vBulletin Modifications Site.

marcopolo · #1 03-28-2010, 07:19 AM

I have a style that i've uploaded.

Since using it I have edited and changed various settings and now a bug update is available (new XML)

Since I want to take advantage of the fixes, is there any way I can do this?

I've been pointed to use a child style, but after further investigation I don't think this is going to do what I want (unless I'm not understanding correctly)

So far I've done a little testing on my spare setup. Created a child of my customised style, uploaded the new XML but this overwrote the child test changes I did (so that's a no go).

I then started again by changing some bits in the parent and uploading the new XML to the child style, this leaves the parent customised and the child using the new xml (but again this is no good since the changed feed down).

Another suggestion was to compare how child with the parent to see what's been changed but I can't find that option.

I really am stuck here and need help please.

AliceHoward · #2 03-28-2010, 01:03 PM

You need to download the xml of your customised version to your PC, then download a copy or WINMERGE, using winmerge you can do a side-by-side comparison of your customised xml with the new updated xml.

The methods you have been trying will not have worked and can never work, think of the child style in the way of actual children, you cannot have a child before a parent, the parent is always the style already on your system (database) the child is always added to the existing parent style (on your database)

marcopolo · #3 03-29-2010, 11:24 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by AliceHoward

You need to download the xml of your customised version to your PC, then download a copy or WINMERGE, using winmerge you can do a side-by-side comparison of your customised xml with the new updated xml.

The methods you have been trying will not have worked and can never work, think of the child style in the way of actual children, you cannot have a child before a parent, the parent is always the style already on your system (database) the child is always added to the existing parent style (on your database)

I didn't think they would, but thanks for the heads up and recommendation. :up:

X vBulletin 3.8.12 by vBS Debug Information
Page Generation 0.03157 seconds Memory Usage 2,177KB Queries Executed 13 (?)
More Information
Template Usage: (1)SHOWTHREAD (1)ad_footer_end (1)ad_footer_start (1)ad_header_end (1)ad_header_logo (1)ad_navbar_below (1)ad_showthread_beforeqr (1)ad_showthread_firstpost (1)ad_showthread_firstpost_sig (1)ad_showthread_firstpost_start (1)bbcode_quote (1)footer (1)forumjump (1)forumrules (1)gobutton (1)header (1)headinclude (1)navbar (3)navbar_link (120)option (3)post_thanks_box (3)post_thanks_button (1)post_thanks_javascript (1)post_thanks_navbar_search (3)post_thanks_postbit_info (3)postbit (3)postbit_onlinestatus (3)postbit_wrapper (1)spacer_close (1)spacer_open (1)tagbit_wrapper Phrase Groups Available: global inlinemod postbit posting reputationlevel showthread	Included Files: ./showthread.php ./global.php ./includes/init.php ./includes/class_core.php ./includes/config.php ./includes/functions.php ./includes/class_hook.php ./includes/modsystem_functions.php ./includes/functions_bigthree.php ./includes/class_postbit.php ./includes/class_bbcode.php ./includes/functions_reputation.php ./includes/functions_post_thanks.php Hooks Called: init_startup init_startup_session_setup_start init_startup_session_setup_complete cache_permissions fetch_postinfo_query fetch_postinfo fetch_threadinfo_query fetch_threadinfo fetch_foruminfo style_fetch cache_templates global_start parse_templates global_setup_complete showthread_start showthread_getinfo forumjump showthread_post_start showthread_query_postids showthread_query bbcode_fetch_tags bbcode_create showthread_postbit_create postbit_factory postbit_display_start post_thanks_function_post_thanks_off_start post_thanks_function_post_thanks_off_end post_thanks_function_fetch_thanks_start post_thanks_function_fetch_thanks_end post_thanks_function_thanked_already_start post_thanks_function_thanked_already_end fetch_musername postbit_imicons bbcode_parse_start bbcode_parse_complete_precache bbcode_parse_complete postbit_display_complete post_thanks_function_can_thank_this_post_start tag_fetchbit_complete forumrules navbits navbits_complete showthread_complete
Messages:

The Arcive of Official vBulletin Modifications Site.

It is not a VB3 engine, just a parsed copy!