Duplicate Add Ons

[legionofangels]

Curious here, "can this be done" question or "how to".

Can I download an add on like twice for example, rename one of them, install both, and have them both work separately since they are listed under different names?

I know, I know, it all depends on the add on. Let's use the Radio/TV add on for example by Dream. If I installed it twice under 2 different names, would it create 2 separate sets of Radio/TV locations on my board? (( meaning theoretically you could install different stations into each add on of the two ))

(( I know, why do this, but it's for something we are going to add and I think I can use an add on here, if I can duplicate it and use it in multiple locations for different things. ))

If the above won't work, how could I get the Radio/TV in our example to have two separate and usable locations on my board?

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If you need more info, please advise, but I think I'm being clear. Basically I want to be able to use an add on twice for 2 different things without them affecting each other.

[Lynne]

I have often wondered the same thing but never bothered to test it out. But, one thing I know I thought about that would be a problem are settings. You would have to change the name of the (vboptions > ) settings throughout the plugin prior to installing it.

[legionofangels]

I'm thinking this can work. I mean in our above example, let's say I took that add on and made a Radio Stations section and the second or duplicate add on I made a TV Stations section.

Wouldn't that work? Or couldn't that work, and what are the elements I'd need to change to make sure there is no problems between the add ons, or how to make them independent?

[Lynne]

You'd need to make sure all variables were totally unique. I already said you would have to make sure any vbsettings that were made had new names, but also any variables from queries and such would all have to have unique names. Don't forget that they will all use the same plugins and have the same queries, so using the same variable names could really screw things up.

[Marco van Herwaarden]

As already mentioned, it will depend on the modification.

[legionofangels]

Originally Posted by Lynne

You'd need to make sure all variables were totally unique. I already said you would have to make sure any vbsettings that were made had new names, but also any variables from queries and such would all have to have unique names. Don't forget that they will all use the same plugins and have the same queries, so using the same variable names could really screw things up.

Might be a dumb question, but how do I know how many queries an add on is using?

I was thinking, rename plug ins, rename information in the xml files, and I thought that might work.