MscsApplicationsPlugin

This plugin displays MSCS CGI::Applications. There needs to be small modifications to the CGI::Applications (see the Programmers FAQ) but the changes take only a few minutes. Then modify the plugin and you're set.

Syntax Rules

• %PUBLICATIONS%

  displays the Publications Database

• %SEMINARS%

  displays the Seminars System

Plugin Settings

Plugin settings are stored as preferences variables. To reference a plugin setting write %<plugin>_<setting>%, i.e. %NEWPLUGIN_SHORTDESCRIPTION%

• One line description, is shown in the TextFormattingRules topic:
  • Set SHORTDESCRIPTION = one line description here

• Debug plugin: (See output in data/debug.txt)
  • Set DEBUG = 0

• My own setting:
  • Set HOWTO = got it!

Plugin Installation Instructions

Note: You do not need to install anything on the browser to use this plugin. The following instructions are for the administrator who installs the plugin on the TWiki server.

• Download the ZIP file from the Plugin Home (see below)
• Unzip MscsApplicationsPlugin.zip in your twiki installation directory. Content:

  File:	Description:
  data/TWiki/MscsApplicationsPlugin.txt	Plugin topic
  data/TWiki/MscsApplicationsPlugin.txt,v	Plugin topic repository
  lib/TWiki/Plugins/MscsApplicationsPlugin.pm	Plugin Perl module

• Configure the Plugin:
  • TWiki 4.0 and up: Run the configure script to enable the Plugin
  • Change the Plugin settings as needed
• Test if the installation was successful:
  • enter samples here

Plugin Info

Related Topics: TWikiPlugins, DeveloperDocumentationCategory, AdminDocumentationCategory, TWikiPreferences

%TOPICCREATE{ template="Plugins.PluginDevTemplate" topic="MscsApplicationsPluginDev" disable="NewPluginTemplate" parameters="pluginName=MscsApplicationsPlugin&RelatedTopics=MscsApplicationsPlugin, MscsApplicationsPluginAppraisal?" }% %TOPICCREATE{ template="Plugins.PluginAppraisalTemplate" topic="MscsApplicationsPluginAppraisal" disable="NewPluginTemplate" parameters="RelatedTopics=MscsApplicationsPlugin, MscsApplicationsPluginDev?" }% -- TWiki:Main.ChrisFLewis - 14 Feb 2008