XSIApplication.UnInstallAddon
 
 
 

XSIApplication.UnInstallAddon

Description

Uninstalls an .xsiaddon file from Softimage. This deletes all items that were previously installed by the specified add-on file.

C# Syntax

XSIApplication.UnInstallAddon( String in_bszFileName );

Scripting Syntax

XSIApplication.UnInstallAddon( FileName );

Parameters

Parameter Type Description
FileName String File path of the add-on file to uninstall.

Examples

VBScript Example

'
' This example demonstrates how to uninstall an add-on package.
'
sPath = InstallationPath( siUserPath )
sHTMLName = makeHTMLPage()
' Create the add-on package object
set oAddOn = Application.CreateAddon
' Add the HTML page to the add-on package
oAddOn.AddOtherItem sHTMLName
' Save the package in the Addons directory
sAddOnFileName = sPath & "\Addons\myHelpPkg.xsiaddon"
oAddOn.Save sAddOnFileName
' Install the add-on package containing the HTML page
Application.InstallAddOn sAddOnFileName, siUserAddonPath 
' Paste the following line (uncommented) into the script editor to uninstall it:
REM Application.UnInstallAddon sAddOnFileName 
' **********************************
' This function just provide the means to remove the details of 
' creating the HTML page. 
function makeHTMLPage()
        ' Build the filename & path
        sHelpFileName = sPath & "\Data\HelpMe.html"
        ' Create a standard hello world script file
        set fso = CreateObject( "Scripting.FileSystemObject" )
        set fHWFile = fso.CreateTextFile( sHelpFileName )
        fHWFile.WriteLine "<html>"
        fHWFile.WriteLine "<head>"
        fHWFile.WriteLine vbTab & "<title>Help Page for Testing Add-ons</title>"
        fHWFile.WriteLine "</head>"
        fHWFile.WriteLine "<body>"
        fHWFile.WriteLine vbTab & "<p>Help! I'm trapped inside this HTML code!</p>"
        fHWFile.WriteLine "</body>"
        fHWFile.WriteLine "</html>"
        fHWFile.Close
        ' Return the name of the new command
        makeHTMLPage = sHelpFileName
end function

See Also

XSIApplication.InstallAddon XSIApplication.CreateAddon