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    reassigning an Item in MM9?

    Hi folks,

    I'm trying to install a custom search module in a store. It's designed as a drop-in replacement for the standard product_list component module. I want to just reassign the search_results Item to the new module, so that all existing references to search_results on any page template will go to my module instead of the standard one.

    This was easy to do in MM5. You just went to the Items list, selected search_results, pulled up the list of component modules, and selected the desired one. I'm trying to do the same thing in MM9, but it doesn't work; nothing happens when I click the Update button to assign the new module to the Item. What am I doing wrong, or is this a bug?

    Thanks --
    Kent Multer
    Magic Metal Productions
    http://TheMagicM.com
    * Web developer/designer
    * E-commerce and Miva
    * Author, The Official Miva Web Scripting Book -- available on-line:
    http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/IS...icmetalproducA

    #2
    Re: reassigning an Item in MM9?

    Hi Kent

    I have added a bug for this issue, thanks for letting us know about it.

    -Eric
    Eric Foresman
    Software Tester
    Miva Merchant
    http://www.mivamerchant.com/
    [email protected]

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      #3
      Re: reassigning an Item in MM9?

      Thanks for confirming that. For now, I suppose I can manually tweak the store's Items table?
      Kent Multer
      Magic Metal Productions
      http://TheMagicM.com
      * Web developer/designer
      * E-commerce and Miva
      * Author, The Official Miva Web Scripting Book -- available on-line:
      http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/IS...icmetalproducA

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        #4
        Re: reassigning an Item in MM9?

        Hi Kent

        While it is possible to do that via the database it is not advised as that would not update the module reference counts correctly. If the module reference counts become incorrect that could cause issues down the line when trying to change or update the module.

        -Eric
        Eric Foresman
        Software Tester
        Miva Merchant
        http://www.mivamerchant.com/
        [email protected]

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          #5
          Re: reassigning an Item in MM9?

          I guess I can just remove the old Item and re-create it. It's only used on a couple of page templates, so there won't be too much typing and clicking involved.

          Thanks --
          Kent Multer
          Magic Metal Productions
          http://TheMagicM.com
          * Web developer/designer
          * E-commerce and Miva
          * Author, The Official Miva Web Scripting Book -- available on-line:
          http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/IS...icmetalproducA

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