UnInstallAddon (XSIApplication)

Description

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

Scripting Syntax

XSIApplication.UnInstallAddon( FileName )

C# Syntax

XSIApplication.UnInstallAddon( String in_bszFileName );

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

Autodesk Softimage v7.5