Moderated Modules

Moderated Modules are plug-ins to the main converter library that perform a particular conversion task. These modules may have been written by OMNIS Software or by another developer who has generously denoted them for use by the wider OMNIS community.

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Moderated modules have been checked by OMNIS Software to verify that they perform substantially as documented. However OMNIS Software disclaims any responsibility for or liability related to Software obtained through the Conversion Club and the Conversion Club Web Site. IN ALL CASES, YOU SHOULD MAKE SECURE BACKUP COPIES OF ALL LIBRARIES BEFORE CONVERSION. IN NO EVENT WILL OMNIS SOFTWARE BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, PUNITIVE, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES HOWEVER THEY MAY ARISE AND EVEN IF OMNIS SOFTWARE HAS BEEN PREVIOUSLY ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.

Incorporating Moderated Modules into the Converter

If you decide that a particular module would be useful to your conversion project then you will have to incorporate the module into the main converter library so that it will then be called to carry out its processing.

Moderated modules are supplied in the form of a library file usually containing a single object class and an HTML file that documents the module.

Open both the main converter library O$Converter.lbs and the library containing the moderated module. Drag the classes from the second library to the O$Converter library using the OMNIS IDE Browser.

Using the Windows Explorer or Mac Finder, copy the HTML documentation file (if provided) into the "Help\O$Conver\StudPost\Modules" folder in the OMNIS Studio development system install directory tree. If the object class is a submodule (e.g. "Submodule_Methods_CloseWind.htm") then it should be copied to a folder named after the parent module (e.g. "ModuleAMethods") inside the "Help\O$Conver\StudPost\Modules" folder.

You will then need to rebuild the indexes for the O$Converter help pages as follows:

  1. Delete the file "O$Conver.OHF" which you will find in the "Help\O$Conver" folder in the OMNIS Studio development system install directory tree
  2. Start the OMNIS Studio development environment.
  3. Click "New Project" on the Help Project Manager toolbar.
  4. Type "O$Conver" into the OMNIS Help Wizard as the name of the folder containing the help files.
  5. Type "Converter Help Topics" into the OMNIS Help Wizard as the window title for the Help Contents and Index window.
  6. Press the "Next" button on the OMNIS Help Wizard.
  7. Press the "Finish" button on the OMNIS Help Wizard.
  8. Close the Help Project Manager window.
  9. Save changes on exiting the Help Project Manager window.