SID-00304: SpreadSheetPlugin cannot be enabled

Status:	Answered	TWiki version:	4.2.0	Perl version:	5.8.8.820
Category:	CategoryPlugins	Server OS:	WinXP	Last update:	17 years ago

• Downloaded the SpreadSheetPlugin from twiki.org, and copied its files into the installation directory.
• used configure to enable the plugin
• but %PLUGINDESCRIPTIONS% reports that SpreadSheetPlugin is disabled.
• checked the /twiki/lib/LocalSite.cfg file and found the line: $TWiki::cfg{Plugins}{SpreadSheetPlugin}{Enabled} = 1;

the result is that no calc functions or other aspects of the plugin work.

What am I doing wrong?

-- DanKerr - 2009-05-08

Discussion and Answer

• Check data/warn<date>.txt file.
• Check your TWiki.InstalledPlugins (containing the %FAILEDPLUGINS% variable) for any errors.
• Check the permissions and ownership of the plugin lib files and directory, must be readable by the webserver user.
• Check if Perl compiles the files OK: perl -c lib/TWiki/Plugins/SpreadSheetPlugin.pm and perl -c lib/TWiki/Plugins/SpreadSheetPlugin/Calc.pm

-- PeterThoeny - 2009-05-08

Thank you for the quick response:

• data/warn200905.txt reports many lines like: | 07 May 2009 - 18:11 | SpreadSheetPlugin has been disabled
• InstalledPlugins, under the heading "Plugin Diagnostics" reports that "SpreadSheetPlugin has been disabled"
• the other plugins report no errors
• I believe that the permissions and ownership of the directory is fine, other plugins which I have installed in the same way (for example, TagMe) seem to be working fine
• Perl reports "syntax OK" for both scripts

Thoughts?

-- DanKerr - 2009-05-08

This is strange. Is the data/TWiki/SpreadSheetPlugin.txt file readable by the webserver user?

-- PeterThoeny - 2009-05-08

I am able to visit and edit the SpreadSheetPlugin topic. If that's what you mean.

-- DanKerr - 2009-05-08

We have figured out the problem. The plugin was disabled during an aborted installation of the NatSkin. A support question related to that skin pointed us in the right direction.

-- DanKerr - 2009-05-26

I am glad you figured out the issue. Closing this question now...

-- PeterThoeny - 2009-05-26

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