Question

Hi,

I have just installed and enabled the MsOfficeAttachmentsAsHTMLPlugin. As soon as I have enabled it (with the web configure tool) I get the following error on the twiki server

Software error:

Can't use string ("MSOFFICEATTACHMENTSASHTMLPLUGIN_") as a HASH ref while "strict refs" in use at /opt/twiki/lib/TWiki/Prefs.pm line 246.

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I can not connect with a browser to any twiki page anymore.

Please help me to fix it.

It would not be a problem for me to disable the plugin again, but how?

Environment

-- CatiaLavalle - 06 Sep 2007

Answer

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-- CatiaLavalle - 06 Sep 2007

I have just managed to disable the Ms Office Attachments As HTML Plugin by editing the $TWIKIHOME/lib/LocalSite.cfg file and deleting the line:

$TWiki::cfg{Plugins}{MsOfficeAttachmentsAsHTMLPlugin}{Enabled} = 1;

Now I got my server running again, and the plugin disabled. But say I would like to use this plugin: how to fix the problem?

-- CatiaLavalle - 06 Sep 2007

This is likely caused by an unofficial call done by the plugin Perl code. Frequent issue: TWiki::Prefs::getPreferencesValue() instead of TWiki::Func::getPreferencesValue(). Any calls other than TWiki::Func::...() are problematic.

-- PeterThoeny - 06 Sep 2007

-- RosArcher - 07 Dec 2007

The call to TWiki::Prefs::getPreferencesValue() is in MsOfficeAttachmentsAsHTMLPlugin.pm. Simply change it to TWiki::Func::getPreferencesValue() and it will load.

-- RosArcher - 07 Dec 2007