When trying to update from 7.x-1.1 a message Date_iCal already installed is displayed and the update aborts.
I am nervous about forcing a manual update due to the extent of the changes between 1.1 and 2.6. Is there any documentation regarding how to best update an existing site? I have installed the library module and ICalendar library but now need to install the iCal module itself.

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coredumperror commented

What mechanism did you use to apply the update? I've never heard of that error message before.

There shouldn't be any significant problems with performing an update from 7.x-1.x, since Date iCal doesn't store anything in the database. You'll need to update your Views to set up the new options that Date iCal offers, but other than that, nothing will need to change.

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bblancha commented

First I got an email saying there was an update available.
Went to available updates (admin/reports/update) and it showed DateiCal 7.x-2.6 available and offered a download link. I downloaded it.
Next went to the install module page and tried to install the downloaded file.
Got a message DateiCal already installed. No update.
Checked the admin/modules/update page and no mention of DateiCal 7.x-2.6

Not sure what to do next. Question, are the changes to the Views you mentioned, optional or required?
The only reason I was updateing in the first place was to keep things at the latest and dismiss the reminders.

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coredumperror commented

Huh, I wasn't aware that such reminders were available, and it makes me think that others may be having similar upgrade issues as yourself, since they may not be reading the new notes on the Date iCal project page.

Your particular problem is something I've never seen before, and I honestly have no clue what could be causing it. Perhaps if you look up the error message on Google, minute "Date iCal", you might be able to find a solution.

As for the Views changes, they are mandatory, because Date iCal has been completely re-written (that's why I bumped the major version number up to 2.x). It interfaces with the Views module in a different way, which means that upgrading will require that you give your views a quick once-over to make sure that they still work. It's possible that you won't need to change anything, but I think you will need to make some minor tweaks.

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vlad.pavlovic commented

What version are you showing for Date iCal in /admin/modules

What makes you think there was a problem? There are no database updates, so there would be nothing for update.php to do. It was just a code swap going from 7.x-1.1 to 7.x-2.6. You may need to recreate the View that you are using to get your iCal feed, but the module sounds like it installed correctly.

Are you seeing any errors now when creating iCal feeds?

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bblancha commented

I did not do the code swap since the install gave me the message that DateiCal was already installed.

I do not have any problems with the current installed version which is 7.x-1.1.

What i do get is a weekly email saying there are updates available. As far as I can tell only the DateiCal module has an available update. I thought I would update to work with the latest going forward as I continue to deploy calendar functionality and to stop the reminders.

The reason I stopped in my tracks was related to what coredumerror mentioned above regarding changes related to Views integration. Sorry I am not so helpful. I am not a code jockey, just a site developer testing out the usability of the Drupal environment for our corporate website.

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coredumperror commented

Are you still having a problem with this, bblancha?

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bblancha commented

The email notices about an available update have stopped. I also no longer get a message in the Module status telling me about any version beyond 7.x.1.1. So for now I am good.

I will be looking for ways to allow publication of a calendar within our company.

Thanks for asking!

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coredumperror commented
Status: Active » Closed (works as designed)

OK, then I'm going to lose this issue.