Is it possible to export a site definition (NOT a site template) using stsadm? I’m looking for a way of getting an export of ONET, WEBTEMP and any required features.
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Is it possible to export a site definition (NOT a site template) using stsadm? I’m looking for a way of getting an export of ONET, WEBTEMP and any required features.
Matt,
There wasn’t too much detail on the specifics of your situation but given the info in the question here’s what I think you’re looking for.
Assumption : You have a custom site definition deployed on your farm and you want to get the source for it.
I can think of 2 ways to do this:
1) Check the \Templates\SiteTemplates folder in the 12 hive. yes, these are the default site definitions … MS has a real issue w/naming objects consistently in SP. The definitions in this folder all have an XML subfolder containing the ONET.xml file.
If the site definition was deployed in a solution (.wsp) it may not be present in the hive’s structure (should be but I haven’t tested this in a while). If that’s the case, use option #2.
2) Create a site on the farm using the definition you want to export. Use stsadm to export that site to a file. The file’s structure is pretty straight foward. It’s compressed archive that contains a manifest that will provide the neccessary mapping of internal -> actual file names. The definition will be contained in the archive.