How to replace a Default List "Events" with a new custom list for all the sites

Question

I am trying to find a script that will replace Sharepoint Events List with one of Custom List i created + Copy all the data of Events list to my newly created list.

I know how to Delete a list and Create a new list, but dunno if there is any simplest way of replacing a Moss List.

Cheers

Answer 1

Approach I used to Solve the Issue is,

• Create a New List
• Copy Items to New List
• Delete old List

//Add a List

web.Lists.Add(listName, listDesc, t);

//Copying

SPList myDestinationList = web.Lists[destinationlistName];
                SPList mySourceList = web.Lists[Form1.OldListName];
                SPQuery mySourceListQuery = new SPQuery();
 SPQuery mySourceListQuery = new SPQuery();

            mySourceListQuery.Query = "<OrderBy><FieldRef Name='Title' /><FieldRef Name='Location' /></OrderBy>";" 
            SPListItemCollection mySourceItemColl = mySourceList.GetItems(mySourceListQuery);
            foreach (SPListItem mySourceListItem in mySourceItemColl)
            {
                SPListItem myDestinationListItem = myDestinationList.Items.Add();

                if (mySourceListItem["Title"] != null)
                    myDestinationListItem["Title"] = mySourceListItem["Title"];

                if (mySourceListItem["Location"] != null)
                    myDestinationListItem["Location"] = mySourceListItem["Location"];


                web.AllowUnsafeUpdates = true;
                myDestinationListItem.Update();
                web.AllowUnsafeUpdates = false;

//deleting a list

        web.AllowUnsafeUpdates = true;
        SPList myList = web.Lists[list];
        myList.Delete();
        web.AllowUnsafeUpdates = false;