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I have 3 css files that are located there : site\style library\folder\css

These 3 files was deployed from a solution (.wsp). In the Elements.xml file, every css has these properties : Type="GhostableInLibrary" IgnoreIfAlreadyExists="FALSE"

I have modify just one of the files manually by copy over the file directly in SharePoint 2010.


Now i try to update these 3 files from the solution (.wsp) with an STSADM -o upgradesolution...

None of the files is upgraded in SharePoint 2010.

I tried :

  • CTRL-F5 in browsers to clear the cache
  • IISRESET
  • Restart the server
  • Delete the css folder before the upgradesolution
  • Reinstall the solution from central admin

Nothing works!

What im missing?

N.B. Im on a VM so i can try everything and go back.

Thanks

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IgnoreIfAlreadyExists needs to be set to TRUE.

IgnoreIfAlreadyExists="FALSE" => Don't update if file already exists.

IgnoreIfAlreadyExists="TRUE" => Do update even though file already exists.

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Try the following in powershell to see whether your CSS file is customized:

$web = get-spweb http://yourweb
$f = $web.GetFolder("Style Library/folder/css")
$f.Files |? {$_.CustomizedPageStatus.ToString() -eq "Customized"} |% {$_.Name}

If it's customized, use the following to revert back to unghosted mode:

$f.RevertContentStream()      

Reference here.

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  • Only one css file is customized... So why the other two are not updated?
    – user24566
    Commented Apr 11, 2014 at 18:05
  • @user24566 I just noticed that you are running stsadm -o upgradesolution. Try fully retracting the solution before redeploying it. That is, run Uninstall-SPSolution & Remove-SPSolution. Afterwards, redeploy with Add-SPSolution & Install-SPSolution. Don't use stsadm, use powershell. Let me know how it goes.
    – Phil Greer
    Commented Apr 11, 2014 at 20:31
  • @user24566 Did you resolve your issue? Were the CSS files checked out, by chance?
    – Phil Greer
    Commented Apr 16, 2014 at 16:22
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It sounds like you need to active or re-activate the feature. Try running install-spsolution after you have added it to the solution store. If it's site or web scoped feature you need to activate it on the appropriate site collection or sub site.

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Here's what I did to solve my problem:

  • IgnoreIfAlreadyExists Needs to be set to TRUE everywhere in the Elements.xml files
  • Upgrade solution
  • Deactivate the Feature
  • Delete the CSS folder
  • Reactivate the Feature

Voilà!

Thanks to all for your great advices!

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I had the same issue with other element files deployed in a sandboxed solution that would not be updated even after restarting / redeploying etc.

In the end the following was simply required in the element in my Elements.xml file:

ReplaceContent="TRUE"

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