How do I keep my customizations of reports from being overwritten when there is an update to LifeLines?
One simple option, if you just modify a few reports, is to re-name them then you can upgrade without fear of overwriting them. Be sure to change the line that begins with “@progname” so that your renamed report will show with its new name on the menu when you choose from the pick list to run a new report. A more comprehensive and flexible option is to specify more than one directory in LLPROGRAMS in the Configuration File: %llroot%:=/home/username/ll LLPROGRAMS:=%llroot%/Programs:/usr/local/share/lifelines Thus, /usr/local/share/lifelines has the report scripts from the LifeLines distribution; ~/ll/Programs has those that I write (or modify); mine are searched first. That is the usual intended use of a “directory path.” The only time I update /usr/local/share/lifelines is when I install a new revision level of LifeLines. Note for Windows users: This method works and the above Configuration File variables would look like the information below. Observe the semi-colon (;) used to separate
