Adding a DeletionScript to Your Project

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NEW: Adding a DeletionScript to Your Project (5/12/97)

Q: When I add a DeletionScript to my part, it doesn't get called when the user scrubs the package. Why is DeletionScript not called?

A: You are probably incorrectly adding the DeletionScript to your part. The DeletionScript must be defined in a manner different from the part's InstallScript or RemoveScript. You must explicitly set the DeletionScript slot in your part frame using NTK's SetPartFrameSlot global function. Here is an example:
SetPartFrameSlot('DeletionScript, func() print("Howdy!") );

Note that you will have to use SetPartFrameSlot for any part slot other than InstallScript or RemoveScript.