[FW-1] Importing objects manually into OBJECTS_5_0.C - Possible???

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A colleague at work has written a utility that stripts the content out of
OBJECTS.C on a 4.1 box and produces an output file containing each object
formated for an OBJECTS_5_0.C file.

The idea behind it was to save time re-creating objects in situations
where the standard upgrade solutions don't suit.  An example of the
format produced is shown below:

                : (Net-xxx.yyy.zzz
                        :add_adtr_rule (false)
                        :color (blue)
                        :comments (Blah Blah Blah)
                        :ipaddr (xxx.yyy.zzz.0)
                        :netmask (255.255.255.0)
                        :type (network)
                        :location (internal)
                        :broadcast (allow)
                )

I've tried doing a cpstop and then editing OBJECTS_5_0.C and trying to
paste the above in after the existing object defined for the management
server.  I then run cpstart and go into SmartDashboard; however the
network object does is not shown.  If I exit Dashboard and then open
OBJECTS_5_0.C and look for the section I previously added, I see the
following:

                : (Net-xxx.yyy.zzz
                        :add_adtr_rule (false)
                        :color (blue)
                        :comments (Blah Blah Blah)
                        :ipaddr (xxx.yyy.zzz.0)
                        :netmask (255.255.255.0)
                        :type (network)
                        :location (internal)
                        :broadcast (allow)
                        :AdminInfo (
                                :LastModified (
                                        :Time ("Tue Jun 24 15:38:59 2003")
                                        :By ("Reference upgrade process")
                                        :From (bhluk-fw1)
                                )
                                :chkpf_uid 
("{840E9D50-1459-4C32-87D2-913F66F31E27}")
                                :ClassType (network)
                                :name (Net-xxx.yyy.zzz)
                                :table (network_objects)
                        )
                )

The AdminInfo section was obviously added by some Checkpoint process;
however the GUI interface will still not display the object.

Does anyone know if what I'm trying to do is even possible.  Basically I
have ~ 300 objects to create so I'd rather automate this if possible!

Cheers,
Chris

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