Moving OI 3.5 to a new PC (OpenInsight Specific)
At 06 MAY 1999 09:58:58AM John Sawicki wrote:
I am in the process of installing a new PC and have not used OpenInsight 3.5 in over a year and a half. I would like to move OI and my application files to the new computer but have forgotten how. Could somebody walk me through the process or point me in the right direction.
John Sawicki
sawicki@gatecom.com
At 06 MAY 1999 02:53PM garygnu@compuserve.com wrote:
Never try and move OpenInsight yourself. It's much to heavy. If you must, be sure to lift with your legs.
My recommendation would be get call a few friends and have them help you move. It's amazing what some guys will do for free pizza and beer.
Just remember, helping another guy move is the hetero male/male version of going all the way. Make sure you're protected and use a virus scanner. Don't copy that floppy!
garygnu@compuserve.com
At 07 MAY 1999 05:02AM Oystein Reigem wrote:
John,
Single user? When I move my app I just copy everything (the OpenInsight folder and all its subfolders) to a different PC/drive/folder.
The possible pitfalls I can think of are:
- The app uses files outside the OpenInsight folder and you forget to copy them as well.
- You have data and/or programming with hard-coded drive/path names.
- Missing system files??? There is a "client install" for OI, but I never used it. I think somebody told me I was fine since my database was strictly LH.
- Absolute paths in the dbt file? The .dbt file knows about all tables belonging to the app, and I assume if you have tables outside the OI folder there will be absolute paths in the dbt file. And perhaps I've heard that absolute paths can sneak into the dbt file even if you have your tables within/beneath the OI folder???? Anyway any problem with the dbt file should be solvable by doing a File | Remove in Database Manager before you move, and a File | Add afterwards.
That's all I can think of, but hopefully others will supply more. Or hopefully not, perhaps.
- Oystein -
At 07 MAY 1999 05:08AM Oystein Reigem wrote:
Gary,
Never thought of it before, but are you somehow related to Gary (G)Numan?
The reason I never made that connection before is that in this corner of the world we pronounce the "g" in "gnu". Quaint to you perhaps, but don't you think it adds a hint of masculinity too?
- Oystein -
At 10 MAY 1999 07:17AM garygnu@compuserve.com wrote:
In my part of the world, we pronounce the G as well, however as I've been told time and time again, we don't know how to speak properly here. For some reason the argument it's my gname and I can say it however I want doesn't seem to garner much support.
garygnu@compuserve.com
