All my projects and folders vanished, leaving me with just the defaults. The files all seem to be present (I keep a copy of the entire folder tree, and usually remember to update it after a session) Everything else seems to be working, including accessing files already downloaded.
Is there any simple way to recover this situation - I have well over 3000 projects spread across hunderds of folders, and really don`t want to have to re-enter their details manually (especially all the different sets of rules)
Roddy
Is there any simple way to recover this situation - I have well over 3000 projects spread across hunderds of folders, and really don`t want to have to re-enter their details manually (especially all the different sets of rules)
Roddy
Roddy,
It is not a big problem to recover. Please search this forum (search form below) for two words:
lost projects
Then read the 3rd topic. The projects file (webdown.dat) is located in the place spacified in the Options dialog | Advanced | File Locations - "Projects, Maps and Templates directory".
Oleg.
It is not a big problem to recover. Please search this forum (search form below) for two words:
lost projects
Then read the 3rd topic. The projects file (webdown.dat) is located in the place spacified in the Options dialog | Advanced | File Locations - "Projects, Maps and Templates directory".
Oleg.
Thanks Oleg
All I have to do now is re-instate the projects I set up since the last backup (I think there are only about 40 missing) Fortunately I backed up the entire current OEE tree before I started repairing the damage. This is what I *usually* do, but forgot just before the accident.
Can I do this by simply cutting and pasting between the webdown.dat files with a decent editor? (WinHex, for example)
Roddy
All I have to do now is re-instate the projects I set up since the last backup (I think there are only about 40 missing) Fortunately I backed up the entire current OEE tree before I started repairing the damage. This is what I *usually* do, but forgot just before the accident.
Can I do this by simply cutting and pasting between the webdown.dat files with a decent editor? (WinHex, for example)
Roddy
Yes, you can easily paste the missing lines to webdown.dat file - it should work well.
Oleg.
Oleg.
Thanks Oleg,
I have found that Notepad actually works best for this (The KISS principle works best, as with everything in the OE family)
*** Note to anyone following this route : as long as you skip over the header, Default folder and template, and you don`t have any top level folders with the same name as those in the WebDown.dat you are pasting to, everything works perfectly.
Rename any top duplicate level folders in the WebDown.dat file you are reading from
- look for
[Object]
Type=1
Text=Foldername
Skip these two lines
Stream 1.2 File
ObjectsCount=xxx
Skip the "Default" folder
[Object]
Type=1
Text=Default
(etc)
Skip the template
[Object]
Type=0
(etc)
... and start cutting at the next folder
[Object]
Type=1
Text=Foldername
...and keep going to the end of the file
Finally, paste the block into OEE`s project tree. *** WARNING - Do NOT paste it directly into the target WebDown.dat without correctly updating the second line (ObjectsCount=xxx) - OE/OEP/OEE will do this properly for you if you paste into the application
Roddy MacKenzie
I have found that Notepad actually works best for this (The KISS principle works best, as with everything in the OE family)
*** Note to anyone following this route : as long as you skip over the header, Default folder and template, and you don`t have any top level folders with the same name as those in the WebDown.dat you are pasting to, everything works perfectly.
Rename any top duplicate level folders in the WebDown.dat file you are reading from
- look for
[Object]
Type=1
Text=Foldername
Skip these two lines
Stream 1.2 File
ObjectsCount=xxx
Skip the "Default" folder
[Object]
Type=1
Text=Default
(etc)
Skip the template
[Object]
Type=0
(etc)
... and start cutting at the next folder
[Object]
Type=1
Text=Foldername
...and keep going to the end of the file
Finally, paste the block into OEE`s project tree. *** WARNING - Do NOT paste it directly into the target WebDown.dat without correctly updating the second line (ObjectsCount=xxx) - OE/OEP/OEE will do this properly for you if you paste into the application
Roddy MacKenzie
Roddy,
Thank you! I would only add that Notepad can edit not more than 64 Kbytes of text files. I use WordPad for bigger files - it works well also.
Oleg.
Thank you! I would only add that Notepad can edit not more than 64 Kbytes of text files. I use WordPad for bigger files - it works well also.
Oleg.
Hi,
I have had the same problem months ago using Windows 98 SE and could not replace any project.
Now after months surprise: I copied the complete folder to another computer with XP/SP2 and the registration vansihed. Thats ok. New registration using the old code and voila: all projects appears again.
This for Oleg to find the error at Win 98 system
Jost
I have had the same problem months ago using Windows 98 SE and could not replace any project.
Now after months surprise: I copied the complete folder to another computer with XP/SP2 and the registration vansihed. Thats ok. New registration using the old code and voila: all projects appears again.
This for Oleg to find the error at Win 98 system
Jost
Jost,
Great to hear from you!
We decided to stop supporting Windows 9x. It is possible to run Offline Explorer 5.0 on it, but there are still some compatibility issues. Also, less and less Windows 9x systems are running in the world.
Oleg.
Great to hear from you!
We decided to stop supporting Windows 9x. It is possible to run Offline Explorer 5.0 on it, but there are still some compatibility issues. Also, less and less Windows 9x systems are running in the world.
Oleg.