Subj : Upgrading MbseBBS ...
To : Rj Clay
From : Vince Coen
Date : Sun Dec 03 2017 09:20 pm
Hello Rj!
Sunday December 03 2017 11:07, you wrote to me:
> Vince Coen wrote to Rj Clay:
VC>> Before I forget the current version that sits in the source repo
VC>> is 1.0.7.4. While the files area it is 1.0.7.2 the difference
VC>> being one file see the Changelog
> Since I had no real issue with upgrading from even the quite old
> 0.97 that was running on the old system, I don't really anticipate an
> issue upgrading it again to the current version. Just haven't been
> able to get to it...
As the mbse database has changed over the various versions I suggest you adopt
a method of dealing such as :
1. Install the 0.97 version but dont run it.
2. upgrade to the next release and keep doing so where the release notes say
change of DB exists. and yes it may well involve doing this a few times.
OR
3. Follw 1. and take a dump of all of the documents for the running system
saving the .doc/.pdf file.
4. Using that with the latest version go through setting up the various
settings via each menu entry.
Personally I would try the first method.
I seem to recall that the jump using 1.0.6 to 1.0.7 is minimal changes to the
DB and it just involves changing if you want to so that can be ignored but .97
to 1.0.6 will have DB upgrades that the setup processes deal with one by one.
Again download all of the versions between 97 and 106 and read the README /
Changelogs to verify what one's require a DB fix up. The most it would involve
a 3 - 4 hours of work and the computer will be doing most if it.
Vince
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