Transfer of applications

Scriptcase 9 Installation
#1

Is there an option to transfer applications (not by export or import) from one pc with sc9 to another by copying files?
The sc-version is exactly the same, but i did not make a latest export …
Regards Bert

#2

I think the copying of scriptcase folder and migration process might not work as it was the same version. Never tried it.

Workaround only, try to generate SC license key. Apply it on the old one. Then do all the project export. Once all is exported, then generate another key for your new PC then import.

#3

Yes that would be the way, but I cannot startup the “old” sc. on the former laptop because of not working apache. Damaged file in windows. I have to restore a complete backup of the laptop.
Let me do some experience with copying …I let you know.

#4

I have not tried this with SC IDE, but just a thought. I have used the open source WinMerge to compare files and folders. How about trying this? [LIST=1]

  • Back up everything carefully, so you can restore all files.
  • Install a fresh SC IDE on your PC, so that it works. Try to keep same version of SC.
  • Then use WinMerge to compare any changes between the original (dead) install and the new (working) one. Seems like it would help show what needs to be copied from the new to the old to get the old running again.
  • Then decide if you should export and use the new one, or stay on the old. [/LIST] I hope you can get things running again soon. Just work systematically. I think you can do it :). Let us know.

    Peace,
    Jamie

    • #5

    This is agreat idea. First I Iearn to work with winmerge and second it could the solution …so I let you know. Takes a little time because of the many files…
    And learningpoint is always make an backup / export of your projects every time you worked on it.
    Strange thing is also in V9 that under settings you can change the path to what you want, but it does not change anything in your apllication.
    I think this is a bug.

    Regards Bert

    #6

    Hi Bert,
    One thing I have learned to do is work using an interation cycle, like a week. At the end of each Iteration, when I am going to deploy all my tested changes, I first follow a checklist. That includes exporting all apps, a full SC backup, dump of the database(s), and also capture a ZIP of deployment even if I am using SFTP to deploy. I then increment my project version. I keep all those steps in a deployment log, and keep a folder structure where I keep a copy of all those files in a folder named after the project version.

    It can take some time to do, but I know I have a fall back to everything - just in case. I almost never have to use these backups, but if the worse happened and the deployment caused terrible problems, I could go back and redeploy from the previous iteration.

    Also, if you get in the habit of incrementing the SC history, that can be very useful in itself. Sometimes I remember changing something and can go back in time weeks or months to get code form an event or whatever. SC really does have some good features.

    I have had my share of lost work/data over the years. My favorite was when I was still in college and had a part time job programming on a TRS80 computer (1980’s). I worked like a whole day and right before I was going to save everything (you heard right, I hadn’t thought to save LOL), the power got turned off to the whole building. I instinctively ran outside and found an electric company truck with 2 guys who just stared an the skinny kid (me) as I practically cried LOL. Lost all my work and sat there and retyped everything as much as i could from memory. But it taught me to save. I probably over save :rolleyes:

    I hope you are able to find the issue. You will probably learn more about the structure of SC than most in the process.
    Jamie

    #7

    Ok after hours of search I managed. The way of comparing could be one, But I decided to try to repair the “old” V9 on the laptop before the crash.
    It was not SC, but the apache in wamp did not startup. It happened after that I cleaned up the registry with an AVG-tool. Advise: Please donot do that with this tool.
    But ok first I runned httpd.exe (downloaded from wamp) second I went to c:\windows\system32> and run sfc /scannow (as an administrator)
    This is an official MS-repair. It takes a few hours, but after that it repaired my windows.
    So then I got green ligth to startup my “old” sc9. And as yu guess I could export and import after changing the licecense codes. Thank you all…

    #8

    Hi Bert,
    Congratulations! That is great news. Thanks for sharing. I am sure it will help someone in the future.

    It is funny but late Friday, I was rushing to finish a new app with lots of custom event code. I opened up an older app I had created for a different part of my project, to look at the SQL. I accidentally pasted some SQL changes into that second app and saved! Boom. I had o use the restore and version history in SC to get back everything! I am going to increment and export even more LOL.

    Peace,
    Jamie