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ConvertPrefs
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This little program may be needed if you have upgraded from a version of
ReqChange earlier than 3.7 (that is, 3.0 to 3.6). In version 3.7 I changed
the format of the preferences files (to make future improvements easier),
and when I did that, I decided to not support the old file format in
ReqChange (actually in reqchange.library).
To save you some work, I wrote this little program that (hopefully ;) will
convert preferences files in the old format to files in the new format. The
intended way to use this program is like this:
1) Install the new version of ReqChange and restart your computer (in
order to activate the new version of ReqChange). The new version
will not be able to read your preferences files, and will use the
default settings.
2) Now run the conversion program. It will read the preferences files
from their permanent storage (in "EnvArc:ReqChange/") and write the
result to their temporary storage (in "Env:ReqChange/").
3) Start the preferences editor, and inspect the result. Hopefully
things should be about the same as when you were using the old
version of ReqChange. If you are satisfied with the new settings,
simply select save, and the new preferences files are written to
"EnvArc:ReqChange/" for permanent use.
Important note: Due to a bug in some versions of ReqChange, the deny
preferences file may be incorrectly converted. If this happens, simply run
the converion program again, this time specifying the NEWDENYPREFS switch
(in case you are starting it from the Workbench, simply use the
"ConvertPrefsBadDeny" icon).
In case your preferences files aren't properly converted, feel free to send
me a copy of them (the original, unconverted files that is), and I'll
return properly converted files.
Magnus Holmgren