[Zope] Zope database format for Zope 2.0

[Michel Pelletier]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Michel Pelletier [mailto:michel@digicool.com]
> Sent: Friday, July 09, 1999 10:08 AM
> To: 'Martin Dougiamas'; 'zope@zope.org'
> Cc: jeffbauer@bigfoot.com; Brian Lloyd
> Subject: RE: [Zope] Zope database format for Zope 2.0
> 
> 
> 
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Martin Dougiamas [mailto:martin@dougiamas.com]
> > Sent: Thursday, July 08, 1999 11:40 PM
> > To: 'zope@zope.org'
> > Cc: jeffbauer@bigfoot.com; Brian Lloyd
> > Subject: Re: [Zope] Zope database format for Zope 2.0
> > 
> > 
> > Jeff Bauer wrote:
> > > 
> > > Brian,
> > > 
> > > My one comment about switching to ZODB3 format is
> > > that Zope should be able to recognize and intelligently
> > > respond to the user who has the old .bbb format.  The
> > > response can be a simple:  Hey Genius!  Get with the
> > > program and convert your database ...
> > 
> > Yes, exactly.  eg:
> > 
> >   The Zope database you are using is from an older version of Zope.
> >   Please use the "convert-to-zodb3" program in your zope 
> directory to
> >   upgrade your database, like this:
> > 
> >       convert-to-zodb3 /opt/zope/var/data.bbb
> > 
> > 
> 
> The .bbb files are not even looked at by Zope running in 
> ZODB3 mode.  If
> Zope runs in ZODB3 mode, then Data.fs is used, if ZODB2, Data.bbb.
> Since Zope has know way of knowing if running in 2 or 3 mode is your
> intention, then it can't really spit up an error message about it.
> Running ZODB2 mode is not really an error situation.
> 

Ok, I just got the word that this is not the case since ZODB2 will not
be in 2.0 final.  Oops!

-Michel

> -Michel
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> > 
> > Martin
> > 
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