[Zope] Help! Zope 2.0 upgrade problem.

Phil Harris phil@philh.org
Sat, 4 Sep 1999 17:14:39 +0100


Hi Joe;

I *think* the problem may be the use of the &dtml-name; construct.

Do you use that to include the standard_html_header/footer?

If so your going to have to change to the <dtml-var name> construct.

Read the change logs for more info.

HTH

Phil
phil@philh.org

----- Original Message ----- 
From: Joe Grace <occam@serv.net>
To: <zope@zope.org>
Sent: Saturday, September 04, 1999 1:02 PM
Subject: [Zope] Help! Zope 2.0 upgrade problem.


> Hi,
> 
> I just tried to upgrade to Zope 2.0 on NT.  The install seems to have
> worked properly (I can access Zope and the Zope management screen).
> 
> However, when I copy over my var/Data.fs to the new installation and run
> that, I get a strange error.  Portions of my web pages display the
> source code (instead of the fully processed HTML).  I fixed one page
> which had "&lt;FONT&gt;" instead of the usual "<FONT>" and that worked
> (by updating the source through a management screen).  Then I got caught
> with another page where the entire page displayed as source, i.e., the
> "<HTML>" had become a "&lt;HTML&gt;" and ruined the whole page.
> 
> Has anybody seen this behavior before?  What did I do wrong in upgrading
> to Zope 2.0?  I guess my key question is:
> 
>     What are the correct steps to upgrade a Zope installation from an
> old one to a new one?
> 
> I used the following steps (seat of the pants but...):
> 
>     Install Zope 2.0 NT.
>     Copy old/Extensions to new/Extensions.
>     Copy old/lib/python/Products/CustomOnes new/...
>     Copy old/lib/python/Shared/CustomStuff new/...
>     Copy old/var to new/var (I also tried just old/var/Data.fs to
> new/var/Data.fs).
> 
> Is there a better perhaps automated and correct way to transfer from one
> install to a new one?
> 
> Thanks for any solution/help/insights.
> 
> = Joe "mystified by this one" Grace =
> 
> 
> 
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