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Re: URGENT: How to convert old data sets



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On 20001004T152058+0300, Antti-Juhani Kaijanaho wrote:
> On 20001004T052556-0400, Marlene Mallicoat wrote:
> > I would like to convert some data sets I created using gzz0706.  I would
> > like to use them with the newest version of gzigzag.  Can you remind me how
> > I do that conversion?
> 
> Conversion is currently broken.  I'll fix it and then release 0.1.3,
> and then give you the procedure.

Correction: it is not broken, I just used the wrong procedure.

The following works:

Suppose that you want to convert OLDSPACE into NEWSPACE.

1. Make a backup copy of OLDSPACE.

2. Invoke GZigZag 0.1.x with arguments "-oldformat -convert OLDSPACE"

3. Invoke GZigZag 0.1.x with arguments "-oldformat -new -dcold OLDSPACE"
   Exit from GZigZag immediately.
   
4. Invoke GZigZag 0.1.x with arguments "-oldformat -export OLDSPACE.xml OLDSPACE"

5. Invoke GZigZag 0.1.x with arguments "-import OLDSPACE.xml NEWSPACE"
   Exit from GZigZag immediately.
   
You can now start using NEWSPACE.

Of course, substitute correct names for OLDSPACE and NEWSPACE 

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