[Zope] Help! Zope 2.0 upgrade problem.

Joe Grace occam@serv.net
Sat, 04 Sep 1999 23:10:26 -0700


Phil,

that was indeed the secret.  Thank you!

I have reverted back to a mix of the old syntax and the new syntax, and the
pages work as I would expect now under Zope 2.0.  Whew.

Thanks,

= Joe =


Phil Harris wrote:

> 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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