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en:user:upgrading_greenstone [2016/03/20 21:46] – created kjdonen:user:upgrading_greenstone [2016/04/10 22:21] – [Upgrading from an old Greenstone 2 version] kjdon
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 For greenstone3, you should copy them over then open them up in GLI. That will change the config files to greenstone 3 versions. For greenstone3, you should copy them over then open them up in GLI. That will change the config files to greenstone 3 versions.
-You might need to check format statements as the conversion process is not 100% accurate.+You might need to check format statements as the conversion process is not 100% accurate. The collections don't necessarily need to be rebuilt, but the server will need to be restarted to notice the new collections. 
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 +Note, if you are running two GLIs (as you would be in this case when you have two greenstones installed) then sometimes it remembers the collect folder from the previous time it was running. So you need to check that it is using the right one. 
 +When you select File->Open collection in GLI, if the list of collections doesn't look right for the greenstone you are running, or if you just want to check, then you can click 'change directory' and it will show you which collect folder it is using and you can change it if necessary.
  
 If you have modified the main interface, then you can look at doing that next to your new greenstone. Obviously this will be easier to do in greenstone 2 as your old version and the new version both use macro files. the macros will have changed though, so your modifications might need some modification for the new interface. If you have modified the main interface, then you can look at doing that next to your new greenstone. Obviously this will be easier to do in greenstone 2 as your old version and the new version both use macro files. the macros will have changed though, so your modifications might need some modification for the new interface.