[opencms-dev] Synchronize exported files with a fresh installed opencms???

[Thomas März]

Alin Dragota <alindragota at yahoo.com> writes:
> Can anybody tell me if it is possible for me to synchronize the
> exported files from opencms with a just installed opencms
> application. 

Do you mean by "exported files" statically exported files to your
/export folder? If so, all your not exported files are lost, e. g. your
templates. If you have exported your work by a DB export or module
export you should find your work in the folder WEB-INF/export. The you
can import this files to your new installation.

> I have had a working opencms app. I have made some things with it
> ... and I don't want to lose me work.  
> Now it doesn't work anymore and I have to reinstall it. 
> The exported files are not deleted from the export directory but the
> question is:  AFTER the new installation of opencms, will I be able to
> synchronize the exported files with the existing database (that ie empty
> after the instalation)? 

I suggest you install OpenCMS using a different database, then edit
opencms.properties so it uses your old DB. Maybe you can recover some
things. Or do you know what you screwed? Then change the files manually
with SQL-statements, e. g. using DBVisualizer. I did it once, but I also
new what to change.

Hope this helps.

Best Regards,
Thomas Maerz