[Typo3-dev] Problems in export/import t3d files

[Kasper Skårhøj]

Hi Kari,

I'm currently working a little on import/export and I don't know if any
of your problems has gone by that. Please check.

One thing: When you import anything with multiple special records you
should do it inside a sysFolder! In that way you should be able to write
all special records as well and not loose any relations.

I have not added support for root level yet.

- kasper


On Fri, 2004-05-28 at 11:06, Kari Salovaara wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> I hope that following is my misunderstanding not error:
> 
> Before 3.6.x era I used to maintan/upgrade/change sites by making export 
> t3d files and then importing them to next site. (This is due some 
> splitting and other dev work in our servers.)  That has worked well. 
> Import preview told which extensions were missing etc.
> 
> But now in 3.6.1 (linux etc. environment OK):
> 
> 1) import preview tells only which tables are missing. This is a minor 
> problem but you have to think and check what extensions it means.
> 
> 2) after exporting from 3.5.0 system a site into 3.6.1 site;
> levels for infinite and ALL tables + ALL tables: update : download 
> export : I get the file (5Mb) : moved into the new site appropriate 
> folder: changed permissions : and import : everything worked smoothly,
> 
> but in result I have missed at top level page: page contents, templates, 
> domain records.  So the result is : Error! No template found!
> and You have to to manually create everything again for that top level.
> 
> This makes extra work to move sites from one place to another and it 
> used to work. And I see this major problem. Export/import is used 
> heavily at some sites, also for backups.
> 
> 
> One idea more: export should be possible to do from outmost Typo3 
> installation root also because this kind of work is normal site 
> administration work and thus should be easier than now.
> 
> 
> Cheers,
> Kari
-- 
- kasper

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