Re: how to copy Client Access macros etc. from old PC to new PC

[Vernon Hamberg <vhamberg@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi Mark

I don't remember an EXPORT/IMPORT capability.

CA lets you specify where these things are stored, at least in newer 
versions. Something like ApplicationData vs Program Files.

There might be references to absolute paths in some files - mostly .ws 
and .bch, I would think. I would determine where these should be in the 
new install, then put this stuff in the Emulator\Private directory there 
and look through for absolute references.

Macros I've made don't usually have any references, but maybe your 
client does.

Good luck!
Vern

On 12/6/2017 7:55 PM, Mark S Waterbury wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I have a client who has an older version of Client Access 32-bit 
> installed under Windows XP ... now they are trying to migrate to a 
> newer version of IBM Client Access under Windows 7 64-bit ...
>
> How can they copy all of their "macros" and configuration files, e.g.:
>
>     .ws    workstation emulator profiles
>     .bch    emulator batch files
>     .kmp    keyboard maps
>     ..pmp    poppad files
>
> etc.  from the old PC to the new PC, so they will "work" with Client 
> Access on that machine?
>
> It seems these files have embedded "path  names" that reflect the old 
> directory structure under e.g. c:\Program  Files and now the Client 
> Access software appears to get installed under "C:\Program files 
> (x86)" and that seems to invalidate those internally stored path names.
>
> Does Client Access provide some kind of EXPORT and IMPORT capability 
> or some other method to copy all of these files and at the same time 
> convert any internally stored path names so they will "work" properly 
> on the  new system?
>
> Please advise.
>
> Thanks in advance.
>
> Mark  S. Waterbury