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Project Conversion Tool - Command Line Version
A command line tool for converting a project from an old version to the current version has been added to the user distribution. This tool is currently only available to unix users and (we think) MacOS users: a version for windows will follow. However, the recommended approach is to use the version that is incorporated into the "import from disk" feature (see above). Eventually this will also be incorporated into retrieving from the ALMA Archive
too.
To use the present command line version of the tool:
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You must be on a unix platform (MacOS might work).
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You must retrieve the tarball or zip version of the OT or the much smaller tarball or zip file called the "AlmaConverter" (this smaller download only contains the conversion tool and therefore allows webstart users to convert their projects with minimum download requirements).
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You should follow the usual instructions for downloading and unpacking - in particular it is very important to run the
PostInstall-CommandLine.sh
script
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You then convert projects using the command:
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ALMA-Convert-Project.sh <inputproject.aot> <outputproject.aot>
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NOTE: It is necessary to be connected to the internet when running this tool as parts of it rely on web access.
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This will convert any project created since, and including, User Test 4.0 so that it is able to be imported into the current version of the OT.
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We recommend importing and running validation after the conversion.
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Running
ALMA-Convert-Project.sh -h
will provide some help.
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The ALMA OT Team, 2011 May 20