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2nd May 06
Upgrader now working ok. Upgrader modified to also install DB addon scripts (the new way of installing language packs).
The new language model has been fully implemented.
Left to do - emoticon upgrade and to get the new upgrade tool linked into the setup (which is being changed) guide.
Also ready for version 1.2 i have written some core XML components which are multi browser compatible for Firefox (all versions), IE 6.0+ and the latest Opera and Netscape versions.
31st March 06
Not updated this page for some time so i shall try and cover the updates. Have a working upgrader script for access and SQL databases. It will also perform clean SQL installs (Not checked on mySQL). Currently modifing this to support software upgrades which is how the languages will be shipped.
Also working on the languages some more. Played with lots of different methods to get this to work efficiently, i am sticking with the 2-dimensional array that will be loaded into an application object. Maybe slightly heavy on the memory side, but it is the only way to have user changeable languages and the option to install new languages!
21st December 04
Worked out the methology for the language file inclusion. In version 1.12 it was maintained in the application object, which is a drain on the server. The next choice was the session object, however, this creates 400 variables per user!!! So we moved to local variables. However, for this we cannot have the dynamic includes for the different languages. Also, the addition of new languages via the web interface will fail. So, a inc-lanugages.asp has been created which chooses the correct include to use. When adding a new language the we shall use the file system object to add the new lines to this include. It should also include the deletion of languages via commenting of the asp code. With this sorted it needs migrating across all the pages, then the upgrader and setup making 100% efficient and beta is ready!!!!
11th November 04
Bit of work trying to get setup to invoke on new and upgraded installs -- hard!!
4th November 04
Got the upgrader working! Its a batched effort which requires some manual settings, however, i intend to get it working in real-time situations when i get time!!!
21st October 04
Changed the outlook on the languages so need to change pages for this, also a few DB mods. If im changing all the pages, i might as well do everything i want to!!!
Also got most of the upgrader working!! The main parts of it work. It will install a fresh copy, and it will do standard upgrades. The only thing it wont do at the moment is a required upgrade from 1.12 to 1.13 which is a specific function for this upgrade which will preserve data. I shall get it working this weekend!! This will also allow the easy introduction of mods at a later stage!!
18th October 04
Working on an XML based upgrader which allows upgrading from any version to any version, and installation of any version! Gonna be pretty tricky, working out and writing the XML structure now!!
13th October 04
Re-work of config.asp to reduce MASSIVELY the amount of database hits!!
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