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First off, I like Redux...



I attempted to export and import. everything seems to work fine.

Sigh

to make changes to a user with the user editor, the user must not be in the realm

make sure u compile an update so when it does the auto update itll have the same stats as the race2.dat

Also, have you tried retraining the character?

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Originally posted by Gray Mouser

Yes, doing things offline and compiling a dat for the correct version was my problem, doing things offline is a little bit of a pain but i suppose(grin) i can deal with it.



what most people do is have a copy of their dats in a different directory and edit those. they then compile an update file and copy the update file into the bbs directory (dont do this until the update routine has completed --"Automatic Database Update Complete" will show in the audit trail). then the next time the bbs starts up and it runs through the update file it will put in all of your edits.



Originally posted by Gray Mouser

I was able to transfer H dats(class/race, didnt try or succeed on others) over to k version. everything seems to run fine. Now I just have to re-input my 2 weeks worthof data



i remember this (http://mmb.forumshq.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=3153) thread about all your problems with exporting/importing. can you browse the rooms in the room editor now? if you still can't do that you are doing something seriously wrong. otherwise, i would try your export and import again. i know the export & import works well because even sinister urge is working on upgrading and they told me everything imported great (with v0.7.56 and the item import fix).



Originally posted by Gray Mouser

When and if is it neccsary to recreate the .ini file?



the only time it would be necessary to use that is if your settings got screwed up or if you just wanted to reset all the settings to default.



-syn

you dont have to do it offline, just make sure u remember to do a compile, can set it in settings, and change to k if that what ur using, and click recreate i believe that should save ur settings like that :P can do online update that works just dont alter shops(although will be applied at next cleanup)and users.

Originally posted by elpresidente

you dont have to do it offline, just make sure u remember to do a compile



dont listen to this guy, he acts like he knows what he's talking about but really doesn't. editing your dats while the board is running can (not saying it definately will) cause corruption.



if mud and you go to write to a record at the same time, OR if mud went to write a value and then you wrote over it before it went to read it again, OR if mud went to read one of the quickrefernces it creates for monsters/items/spells/etc and then all of a sudden it isn't there anymore or different than how it initially read it, OR any number of other things I could sit here and write about could cause corruption and/or crashes.



Originally posted by elpresidente

can set it in settings, and change to k if that what ur using, and click recreate i believe that should save ur settings like that :P can do online update that works just dont alter shops(although will be applied at next cleanup)and users.



i don't think there is one string of words that actually go together correctly in that statement ... take your time and learn to type.



-syn

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ok ill change it to this, i never said u were wrong, he said something about the offline compiling, you never said he had to do it offline, i simply said he doesnt have to. you come on and say i dont know anything but act like i do, when in fact i do know things, sure u know more but as i said im going on my past experiences with it. i dont understand why u dont like me, frankly i dont really care, but u dont know what i do and don't know so dont presume u do.