Zugg Software :: View topic - [3.18d] Converting old nested db variables

Wizard Joined: 22 Mar 2007 Posts: 2320

I have some old database variables which contained string lists as values, created under 3.17 or earlier. My scripts were set up to add new items to the string lists, and display them in a convenient manner. After upgrading to 3.18d, I found that the scripts did not work any more. The values were no longer recognized as string lists. So I wrote up the following script to convert them:

Posted: Sat Jun 05, 2010 4:41 pm

Actually, the new version should have converted your old nested lists correctly if they were properly formed with quotes in the write places. It worked for mine here, but post the exact XML of the variable that didn't convert so I can look at it.

Btw, the better way to do the third line instead of the %eval is just:

$db = @{%1}

Posted: Sat Jun 05, 2010 5:01 pm

Yeah, I reported this issue when I found out about it in an earlier post.

The problem is, if this was intended, I have over 300 db variables that need to be converted, and I shouldn't be forced to do a workaround for each one...

Thanks for the script, though!

Charneus

Posted: Sat Jun 05, 2010 5:10 pm

As I said above, please post the XML of the *original* (old version) db variables that are not getting converted properly so I can test them here to fix this.

Posted: Sat Jun 05, 2010 5:49 pm

Wizard Joined: 22 Mar 2007 Posts: 2320

Here is one instance of mine:

Posted: Sat Jun 05, 2010 7:56 pm

Posted: Sat Jun 05, 2010 8:17 pm

The following is one that did not get converted over properly. This is from 3.17.

Wizard Joined: 22 Mar 2007 Posts: 2320

Here is one of my variables that did not get converted automatically. I had to reload 3.17, because even looking at the XML of the variable in 3.18d was enough to cause it to add "json=true", even though the content of the variable itself did not change.
[quote]
<var name="keywords" type="Record" sorted="true" id="272">blocky piece of dark stone=basalt|blocky piece of grey stone=granite|fleshy, faded-orange fruit=kutai|handful of aromatic seeds=sivifi|handful of deep-red leaves=makras|hand-sized chunk of dark stone=basalt|hand-sized chunk of grey stone=granite|hand-sized chunk of red stone=jasper|head-sized chunk of dark stone=basalt|head-sized chunk of grey stone=granite|head-sized chunk of red stone=jasper|large chunk of rock=granite|long, segmented tail="rat|tusk"|lopsided yellow fungus=opsala|rough chunk of bluish rock=turquoise|round hunk of grey stone=granite|shriveled black fruit=kaya|small grey hide=rat|small shimmering skin=jozhal|small strip of meat=rat|small, curved tusk=rat|small, shimmering skin=jozhal|tan strip of hide=chalton</var>
[/code]

Wizard Joined: 22 Mar 2007 Posts: 2320

Here is an even simpler example. In a blank session in version 3.17, I created a new package which contained only the following:

Posted: Mon Jun 07, 2010 5:16 pm

Yep, confirmed and added to bug list.