|
1.
Create a new directory for the Pears version of the database under
<WebZ_root>/dbbuilder/dbs, such as pears_db.
|
|
2. Create
a database description configuration file for the Pears version
of the database. Remember to use DB as the input record type.
Copy this file to <WebZ_root>/dbbuilder/dbs/pears_db.
|
|
3. Copy
the five Newton database files from <WebZ_root>/dbbuilder/dbs/newt_db/db
to <WebZ_root>/dbbuilder/dbs/pears_db/db. Make
sure that the names of the HEDR and HDIR files begin with the same
characters.
|
|
4. Are you
using the Record Builder application
for single-record updates for this database?
- Yes.
Copy these files from <WebZ_root>/dbbuilder/dbs/newt_db
to <WebZ_root>/dbbuilder/dbs/pears_db:
- newt_db.dtd
(rename this file as pears_db.dtd after copying it)
- recordid.txt
- field.xml
- template.xml
and any other template*.xml files
- any
constant*.xml files
- No.
Go directly to step 5.
|
| 5. Register
pears_db with the Pears version of SSDOT. [there will be a
link to a procedure for this, but this procedure doesn't exist yet] |
|
6. In SSDOT:
|
From
this menu...
|
select
this option ...
|
| Main |
3.
Database Creation and Maintenance. |
| Database
Creation and Maintenance |
7.Convert
Newton database to Pears database. |
|
| 7. Type the
name of the database you want to convert (as you registered it with
SSDOT, such as pears_db) and press [ENTER]. |
| 8. Type the
name and path to the Newton header file (<WebZ_root>/dbbuilder/dbs/pears_db/db/newt_dbhedr.db)
and press [ENTER]. |
| Note: |
|
The
next two prompts refer to how much of the database you want
to convert.
- You
can leave off records from the end of the database.
- You
can leave off (skip) records at the beginning of the database.
You
can select records from the middle of the database by leaving
off records at both ends.
|
|
|
9. Do you
want to leave off records from the end of the database?
- Yes.
Type a number that represents the number of records you want to
convert, starting from the beginning of the database, such as
1000, to convert only the first 1000 records.
- No.
Press [ENTER].
|
|
10. Do you
want to skip records at the beginning of the database?
- Yes.
Type a number that represents the number of records you want to
skip, such as 500 to skip the first 500 records in the database.
- No.
Press [ENTER].
|
|
11. How
do you want to lock the database to prevent it from being updated
with Record Building during the conversion?
- Lock
the entire database (recommended). Press [ENTER]
- Lock
one record at a time. Type 2 and press [ENTER]. (This option
significantly increases the time needed for the conversion. OCLC
recommends that you lock the entire database instead and leave
it unavailable for online updates during this time.)
|
|
12. The
conversion begins and you see the following message:
Working, please
wait | | | |
As it proceeds,
SSDOT periodically displays the time elapsed.
|
|
13. When
the conversion completes, you see a Pears database update report.
Click here for an example.
|
| 14. To make
the Pears database available through the WebZ interface, click
here. |
| 15. To update
the database through Record Builder, click here [this will go to a
document that doesn't exist yet]. |