Hmmm. Creating a package from a session may well the be the way forward. I will look at doing this programatically and report back to the board on my progress!
thanks for all your help so far people! Ross Kenneth Skovhede, GEOGRAF A/S wrote: > > Perhaps you can create a package from a Session repo? > > You will run into two problems if you try to copy from Session to Library, > 1) Session repo is not enumerable (a security feature, IMO useless) > 2) Runtime Maps cannot be saved into Library. > > Both problems can be solved by doing a custom build of MapGuide, and > removing the checks. > I seem to recal that the Session repo can be enumerated by the > Administrator. > > You can't make a 100% xml copy, because the xml has attached resourcesm > which are binary files. > > Regards, Kenneth Skovhede, GEOGRAF A/S > > > > bruce_weston skrev: >> Bruce D, >> >> Are you suggesting that this can be done? Does anyone have a script or a >> method of copying the session repository into a library object? Is there >> even a way of creating a copy of the session as XML? >> >> thanks, >> >> Bruce W >> >> >> >> Bruce Dechant wrote: >> >>> Bruce, >>> >>> What you are doing by trying to replace the session repository of a >>> running server is problematic and could lead to server instability. You >>> really shouldn't do this. >>> >>> The session repository is meant for temporary runtime data only and not >>> for persistent data. If you want any of your session repository data to >>> survive a restart you need to use the library repository instead. >>> >>> Thanks, >>> Bruce >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: mapguide-users-boun...@lists.osgeo.org >>> [mailto:mapguide-users-boun...@lists.osgeo.org] On Behalf Of >>> bruce_weston >>> Sent: Wednesday, January 28, 2009 2:34 AM >>> To: mapguide-users@lists.osgeo.org >>> Subject: [mapguide-users] Maintaining MapGuide Session during Restart >>> >>> >>> I'm just wondering if anyone has managed to do this yet? This is my >>> attempted >>> MapGuide restart script to keep the contents of the session folder >>> backed >>> up, but it doesn't work: >>> >>> echo MapGuide Scheduler Task Starting >>> taskkill /F /FI "SERVICES eq MapGuideServer2.0" >>> net stop MapGuideServer2.0 >>> REM xcopy >>> c:\Progra~1\MapGuideOpenSource2.0\Server\Repositories\Session\* >>> c:\Progra~1\MapGuideOpenSource2.0\SessionBackup\ /E /Y >>> net start MapGuideServer2.0 >>> REM xcopy c:\Progra~1\MapGuideOpenSource2.0\SessionBackup\* >>> c:\Progra~1\MapGuideOpenSource2.0\Server\Repositories\Session\ /E /Y >>> echo MapGuide Scheduler Task Completed >>> pause >>> >>> Is there session data stored anywhere else? I really want to make the >>> process seamless for my users. >>> >>> Bruce >>> >>> >>> -- >>> View this message in context: >>> http://n2.nabble.com/Maintaining-MapGuide-Session-during-Restart-tp2231199p2231199.html >>> Sent from the MapGuide Users mailing list archive at Nabble.com. >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> mapguide-users mailing list >>> mapguide-users@lists.osgeo.org >>> http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/mapguide-users >>> _______________________________________________ >>> mapguide-users mailing list >>> mapguide-users@lists.osgeo.org >>> http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/mapguide-users >>> >>> >>> >> >> > > _______________________________________________ > mapguide-users mailing list > mapguide-users@lists.osgeo.org > http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/mapguide-users > > -- View this message in context: http://n2.nabble.com/Maintaining-MapGuide-Session-during-Restart-tp2231199p2244520.html Sent from the MapGuide Users mailing list archive at Nabble.com. _______________________________________________ mapguide-users mailing list mapguide-users@lists.osgeo.org http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/mapguide-users