Hi Sinéad, Sinéad Reynolds wrote: > I think this is related to the versions of Zope and Python. >
It is. > I am using Plone 2.1.2 on both servers. > On Debian, I am using (Zope 2.8.5-final, python 2.4.1, linux2) > On Windows, I am using (Zope 2.7.8-final, python 2.3.5, win32) > > Is there anything that I can do to get these sites moved? > You need to upgrade the versions on the Windows platform to match those on Debian - not just Plone and Zope but also their 3rd party products - for a .zexp import to work. > All suggestions greatly appreciated as I am completely stuck. > If you cannot do this (I suspect that you may the person who asked a few days ago on the Plone list?) then I am sure that you will not be able to use the .zexp import method - unless there is some magic in the world of which I am unaware, this will only work if you have /exactly/ the same versions. I'm 99.99% certain that is a waste of time. You you /might/ be able to do something either with the XML import method or by moving or mounting data.fs, but I very much doubt it, and very much doubt that the time spent would reap any reward. I'm 99.9% certain that is a waste of time. If the sites are /very/ simple, you might be able to create an empty site on Windows and move content objects using WebDAV (or other methods in the case of user folders). You have a problem, in that you are trying to "go backwards" in terms of the Zope version, and if it is not impossible (which I think it is) then the solution is going to be at best labour intensive, at worst unreliable - probably both. Even if it's possible I would advise against it as there is no way of evaluating the reliability issues (I think you are in a minority of one here). I would expect that you would have to accept that the Zope version, at least would have to be maintained, and I would run a separate Zope instance at this version in parallel to the existing instance on your Windows server until you /can/ upgrade the primary instance - not the solution you want, but possible and without the kind of reliability nightmares you may run into if you do succeed in moving to a prior Zope version. HTH -- Regards, PhilK Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] PGP Public key: http://www.xfr.co.uk Voicemail & Facsimile: 07092 070518 “The creative impulse animates whatever instrument is placed at its disposal.” — Robert Fripp _______________________________________________ Setup mailing list [email protected] http://lists.plone.org/mailman/listinfo/setup
