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icon5.gif   Lost cfg file, posted by David Egolf on Sat Apr 9 03:40:26 2005 
    icon2.gif   Re: Lost cfg file, posted by Stefan Ritt on Sat Apr 9 09:52:23 2005 
       icon2.gif   Re: Lost cfg file, posted by David Egolf on Mon Apr 11 18:48:18 2005 
          icon2.gif   Re: Lost cfg file, posted by Stefan Ritt on Mon Apr 11 20:15:01 2005 rssreader.gif
Message ID: 1073     Entry time: Mon Apr 11 18:48:18 2005     In reply to: 1068     Reply to this: 1074
Icon: Reply  Author: David Egolf  Author Email: degolf@fujicolor.com 
Category: Question  OS: Windows  ELOG Version: 2.5 8-3 
Subject: Re: Lost cfg file 
> > I was upgrading to the latest version and I wrote over my cfg file. I 
> > still have my database files. Is there a way to put the cfg file back 
> > together using the database files as a guide.  It did not seem to want to 
> > upgrade until I did this and I forgot to copy and then paste the cfg files 
> > back.  The latest version is now running. Before I did this I was still 
> > getting the old version number at the bottom of the main screen.  Also I 
> > have an RSS reader that can do user name and password, is this possible 
> > with Elog if the RSS reader has the ability?
> 
> I put an extra dialog box into the installer to prevent overwriting the
> original config file, but unfortunately I cannot prevent people from shooting
> themselves into the foot (;-)
> 
> The database files contain at least the attributes. Just open any file with a
> text editor. But the other settings, like "preset <attribute>" etc. are lost.
> 
> Concerning teh RSS authentication, I willing to implement this if you tell me
> which reader you are using, so that I can test it. You could also try yourself,
> maybe it works without modification. What you would need is public read access
> via "Guest menu commands" option plus a "Read password". The read password
> prevents again the public read access, but the RSS reader can maybe submit it.
> What the RSS reader certainly cannot do is to fill out the "Login" screen of
> elog, so you need the "Guest menu commands" for sure.
> 
> - Stefan

Hello,

Thank you so much for working with me on this.  The RSS reader I have been trying 
is at http://www.rssreader.com   and is version 1.0.88.0  It is a free RSS reader 
and seems to work very well.  It has a username and password system, but I am not 
sure what and how it will support with ELog. I have been successful in reading an 
open logbook with no passwords.  

Thanks again,

David Egolf
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