Submitted by Tom on 2016/10/09 16:11
Setup sync for two files today -- I had some problems with both, but didnt have time to figure out exactly what was happening-

I had problems with adding the *.sndb.files folder:
in both cases, I added the equivalent of "Dropbox\IQBases\MyIQBase1.SNDB.Files"
=>
in both cases, the path got changed to "Dropbox\IQBases\MyIQBase1.SNDB.Files\MyIQBase1.SNDB.Files"

Database #1: I had already moved the relevant folder
Database #2: I had already created the folder as it didnt exist

DB #1: I thought I had browsed to the folder in DB #1, but not 100% sure of that
DB #2: I browsed to folder on machine #2, but could not click OK on the dialogue (Win.7), so I added the path to options.

I dont (and wont) have time to experiment with this to see what exactly the problem is --
anyone else had similar trouble?
 
This may simply be a case of making the manual more explicit, or it may be a bug, I'm not sure.
I was unsure at times, with the instructions -- it's not clear how flexibile the settings are (it says "do like this": doesnt clearly state what can be different)

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Hi Tom,
 
I've updated the documentation, but IQ should not be adding the MyIQBase1.SNDB.Files folder to the path if the selected path ends with this. I'll do a bit of tests but this is the way it is coded...
In all cases, I guess, one can check the MyIQBase1.ini file to ensure the paths are correct...
 
[Edit] Found one possible cause of this: I was doing a case sensitive comparison, so if the path was not exactly the same (lower/upper case), it would add it again. Fixed in v84 [Edit]
 
Pierre_Admin
IQ Designer
 

Tom

2016/10/10 08:32

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If I get a chance Pierre I'll try again today or tomorrow:
with one database, I did type in the folder path.
with the other, I used the filemanager (dopus) to copy the path, so it *should* have been accurate.

Tom

2016/10/11 05:06

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[quote=Pierre_Admin]
[Edit] Found one possible cause of this: I was doing a case sensitive comparison, so if the path was not exactly the same (lower/upper case), it would add it again. Fixed in v84 [Edit]
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this appears to have been the problem Pierre:
 
formerly the folder extension was *.sndb.files
now by default, it is *.SNDB.files
 
The new folder that I manually created, I copied the format from my older database which was small letters, so neither worked properly.
Thanks for finding.
 
Note that Dropbox sync is working wonderfully ! (thanks again :up:)