On the old computer, start JMRI and do “Export Complete Roster” (Note “complete”)

That will ask for a location and then store a file there.

Move that file to the new computer.

On the new computer, start JMRI and do a “Import Complete Roster”. When ask, select that file.

Check that everything is there.

Bob

On Sep 23, 2019, at 3:42 PM, John via Groups.Io <johnreesep@...> wrote:

Hi. I bought a new laptop and need to download my JMRI roster over to the new computer.
I went to download my roster from the old computer to a flash drive and thought I could simply
upload to the new lap with what I saved. The new lap is telling me that I need a special "drive" to open.
When I open Decoder Pro it has a number of files that make no sense to me.

What do I need to do to simply transfer my current JMRI rosters over to the new computer.
I have JAVA on the new lap and I even downloaded the latest version of JMRI to the new lap,
but of course that version does not contain my old rosters. I need those as I am in a modular club
and all of the guys have loco's listed on the old roster.

JP

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On the old computer, start JMRI and do “Export Complete Roster”  (Note “complete”)

??? Opened a window save and save in ("Export Complete Roster").? Selected "removable disk (E:)" and clicked save.? Nothing happened.? If I tried doing it with a single entry ("export roster entry") it would save that entry.

That will ask for a location and then store a file there.

??? Only worked for single entry as above.

Move that file to the new computer.

??? Did that but as above only worked for single entry.? And when I tried to save that single entry it wanted a new name or to enter the old name manually again.

On the new computer, start JMRI and do a “Import Complete Roster”. When ask, select that file.

??? See above.? Would not work for a complete roster and if a single entry wanted a name.? Used a USB flash drive.? Flash drive is USB 3.0, Win7 computer is USB 2.0 However for moving JMRI around it doesn't seem to matter.

??? Win7 machine (SPROG) running JMRI 4.17.3 to Win10 machine (LocoNet simulator) running 4.17.4.? That might be the problem but don't think so.? It seems so easy but might be cockpit error.

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Jon Miller
For me time stopped in 1941
Digitrax  Chief/Zephyr systems, 
SPROG, JMRI User
NMRA Life member #2623
Member SFRH&MS

Not sure why that doesn’t work. I just tried it and it seems OK, but of course that doesn’t help you.

You can export the individual roster entries and them import them, if there aren’t too many.

Altenrately, you can do Help -> Locations, click the button to open the roster location and copy the contents of the “roster” directory from one machine to the the roster directory on the other, then do a “rebuild roster”.

Bob

On Sep 24, 2019, at 8:35 AM, Jon Miller <atsfus@...> wrote:

Bob,
I tried to do this just to see but didn't seem to work.

On the old computer, start JMRI and do “Export Complete Roster” (Note “complete”)

Opened a window save and save in ("Export Complete Roster"). Selected "removable disk (E:)" and clicked save. Nothing happened. If I tried doing it with a single entry ("export roster entry") it would save that entry.

That will ask for a location and then store a file there.

Only worked for single entry as above.

Move that file to the new computer.

Did that but as above only worked for single entry. And when I tried to save that single entry it wanted a new name or to enter the old name manually again.

On the new computer, start JMRI and do a “Import Complete Roster”. When ask, select that file.

See above. Would not work for a complete roster and if a single entry wanted a name. Used a USB flash drive. Flash drive is USB 3.0, Win7 computer is USB 2.0 However for moving JMRI around it doesn't seem to matter.

Win7 machine (SPROG) running JMRI 4.17.3 to Win10 machine (LocoNet simulator) running 4.17.4. That might be the problem but don't think so. It seems so easy but might be cockpit error.






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Jon Miller
For me time stopped in 1941
Digitrax Chief/Zephyr systems,
SPROG, JMRI User
NMRA Life member #2623
Member SFRH&MS

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Bob Jacobsen
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You can export the individual roster entries and them import them, if there aren’t too many.

??? To many.

Altenrately, you can do Help -> Locations, click the button to open the roster location and copy the contents of the “roster” directory from one machine to the the roster directory on the other, then do a “rebuild roster”.

??? This worked OK.? Curious why the other doesn't.

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Jon Miller
For me time stopped in 1941
Digitrax  Chief/Zephyr systems, 
SPROG, JMRI User
NMRA Life member #2623
Member SFRH&MS

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Must give it a file name . no name, no save.

Marc,

??? See I suggested it was a cockpit error.? Tested and it works just fine.? Thanks guys!

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Jon Miller
For me time stopped in 1941
Digitrax  Chief/Zephyr systems, 
SPROG, JMRI User
NMRA Life member #2623
Member SFRH&MS