Question about Upgrading Emu build from old version to new version

[ChaosSlayer]

anyone? =(

[rojadruid]

what is the build number of your binaries? are you using 7.0?

If using 7.0 you should be able to just paste the lastest build over the old one and then run all the sql thats in the changelog.txt from oldest to newest build. Start with anything after your build and move to current date.

[ChaosSlayer]

thank you for answering!

I am not sure what is 7.0
But my client is Titanium and my emulator build is 0.7.7-992
basicly I need understand if I am missing naything:

1. insert SQl values into Db as mentioned in changelog
2. download and copy over new build

anything else?

basicly by greatest worry if my custom DB is in jepordy from this uprgade =)

thanks again!

[rojadruid]

Originally Posted by ChaosSlayer

thank you for answering!

I am not sure what is 7.0
But my client is Titanium and my emulator build is 0.7.7-992
basicly I need understand if I am missing naything:

1. insert SQl values into Db as mentioned in changelog
2. download and copy over new build

anything else?

basicly by greatest worry if my custom DB is in jepordy from this uprgade =)

thanks again!

always always back up your database before the changes. and you will be good.

[koldar]

There have also been some changes to water mapping. You can find the new water maps at Angelox's site. With the current build (1074) and with a few rule additions listed under the development forum, you will be able to have all of the features listed under the 1074 log. Definitely back up though. I would also backup your eqemu directory just to be safe.

[Scorpious2k]

In theory, you can go back in the change log to the point when your DB was up-to-date and run all the sql changes in the log after that (in reverse order - moving up through the log) until you get to the top. That *should* get you current.

Having said that, we just did it for the Scorpious2k Server and sadly, not everything is in the change log. We also got a copy of the PEQ DB and compared to see what we were missing in tables and columns in existing tables.

Of course, we were converting from version 5.7 DR 6 (a much older version than yours) and even so we did succeed in spite of a few glitches along the way.

[narcberry]

Seems like there is an easier way. Couldn't you dump a desc of all the latest tables and apply a merge somehow? If so that would eliminate:

Problems with missing sql statements
Ever having to parse through the changelog to update your months-old version.


I'm sure it's possible, and I'm nearly certain it could be done safely.