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  dr Winchell > 2019-12-27 10:25

  I'm (finally) moving from Windows 7 to 10. I backed up my settings and when I Import them, I get an error message about Favorite371 but when I look in the ini file, the favorites end at 370. (Jean, I will email it to you)
  
  QAP 10.3.1, installed using Setup, Windows Explorer default file manager. Screenshots attached.
  
  Thanks, Dale

• RE: Error Importing Settings File

  Jean Lalonde > 2019-12-27 11:29

  Hi Dale,
  
  I checked the ini file you sent me by email. It seems that this file is missing a few "end-of-menu" markers at the end. I''ll send you the fix by email.
  
  Jean

• RE: Error Importing Settings File

  dr Winchell > 2019-12-27 13:38

  (2019-12-27 11:29)Jean Lalonde Wrote: Hi Dale,
  
  I checked the ini file you sent me by email. It seems that this file is missing a few "end-of-menu" markers at the end. I''ll send you the fix by email.
  
  Jean

  
  Thanks for the quick reply Jean. While adding those 4 entries allowed me to import the file without an error message, I noticed that everything did not import.
  
  In the attached screenshots you will see the different menu lengths in the Main and Utilities menues and also that most but not all Live Folders did not come in correctly.
  
  It's not a show stopper because I can set things up again if needed but I thought  I would let you know.
  
  Let me know if you have any questions or need additional information.
  
  Best Regards, Dale

• RE: Error Importing Settings File

  Jean Lalonde > 2019-12-27 14:06

  I suspect that the file you imported was incomplete. Maybe something happened when you copied or exported your file from your previous system.
  
  If you think it's worth the time, you could see if you can compare with another backup of your settings file.

• RE: Error Importing Settings File

  dr Winchell > 2019-12-27 19:39

  (2019-12-27 14:06)Jean Lalonde Wrote: I suspect that the file you imported was incomplete. Maybe something happened when you copied or exported your file from your previous system.
  
  If you think it's worth the time, you could see if you can compare with another backup of your settings file.

  
  I created another backup and it is exactly the same size as the previous one. And the file is also the same after being copied to the new computer.

• RE: Error Importing Settings File

  Jean Lalonde > 2019-12-28 22:45

  Hi Dale,
  
  Using the file you sent me from your Win 7 system, I was able to reproduce the error you got. I'll need more time to investigate but there seems to be an issue when exporting or importing (or both) using QAP's Export command.
  
  I'll be back on this later.
  
  Jean

• RE: Error Importing Settings File

  dr Winchell > 2019-12-29 05:41

  (2019-12-28 22:45)Jean Lalonde Wrote: Hi Dale,
  
  Using the file you sent me from your Win 7 system, I was able to reproduce the error you got. I'll need more time to investigate but there seems to be an issue when exporting or importing (or both) using QAP's Export command.
  
  I'll be back on this later.
  
  Jean

  
  Thanks for working on this Jean. Being able to duplicate the issue lets you see what is happening and I imagine, helps find you correct it.
  
  Best Regards.

• RE: Error Importing Settings File

  Jean Lalonde > 2019-12-31 14:54

  I fixed this in v10.3.2. The issue occurs if the [Favorites] section of your QAP ini file gets larger that 65,532 characters (this is in fact a limitation of the AHK command used to read/write a whole section of the ini file). This has been fixed by reading/writing favorites one by one instead of as a section. This is slower but safer. A popup text indicate the progress of the copy.
  
  Upgrading to v10.3.2 is recommended before doing copying favorites with the "Import/Export Favorites" command.
  
  Thanks Dale for helping catching this.

• RE: Error Importing Settings File

  dr Winchell > 2019-12-31 18:45

  (2019-12-31 14:54)Jean Lalonde Wrote: I fixed this in v10.3.2. The issue occurs if the [Favorites] section of your QAP ini file gets larger that 65,532 characters (this is in fact a limitation of the AHK command used to read/write a whole section of the ini file). This has been fixed by reading/writing favorites one by one instead of as a section. This is slower but safer. A popup text indicate the progress of the copy.
  
  Upgrading to v10.3.2 is recommended before doing copying favorites with the "Import/Export Favorites" command.
  
  Thanks Dale for helping catching this.

  
  Hello Jean,
  
  Thanks for the quick update / release. I updated my Windows 7 and 10 computers to 10.3.2 and ran another Export and Import and while it imported without an error message, not all of the Live Folders imported. I have attached screenshots to demonstrate what I mean.
  
  While I can easily fix these, I thought I should report it.
  
  Let me know if you have any questions or need additional information.
  
  Thank you and best regards.

• RE: Error Importing Settings File

  Jean Lalonde > 2020-01-01 09:31

  Thanks for reminding me this, Dale. I'll check it.
  
  Jean

• RE: Error Importing Settings File

  Jean Lalonde > 2020-01-02 12:31

  Hi Dale,
  
  I was not able to reproduce this issue with Live Folders. The QAP Import command copies exactly the properties of each favorites.
  
  I can see two possible explanation to what you described:
  - your folder on the new system is empty
  - your folder on the new system contains only system or hidden files.
  
  Since QAP v10.0.6, the QAP default behaviour for Live folders and hidden/system files has changed from "show" to "hide". If you moved from an earlier QAP version this could explain the change. Go to the "Live Folder Options" tab and check the "Hidden" and "System" checkboxes.
  
  Jean
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