Changing source drive of the files

[Richard Man]

I am using Setup Factory 4.x and I am moving stuff to a new machine. Unfortunately, the .sfp files now reference source files that are in a different drive! Is there an easy way to change the source drive of the files? Can I just use a hex editor to edit the .sfp file? Would upgrading to 5.0 help?

// richard

[Mark]

Re: Changing source drive of the files

Hi,
In 4.0 there is no easy way to do this that I know of, I believe that you will simply have to change the source for each file. In 5.0 what you can do is select all files that have IDENTICAL sources, and then modify their source.
So let's say I have files in C:\MyProj and C:\MyProj\Docs, and I'm moving everything to my D:\ drive. What I would do is select all the files with the s/urce of C:\MyProj\Docs, and edit their Multiple File Properties (right click -> Select "File Properties") there I will be able to change the source from: "C:\MyProj\Docs" to: "D:\MyProj\Docs". Then I would do the exact same thing for all files with the source: "C:\MyProj".

mark.

[Richard Man]

Re: Changing source drive of the files

Ugh. I have 8 .sfp files, each one has over 137 files, in about 10 directories. So I have to upgrade, and then go through all the files?

Sigh.... Possibly I may as well look at other installation program then...

[Mark]

Re: Changing source drive of the files

Hi,
No, if you upgrade you do not have to go thought all of the files. Basically what you will do is select groups of files with the EXACT same source. So you would select ALL the files from: C:\MyFiles\Docs at once, and then change ALL their sources at once.
The amount of changes that you have to make will be equal to the number of different SOURCES.

mark.