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2.2 Converting a Single-User Repository

In principle there is no conversion necessary to use a repository created with a single-user version of MetaEdit+ via a server as a multi-user repository. In practice the files and directory structure of the database will often be moved to another machine, sometimes even a different platform. In addition to assigning access rights to the files on your file system (see Section 2.1), you must change any absolute paths stored in the artbase.roo and manager.ab files. You can change the artbase.roo file and the manager.ab files from the server Maintenance menu (see Sections 2.3 and 3.3.1), before you start the server on the repository. You can then start up the server on the repository (see Section 2.3) and then login for the first time as a client (Section 2.4).

Also, if you are converting a single-user repository from an older version of MetaEdit+, you will need a special repository patch (available from MetaCase Consulting) to upgrade the data in the repository to work with the new version of MetaEdit+.

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