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Is it possible to..

Post by compunerdy » Sat Sep 01, 2012 10:17 am

Can I install gold and make the database changes but still access the database with 7.0.7 without causing issues? I would like to play around with gold while keeping 7.0.7 as the live store. I do not have a offline setup and would rather use a populated database for testing anyways.

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Post by Shopping Cart Admin » Sat Sep 01, 2012 10:40 am

Howdy Tim,

The database has changed so that wouldn't be possible. You can download a free copy of Visual Web Developer express and run it local.

http://www.microsoft.com/visualstudio/e ... er-express
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Post by Mizmo67 » Sun Sep 02, 2012 3:29 pm

Can you please clarify for me? Because this thread has me spooked.

If we set up Gold as a separate new store to do all the fine tuning, will we then be able to import the old database info into the new one when we are ready?
I'm dreading losing all our customers data and order info.
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Post by Shopping Cart Admin » Sun Sep 02, 2012 5:25 pm

Hello Maureen,

Gold will convert a 7.0.7 database just fine, you will not lose any of your data. Since the store templates are all new, you'll need to migrate your look and feel over to the new W3C complaint store templates.
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Post by Mizmo67 » Tue Sep 04, 2012 11:49 am

Thank you :)
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Post by compunerdy » Thu Sep 06, 2012 12:36 pm

Shopping Cart Admin wrote:Howdy Tim,

The database has changed so that wouldn't be possible. You can download a free copy of Visual Web Developer express and run it local.

http://www.microsoft.com/visualstudio/e ... er-express

Thanks, after much trial and error on my part I finally got this all figure out and working. Now the fun part begins.

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Post by mayberrys » Thu Sep 27, 2012 12:10 pm

Was the solution to load a local store?

The upgrade instructions have me a little confused. Our 7.07 store is located at the root of our website. Should I, or can I load Gold in a sub-directory along side of 7.07 ie. <root>/store/<new gold install> to modify themes, customizations, etc. and then upgrade the 7.07 database, then remove the 7.07 directories? Will running the Gold install within a sub-directory affect my 7.07 Live store?

I apologize if the questions have obvious answers, but can't seem to locate step by step upgrade instructions.

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