I did 1.a ... after I got the preferences restored/working, I set up
everything the way I wanted and then did a backup in Time Machine so
I'd have a working version again if I had to restore.
For 3.1, we'll be switching over to the Java Preferences API instead
of XML files.
mrg
On Mon, Mar 29, 2010 at 1:07 PM, Joe Baldwin <jfbaldwi..arthlink.net> wrote:
> Michael,
>
> Thanks, I think I remember this being a previous problem. �So I just deleted the entire ".cayenne" directory, and now it saves the datasource configuration correctly (well at least for this one project). �Thanks.
>
> So, my next question is:
>
> 1. Until 3.1 re-design, what steps should I now take wrt the ".cayenne" dir to ensure that my datasources are all available for all 3 of my projects?
> � � � �a. do I need to re-create all of my datasources and then save
> � � � �b. if I do step "a." then do I need to do anything else for the other projects or is the "re-create" step sufficient.
>
> Thanks,
> Joe
>
> PS I would have thought that you would have used the XML pattern as a solution for the CM-level preferences as you did with the project files. �(Your project files are pretty much bullet-proof, and I can even make quick changes using direct text-editing. �IMHO this is an excellent design.)
>
>
>
>
>
> On Mar 29, 2010, at 12:43 PM, Michael Gentry wrote:
>
>> You are probably running into a known issue CM has with HypersonicSQL
>> (the embedded database Cayenne uses to save preferences -- an "eat
>> your own dogfood" kind of thing). �Unfortunately, the simplest thing
>> to do is delete the preferences DB and start over. �If you look in
>> your ~/.cayenne/prefs/1.2 directory, you'll probably see multiple DB
>> files instead of just one and somehow HSQL is using the wrong one. �If
>> you are on a Mac and use Time Machine, it is possible to go back and
>> find a working DB and restore it, but still painful.
>>
>> Cayenne 3.1 is scrapping HSQL, but that probably doesn't help you ...
>>
>> mrg
>>
>>
>> On Mon, Mar 29, 2010 at 12:32 PM, Joe Baldwin <jfbaldwi..arthlink.net> wrote:
>>> I am having a problem with Cayenne Modeler - Edit Preferences - Local DataSources.
>>>
>>> I am working with three projects right now and have created three separate project directories. �I am using Cayenne Modeler to manage the datasource design. �Unfortunately when I move from one project to another the Preferences do not seem to maintain integrity.
>>>
>>> For example the Local DataSources from the first project continues to show up for the third project and the new datasources do not show up. � Now, it might seem logical that the DataSources be maintained separately from the project and CM might be doing this, however when I add a new datasource, and save it, it reverts back to the old set of datasources.
>>>
>>> The selected datasource does not appear to be saved between projects, and if I add a new one, it does not appear to save it. �(Yes, I did select the "Save" button at the bottom of the "Local Datasources" pane.
>>>
>>> So, my questions are:
>>>
>>> 1. is the datasource list kept in a separate configuration by CM?
>>> 2. How do I manage the DataSource list so that the new datasource is saved?
>>> 3. How do I manage the project so I can control which datasource selection.
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>> Joe
>>>
>>>
>
>
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