Domino Designer 8.5 Tip: Where Working Sets Are Stored
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Since I just had to go through the frustration of "losing" all my DDE working set information (after deleting the entire Notes\Data\Workspace folder to test a Notes client "fix"), I thought I'd share what I had to do to restore it all from the backup I took (see, I'm not as think as you dumb I am).
Disclaimer: Your mileage may vary. I have only tried this on an 8.5.1 Notes client running Win XP and make no guarantee that it will work for you, nor will I provide any support if you break something while attempting the following. You have been warned. That said, if you do back up the affected folders as you are told to, you should be able to recover if any problems arise.
Step 1: Shut down the Notes client (including Designer and Admin of course, if applicable) and make sure ALL Notes processes have turned off before proceeding. If you're unsure, reboot and don't launch Notes until Step 3.
Step 2: For each of the following, make a backup of the "new" folder (and all contents) and then overwrite it with the "old" version (either from a backup or from a different system):
...workspace\.metadata\.plugins\com.ibm.designer.domino.ide.resources
...workspace\.metadata\.plugins\org.eclipse.core.resources\.projects
...workspace\.metadata\.plugins\org.eclipse.core.resources\.root
...workspace\.metadata\.plugins\org.eclipse.core.resources\.safetable
Step 3: Open Notes and Domino Designer and make sure your working set information has returned, and that all the links etc. work properly. If not, shut down Notes and restore the above folders to their original state until you either figure out why it didn't work or give up trying. If you learn anything new in this process that would help others, please say so in the comments.
Hope this helps.
Since I just had to go through the frustration of "losing" all my DDE working set information (after deleting the entire Notes\Data\Workspace folder to test a Notes client "fix"), I thought I'd share what I had to do to restore it all from the backup I took (see, I'm not as think as you dumb I am).
Disclaimer: Your mileage may vary. I have only tried this on an 8.5.1 Notes client running Win XP and make no guarantee that it will work for you, nor will I provide any support if you break something while attempting the following. You have been warned. That said, if you do back up the affected folders as you are told to, you should be able to recover if any problems arise.
Step 1: Shut down the Notes client (including Designer and Admin of course, if applicable) and make sure ALL Notes processes have turned off before proceeding. If you're unsure, reboot and don't launch Notes until Step 3.
Step 2: For each of the following, make a backup of the "new" folder (and all contents) and then overwrite it with the "old" version (either from a backup or from a different system):
...workspace\.metadata\.plugins\com.ibm.designer.domino.ide.resources
...workspace\.metadata\.plugins\org.eclipse.core.resources\.projects
...workspace\.metadata\.plugins\org.eclipse.core.resources\.root
...workspace\.metadata\.plugins\org.eclipse.core.resources\.safetable
Step 3: Open Notes and Domino Designer and make sure your working set information has returned, and that all the links etc. work properly. If not, shut down Notes and restore the above folders to their original state until you either figure out why it didn't work or give up trying. If you learn anything new in this process that would help others, please say so in the comments.
Hope this helps.
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Crikey! Twenty years ago we were being promised that application development in the future was going to be simpler, which I suppose it is in a way, until the "black box" (here, Eclipse) needs to be opened and all the springs, gears and rubber bands inside need adjustment.
Posted by Tony Austin At 05:26:05 PM On 03/11/2010 | - Website - |
Posted by Kevin Pettitt At 11:56:51 AM On 03/23/2010 | - Website - |
As I had saved also my whole data\workspace folder, I tried to replace it all, and it worked like a treat ... lets see for how long : )))
Posted by daniel At 10:12:07 AM On 08/18/2010 | - Website - |
Posted by Gary J. Morin At 03:14:34 PM On 09/17/2010 | - Website - |