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Kevin Sherrard
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Has any been able to switch between Dev Studio 8 and 7.6? I tried running C:\ibi\DevStudio76\bin\thisfoci.bat and it did not let me back into Dev Studio 7.6. I tried running it as an administrator and that did not work either.

This will be huge problem with a rollout of WebFOCUS 8.

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Rifaz
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Check your wfscom.xml file & its alias must be pointing to DevStudio 8, then run the thisfoci.bat.

Thanks,
Rifaz


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Kevin Sherrard
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Just as a follow up I am posting the fix.

Please try this:

1) open folder :
%USERPROFILE%\AppData\Roaming\Information Builders\

2) delete the files and/or take a backup copy before installing or running
the other release.
why because these files are different from 76 to 80 but are created
automatically you can save a copy and restore it.

3) open DOS prompt as Admin
Start > All Programs > Accessories > Command Prompt
right-click Run as admin.

4) in the DOS Prompt do change folder to: "CD c:\ibi\devstudio76\bin"
or to the 80 bin folder.

5) Run thisfoci.bat

6) Run DevStudio76/80


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CLH
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Hi,

To automate the restore mentioned in the above directions do the following

make a copy of the wfscom.xml file found in location specified in #1 call it wfscom80.xml for example.

Make another copy call it wfscom76.xml

Find the 7.6 thisfoci.bat modify it and add this at the bottom (note the directories and file names would need to match what you have)

cd "%USERPROFILE%\AppData\Roaming\Information Builders"
copy wfscomxx.xml wfscom.xml
cd C:\ibi\DevStudio76\bin
start C:\ibi\DevStudio76\bin\focshell.exe


do the same thing for the 8.0 thisfoci.bat adjusting the copys accordingly for example

cd "%USERPROFILE%\AppData\Roaming\Information Builders"
copy wfscomxx.xml wfscom.xml
cd C:\ibi80\ibi\DevStudio80\bin
start C:\ibi80\ibi\DevStudio80\bin\focshell.exe


Note with this method whenever you add modify environments in Developer studio you will need to make a new copy of the wfscom file or you will loose your changes so the next time you log on to developer studio you new environments would be missing.


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