If you're running the conversion over a forum that's already been processed, along with Convert2x.lock and ConvertLang.lock, remove ConvVar.txt if it exists. I suspect that ConvertLang actually skipped a lot of the conversion - I know it skipped Variables.

For the short term, copy the contents of ConvertLang/Variables/ to Variables.

For next update on Convert2x I'll take care of that text size issue.

And rebuilding the notifications is still returning trashed vars files. This has nothing to do with the language conversion and I'm still trying to track down why the problem is occurring. (I know where it's happening, I know what is happening, I don't know why it's happening.)

I'm in the process of getting BoardMod running on my home server so I have a second big board to test with.

Yeah, I'm still fighting with Rebuild Notifications.

Would not it be better to first make the conversion? It was, as I can assess, only the messages are not converted. I can not otherwise test the translations and there are still a lot of errors.

One of the things I'm going to have to add to the Convert utilities is a file that lists the boards that will lose data when moved to a Windows platform. Also, BoardMod had at least one instance of member files with the same problem, so those members affected will also have to be noted.

Once that's done, I can work on a checker for Convert2x to check for members with missing essential data - like e-mail addresses - and list those members.

This may take me a bit of time. Also, the list of 'recommended things to do after conversion' should go into the Admin Helps (In fact, the entire 'how to convert' should go into Helps as I suspect no one actually reads the QuickStart - and the current one is already out of date.  : )

I added a 'no e-mail' fix to MemberList.pm (not in the SVN yet) but it doesn't fix the underlying problem.

I could add a checker to Rebuild MemberList but this problem should only be showing up on forums that have imported data that goes way back. (Maybe this checker should be a Mod? Maybe all the Conversion utilities should be in a Mod? - Just thinking out loud here.)

pyragony54 wrote on Aug 28^th, 2017 at 2:32pm:


More on your part for the translation rather than mine. 
We'll need good instructions for Help. Within Convert2x and ConvertLang, there aren't all that many language bits.

I was actually thinking of security when I suggested the conversion utilities be installed separately. I've seen too many installs where the admin didn't use those files and didn't remove them.    Potentially very dangerous.

On a related note, it's pretty obvious that there were plans to have translations for the QuickStart. Moving the Conversion instructions into Help should make translating QuickStart a lot easier. (When we get there - it hasn't happened in years and years so there's obviously no rush.  )

Well, we're trying to make the conversions as easy and complete as possible as 2.7 is going to be the jumping off point for moving to storing data in mySQL. But it's going to take time and hurrying just adds mistakes.

(I also spotted some 'file collision' issues with Attachments and Windows.  So Convert2x is getting bigger and bigger.  )

I'm looking forward to the next update in the SVN. Then I can say more. All members without mailaddress I have deleted. This should not cause any difficulties. I am working on the translation. There are still a few errors in the speech. Not so tragic, but annoying.