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chkla

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administrator tools
« on: September 15, 2008, 09:56:43 am »

Administrator tools are not very wel explained in the manual. In text they seem to do what I like them to do but the using of the 4th and the 7th effected for me in a database mess and needed a restore.

Maybe it's better that I describe what I want to do and maybe you have a better solution:
I have put a number of pictures in several albums which I have improved (and still am improving) afterwards.
So I want to update these pictures in my coppermineabums, but want to keep the comments and the times it has been looked up.
In other words: I want to replace the original picture, and make a new normal and thumbnail of the new original and keep all the metadata.
I tried to realize this with the administrator tools but finally it always ends up in a mess.
I also removed the original from the server and replaced it by the new picture directly in the directory, that didn't work either.
Of course uploading it as a new named picture that's is no problem at all, but then all my metadata are lost.

A hint for a working solution would be appreciated.

Kind regards, Chris P. van der Klauw
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Re: administrator tools
« Reply #1 on: September 15, 2008, 10:32:47 am »

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It is a mistake to think you can solve any major problems just with potatoes.

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Re: administrator tools
« Reply #2 on: September 15, 2008, 10:46:40 am »

Administrator tools are not very wel explained in the manual.
Try the corresponding section in the preliminary docs for cpg1.5.x - they should be more detailed.
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Re: administrator tools
« Reply #3 on: September 15, 2008, 02:24:14 pm »

Phill and Joachim great advice. I think this will solve my problem.
Going to try.

kind regards chris
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