Hi, You first need to extract the bz2 file to get the uncompressed xml file. Create a new, empty database, and then choose 'file' - 'import', pick 'Mnemosyne xml format' and then import your backup.
Not sure if you need additional software under windows to extract the bz2 file, but a quick google seach should turn up many utitilies to do so. (Needless to say, in 2.0 this is much easier, and you can restore a backup entirely from within Mnemosyne simply by using the 'file - open' menu) Cheers, Peter On Tuesday, October 18, 2011 09:27:49 AM Esther Carrillo wrote: > Oh, I see! Obviously you can tell I need all the luck I can get :) > Your tip worked! I managed to change the language of Mnemosyne into > English, which is excellent news but...for some reason I am still missing > the last 300 cards. So this brings me back to my original problem: I have > backups of all my Mnemosyne cards but my latest backups all look like > this: > default-20100807.xml.bz2 and when I try to import them into the Mnemosyne > program it tells me that the program doesn't recognize the extension > .xml.bz2 > This is most bizarre because I am using the exact same USB pen that I was > using before coming to Japan and all the cards displayed perfectly before. > Ahhh well. I feel like I have made some progress but still halfway there... > But you guys are great! Thank you. > Esther > > > > On Tue, Oct 18, 2011 at 3:57 PM, Peter Bienstman > > <[email protected]>wrote: > > > Hi Peter, > > > Thank you! I will give this a go. I see that I need python in order to > > > > open > > > > > the config.py file so I will try to install version 2.7. Wish me luck. > > > > No need for Python, just open it in any text editor. > > > > I still wish you luck :-) > > > > Peter > > > > > Thanks also for your previous mail suggesting that I should change the > > > language that Mnemosyne uses. My apologies that I wrongly attributed > > > that to George :-P > > > Regards from Japan, > > > Esther > > > > > > > > > On Mon, Oct 17, 2011 at 11:16 PM, Peter Bienstman > > > > > > <[email protected]>wrote: > > > > Hi Esther, > > > > > > > > Basically, the website instructions boil down to opening C:\Documents > > > > and > > > > > > Settings\Esther\.mnemosyne\config.py (or whatever your home directory > > > > is), and > > > > replacing the line > > > > > > > > locale = None > > > > > > > > by > > > > > > > > locale = 'en' > > > > > > > > Good luck! > > > > > > > > Peter > > > > > > > > On Monday, October 17, 2011 04:09:38 PM Esther Carrillo wrote: > > > > > First of all, thank you everyone for your replies. I have tried to > > > > open > > > > > > the > > > > > > > > > site with Chrome and Internet Explorer with the same failed > > > > > results. > > > > I > > > > > > have > > > > > > > > > also confirmed that my provider is not blocking open source > > > > > software because I can access the site that George provided and > > > > > even lets me download the software from there. But I don't want to > > > > > download it > > > > again > > > > > > > because I know it will install itself in Japanese again, just like > > > > > a few weeks ago when I first tried. > > > > > > > > > > Nevertheless, and back to my primary issue, the reason I wanted to > > > > open > > > > > > the > > > > > > > > > nmemosyne site in the first place was to access the info on how to > > > > > change the language. As George indicated "By default, Mnemosyne > > > > > will use the language to which your system is set. To change this, > > > > > learn about > > > > > > > > advanced > > > > > > > > > preferences". So basically I just need to know how to change the > > > > > language of the program to English. Do I have to uninstall my > > > > > current Japanese nmemosyne and reinstall somehow differently or > > > > > can I do it from the options of current installed software? > > > > > > > > > > So sorry for all this bother and so grateful for all your > > > > > > > > advice&solutions. > > > > > > > > > Esther > > > > > PS: George, where about in Japan do you live? Any chances of coming > > > > to > > > > > > > do > > > > > > > > a > > > > > > > > > presentation on the software at the Nagoya Computer Club? > > > > > > > > > > On Mon, Oct 17, 2011 at 2:54 PM, George Wade < > > > > [email protected] > > > > > > >wrote: > > > > > > In that case, Esther, > > > > > > > > > > > > Try downloading a couple of different browsers and try your luck. > > > > > > Chrome, by Google should be a good fast average one. I don't > > > > > > know > > > > if > > > > > > > > a different time of day or any other influence is at work? Your > > > > > > provider boycotting free software? You may have to ask them but > > > > > > their answers are often incomprehensible to our style of > > > > thinking... > > > > > > > > Do you have a friendly computer store nearby? It took me 5 > > > > > > years > > > > > > > > > > > > to learn to > > > > > > > > converse > > > > > > > > > > with a computer store, efficiently, in Japan; but only 6 weeks to > > > > > > learn to order food at a restaurant. Can't be learned from books > > > > > > nor Mnemo Stacks...;~) Take a colleague out to coffee or to lunch > > > > > > and ask them > > > > > > > > how > > > > > > > > > > its done: if you dare! > > > > > > > > > > > > Do you have a live net account back in your home country? You > > > > could > > > > > > try > > > > > > > > > > to VPN to that and connect in the dark. > > > > > > Here is a test to see if free source is blocked ! > > > > > > http://sourceforge.net/search/ > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > George > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On 16/10/2011 22:03, Esther Carrillo wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > Hi George, > > > > > > Thanks for your reply. I tried your links and even typed > > > > "mnemosyne" > > > > > > from > > > > > > > > > > scratch in my google but still, the mnemosyne site doesn't open. > > > > > > Google and the other search engines find it without trouble but > > > > > > after clicking on the search results I receive the error: The > > > > > > connection has timed > > > > > > > > out. > > > > > > > > > > The server at www.mnemosyne-proj.org is taking too long to > > > > respond. I > > > > > > > > have also tried typing the site manually in my browser but same > > > > > > > > problem. > > > > > > > > > > This is most bizarre particularly because I am surfing the web > > > > > > with no problems and accessing all other sites. I am at a loss > > > > > > at what could be wrong with my system and this site only. > > > > > > Thanks for any ideas, > > > > > > Esther > > > > > > > > > > > > On Mon, Oct 17, 2011 at 1:15 PM, George Wade > > > > > > > > <[email protected]>wrote: > > > > > >> Hi Esther, > > > > > >> > > > > > >> When I clicked on the link in the mail: > > > > > >> www.mnemosyne-proj.org/help/translations.php > > > > > >> opened my default browser and the page; which showed — > > > > > >> > > > > > >> Translations > > > > > >> Available languages > > > > > >> Currently, Mnemosyne is localized in the following languages: > > > > > >> English (en) > > > > > >> Spanish (sp) > > > > > >> > > > > > > -- > > > > > > > > > > > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the > > > > > > Google > > > > > > > > Groups > > > > > > > > > > "mnemosyne-proj-users" group. > > > > > > To post to this group, send email to > > > > > > [email protected] . > > > > > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > > > > > [email protected]. > > > > > > For more options, visit this group at > > > > > > http://groups.google.com/group/mnemosyne-proj-users?hl=en. > > > > > > > > -- > > > > Peter Bienstman > > > > Ghent University, Dept. of Information Technology > > > > Sint-Pietersnieuwstraat 41, B-9000 Gent, Belgium > > > > tel: +32 9 264 34 46, fax: +32 9 264 35 93 > > > > WWW: http://photonics.intec.UGent.be > > > > email: [email protected] > > > > > > > > -- > > > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > > > > Groups > > > > > > "mnemosyne-proj-users" group. > > > > To post to this group, send email to > > > > [email protected] . > > > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > > > [email protected]. > > > > For more options, visit this group at > > > > http://groups.google.com/group/mnemosyne-proj-users?hl=en. > > > > -- > > Peter Bienstman > > Ghent University, Dept. of Information Technology > > Sint-Pietersnieuwstraat 41, B-9000 Gent, Belgium > > tel: +32 9 264 34 46, fax: +32 9 264 35 93 > > WWW: http://photonics.intec.UGent.be > > email: [email protected] > > > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > > "mnemosyne-proj-users" group. > > To post to this group, send email to > > [email protected] . > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > [email protected]. > > For more options, visit this group at > > http://groups.google.com/group/mnemosyne-proj-users?hl=en. -- Peter Bienstman Ghent University, Dept. of Information Technology Sint-Pietersnieuwstraat 41, B-9000 Gent, Belgium tel: +32 9 264 34 46, fax: +32 9 264 35 93 WWW: http://photonics.intec.UGent.be email: [email protected] -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "mnemosyne-proj-users" group. 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