Hi Jeremy, The previous instructions did allow the upgrade and the wiki appears to be working as normal.
Should I revert to a previous version and apply the new instructions to that? Sorry to be a pain. Regards Jon On Friday, 24 April 2015 12:02:18 UTC+1, Jeremy Ruston wrote: > >If you've got an 5.1.8-prerelease wiki that won't upgrade to the final > release, you can try to fix it by first taking a backup, then opening the > file in a text editor and using search and replace to replace ' with a > single quote. Save the file try opening it in the browser. > > Apologies, those instructions are incorrect. The correct string to search > for is: > > &#39; > > Best wishes > > Jeremy. > > > >>> As others have noted this sorry saga is the definitive reason why >>> everyone should avoid using the prerelease for anything important. >>> >>> Best wishes >>> >>> Jeremy. >>> >>> >>> On Tue, Apr 21, 2015 at 8:46 AM, Jon <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> Hi Eric, >>>> >>>> I can't try it again until later tonight but I think I did hit the >>>> "drop zone" because it presented the file with the option to import it, >>>> but >>>> I'll try again later. >>>> >>>> Thanks >>>> Jon >>>> >>>> >>>> On Tuesday, 21 April 2015 07:26:37 UTC+1, Eric Shulman wrote: >>>> >>>>> On Monday, April 20, 2015 at 11:03:33 PM UTC-7, Jon wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> When I tried this and dropped the JSON file on to an empty 5.1.8 file >>>>>> and then imported it, I only see the JSON file and not my original >>>>>> tiddlers...? >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> If you are dropping the file into an empty TW5, it is easy to miss the >>>>> "drop zone" if you drop it randomly in the big empty space. Try dropping >>>>> the file ** near the top of the document ** and make sure the green "drop >>>>> here" message bar appears before you let go. >>>>> >>>>> enjoy, >>>>> -e >>>>> Eric Shulman >>>>> TiddlyTools / ELS Design Studios >>>>> >>>>> YOUR DONATIONS ARE VERY IMPORTANT! >>>>> HELP ME TO HELP YOU - MAKE A CONTRIBUTION TO MY "TIP JAR"... >>>>> http://TiddlyTools.github.com/fundraising.html#MakeADonation >>>>> >>>> -- >>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>> Groups "TiddlyWiki" group. >>>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>>> an email to [email protected]. >>>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>>> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tiddlywiki. >>>> To view this discussion on the web visit >>>> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tiddlywiki/76649de9-428e-4f30-b25d-9e84af6c4de0%40googlegroups.com >>>> >>>> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tiddlywiki/76649de9-428e-4f30-b25d-9e84af6c4de0%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >>>> . >>>> >>>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >>>> >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> Jeremy Ruston >>> mailto:[email protected] >>> >> > > > -- > Jeremy Ruston > mailto:[email protected] <javascript:> > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TiddlyWiki" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tiddlywiki. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tiddlywiki/628341b3-0196-4d38-87fc-3bf0f0d9e21e%40googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
