Hello Phil; Yes, the install file is currently in a .zip file. Unzip to any directory and open the application. You will have to manually add the shortcuts. There is no need to uninstall or delete previous versions of Composer.
When opening Composer, a dialog box will appear for choosing the workspace. You can either create a new one or point to an existing workspace. It will not write over the existing workspace, but yo may need to update the library (click on the TopBraid project and choose Import... RDF/OWL Library from the Web. <My original workspaces are sitting under the 3.0 directory structure. I'm assuming I can leave those there (or, perhaps move them to a location independent of the TBC version directories) and then just reference those workspaces via the browser?> Yes. Live is a separate installation and download. You should have instructions for downloading Live from your original purchase. If you need login information again, contact [email protected] -- Scott On Feb 23, 7:09 am, Phil <[email protected]> wrote: > Hello - > > I am an existing user of TBC Maestro (v3.0) on Windows and TB Live! on > Linux (64 bit version). I have recently paid the maintenance fee so > that I can upgrade both environments. I have a couple of questions > regarding the best way to do this > > TBC Maestro > > Your documentation suggests that there should be an installer > associated with each version of TBC. However, when you go to the > download page for v3.2, it appears that all that is downloaded is > a .zip file of the current version. I have existing workspaces that I > do not want to overwrite. What are the steps I should follow? I am > assuming I would do the following: > > 1. Create a new directory for the 3.2 release. > 2. Unzip the 3.2 release into the new directory > > My original workspaces are sitting under the 3.0 directory structure. > I'm assuming I can leave those there (or, perhaps move them to a > location independent of the TBC version directories) and then just > reference those workspaces via the browser? Or, will I have to copy > them into the 3.2 directory structure? > > 3. Create my own shortcuts in the Windows start menu (I'm pretty sure > that the installer provided with other versions did this for me - not > sure why you eliminated the installaer) > > TB Live! > > How do I updgrade my existing Live! version on Linux? Again, I don't > think I want to overlay the new version on top of my existing version > as I will lose the workspace that already exists. > > My business is regulated - therefore, I REALLY need vendor-provided > installation instructions that I can follow to ensure that the tools > have been installed properly. > > Any assistance you can provide would be extremely helpful. > > Thanks, > Phil -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TopBraid Composer 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/topbraid-composer-users?hl=en.
