> 
> I have a mvBase VTF file that I would like to restore into UniVerse.
> I can get it converted to a Pick "account save" but I don't 
> have a tape drive, can I mount a cd as a tape drive in UniVerse?
> 

Not really, but you don't need to attach to a tape in order to restore an account from 
a file.

I haven't worked with VTF files, but generally you can do the following to restore the 
account from a file:

UNIX
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cd /parent/directory/of/account
/path/to/uvhome/bin/acct.restore -a /path/to/file.vtf -n -19

Now, create the account in the UV menus or using UniAdmin.


Windoze
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cd \parent\directory\of\account
type \path\to\file.vtf | \path\to\uvhome\bin\acct.restore.exe - -n -19

Now, create the account in UniAdmin.


Note, the -n option indicates the modulo of the files in the account save archive are 
based on a 2K frame.  The -19 option says to convert DC type files to type 19 files 
(the "file" is a directory and the programs are files within the directory).  The -a 
option lets you specify the file containing the account-save archive.  On Windoze, I 
use the "type" command to read the file and tell acct.restore.exe to read from 
standard input (the - option) instead of use the -a option -- I've found 
"acct.restore.exe -a" to be a bit flaky on Windoze.

For both platforms, there are other issues such as checking/setting permissions on the 
account that you need to address.  But, generally the steps above can be used to 
handle the account-restore.

Tom Firl
Columbia Ultimate
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