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February 19, 2016
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How recover javascript from XPro after migration to Pro XI

  • February 19, 2016
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Our extensive JavaScripts from the older XPro version are no longer editable in A.Pro XI !!!

I have tried to recover the javascript from the sequence file but it's very tedious and error-prone, wasn't successful.

How can I recover the javascript source code from XPro - sequences to generate new-version sequences in Pro XI?

thanks a million for any clue

Gian

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Correct answer try67

You can import old sequences from X into XI, but because the structure changed dramatically between these two versions you won't be able to edit them, just run them. So I suggest you create new ones instead.

If you're asking how to access the code itself then it's more complicated. If you didn't save it in a separate text file (which you should ALWAYS do), I would suggest looking for a computer that still has X, load them there, and then edit them and copy the code to a stand-alone file.

If even that is not possible then your last resort is to open the sequence files themselves (.sequ files) in a plain-text editor and extract the code manually.

However, it will be escaped in various ways so you'll have to fix it...

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try67
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try67Community ExpertCorrect answer
Community Expert
February 19, 2016

You can import old sequences from X into XI, but because the structure changed dramatically between these two versions you won't be able to edit them, just run them. So I suggest you create new ones instead.

If you're asking how to access the code itself then it's more complicated. If you didn't save it in a separate text file (which you should ALWAYS do), I would suggest looking for a computer that still has X, load them there, and then edit them and copy the code to a stand-alone file.

If even that is not possible then your last resort is to open the sequence files themselves (.sequ files) in a plain-text editor and extract the code manually.

However, it will be escaped in various ways so you'll have to fix it...

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gkaiseril
Inspiring
February 19, 2016

That is major flaw in the upgrade processing.

Going forward I would look at using application folder level functions to perform the JavaScripts being used in a sequence. Then one only needs to redo the setup and call the function for the script to be run.

I would also suggest one writes the steps to create the sequence in Word or a text editor and cut and paste the JavaScript being run into that document. One could also document how to run the script.

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