Topic: 2008 migration file question...

[CottageCGirl]

I am now back to trying to migrate 2005 to 2008....some BASIC questions that have me stumped 

after thinking I found the location of the cui file ....I migrated some menu's and everything froze up..upon further searching, I found cui's in 2 locations.....how do I know which one my acad is referencing?...my plan is to create an enterprise.cui on the network for everyone to share.



can you open a cui file ouside of acad to see what it looks like ---the way you could open  a .mns file in notepad?

[mjfarrell]

can but should'nt

go to options, Files, and you will see what cui is being called there....

[CottageCGirl]

can but should'nt

go to options, Files, and you will see what cui is being called there....

thats what I thought....but why is there 2?  is the menus.cab file a backup/dup...like the old .mnr file?

...off to try again...

[mjfarrell]

now you see why I call the cui the See You Cry.....

and stay outta there with anything other than the CUI editor; and even then keep frequent backups...warning, warning, warning

[CottageCGirl]

now you see why I call the cui the See You Cry.....

and stay outta there with anything other than the CUI editor; and even then keep frequent backups...warning, warning, warning

thanks.....I feel like I am walking into a haunted house and things are going to jump out at me.......and 6 months from now..I'm gonna say..." that wasn't so bad..what was I worried about..."

[CottageCGirl]

ok....migration...a..well....sorta sucessful....

new questiions (sorry to abuse, but noone else here at work can help me..)

I created an enterprrise.cui, but how do I get extra things off the menu bar (used to  go tools/customize/menu and move things off)
if the ent.cui is read only?

if I bring up the cui box, I can see everything,, but cant do anything with it..
do I create a new one and save it over that one?

and once I turn off a toolbar, can I get it back w/out pulling it off of an old file???


uggggggggg....brain hurts.....

[Kate M]

You have to temporarily set your Enterprise as "main", and your Main as "enterprise" (in the Options dialog box). Basically, it's not what's in a CUI that makes it enterprise, but which path in Options references it. If it's in the Enterprise path, it's read-only, so you have to switch it out. If you make changes often, you can set up profiles for each configuration.

Example:
Normal operation: Main = ACAD.CUI & Enterprise = OFFICE.CUI
Modifying OFFICE.CUI: Main = OFFICE.CUI & Enterprise = ACAD.CUI

[hendie]

now you see why I call the cui the See You Cry.....

and stay outta there with anything other than the CUI editor; and even then keep frequent backups...warning, warning, warning

I even keep backup copies of my CUI backup ( about 4 of them to be exact).
I learned the hard way when Acad 2007 mashed up my backup copy immediately on loading it.. just after it mashed up the main CUI.

[CottageCGirl]

You have to temporarily set your Enterprise as "main", and your Main as "enterprise" (in the Options dialog box). Basically, it's not what's in a CUI that makes it enterprise, but which path in Options references it. If it's in the Enterprise path, it's read-only, so you have to switch it out. If you make changes often, you can set up profiles for each configuration.

Example:
Normal operation: Main = ACAD.CUI & Enterprise = OFFICE.CUI
Modifying OFFICE.CUI: Main = OFFICE.CUI & Enterprise = ACAD.CUI

aaaaahaaaaa.....just reread chapter 5 and thought that might be it.......it is the path..not the file........so the moral of the story is ...dont edit the main.cui on a bad or off day.........

thanks!

[rkmcswain]

Another way is to just make "OFFICE.CUI" a partial menu to the main. Forget about an "enterprise" menu.
You don't have to mess with menu switching to edit "OFFICE".

[CottageCGirl]

Another way is to just make "OFFICE.CUI" a partial menu to the main. Forget about an "enterprise" menu.
You don't have to mess with menu switching to edit "OFFICE".

but isn't the point of the enterprise to have a single file on a network used by everyone, if you use a partial menu on the network, isn't it still just a partial enterprise? (not sure if that is clear-or not?)

[rkmcswain]

but isn't the point of the enterprise to have a single file on a network used by everyone

That is what our partial menu does. Never saw a reason to worry about an "enterprise" menu.