New PC - How to copy in previous configurations

[mcrossley]

Please zip up and post your MXdiags folder, thanks.

[inmyrvm]

Here they are with the dayfile.txt. Thanks for helping. The logs are indicating an issue with the date format, which is something someone earlier had suggested modifying in Windows. I've tried doing this but I guess I'm not getting it to match. This is a brand new PC built in the US just like my old one was.

Mike

[freddie]

It looks as if your previous installation stored your data up to 16 Sept 2021 using DD/MM/YYYY date format - i.e. not US format. Your new installation is expecting your old data to be in MM/DD/YYYY date format - i.e. US format.

You have two choices. Either convert your records to US date format, or run your current installation using non-US format.

[mcrossley]

Hi @freddie, CMX always uses the dd/mm/yy format for the dayfile. The only thing that changes with locale is the date separator character.
Please see my answer in the other thread with the same question.

[freddie]

Lower down in the MX diags log you can see where it was trying to read the monthly file - that's the bit I was on about. Sorry, I wasn't very clear there.

[mcrossley]

No problem, its the same for the monthly log files, the order is always dd/mm/yy, just the separator is localised - oh if they were not!

[freddie]

Ahhh okay, I didn't realise it was for monthly files too - I need to remember that before handing out duff advice

The locale stuff was not a great idea in a storage context. Stuck with it now, though

[mcrossley]

Yeah, when Steve originally wrote Cumulus it was for his personal use so it didn't matter much. The next release will have a tweak that helps though...