Converting from V1 to V2
(2023-03-11) WARNING: Please note that the feature described in this blog post no longer holds true. The database format used in V1 no longer works on modern processors and OSes. Hence only catalogues are compatible with V2. Plan documents, observations, and resources cannot be upgraded or imported into V2. You have been warned.
Until a few days ago, the conversion from V1 to V2 file formats was all done transparently from within the V2 application. All files that needed to be converted were processed and new files created. This was done in such a manner as to avoid conflict with V1. i.e. V1 could continue to operate in parallel with V2. This was all well and good, but then a few issues occurred that forced me to change my tune…