porting_existing_pvserver_to_newpvserver_qt4.txt

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# Porting pvserver Qt3 Version to pvserver Qt4 Version #
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pvbrowser Qt4 no longer uses Qt Designer.
Instead pvdevelop with it's integrated Designer is used.

Your old pvserver should also be running with pvbrowser Qt4.
But if you want to continue developing your existing pvserver
you have todo something.

In order to port an existing pvserver to the Qt4 version,
do the following:

  # backup your existing pvserver
  cd oldpvserver
  pvdevelop -action=writeInitialProject oldpvserver
  # this will create an initial pvserver named oldpvserver
  rm -f *.ui
  mv oldmask1.cpp mask1.cpp
  mv oldmask1_slots.h mask1_slots.h
  mv oldmask2.cpp mask2.cpp
  mv oldmask2_slots.h mask2_slots.h
  mv oldmask3.cpp mask3.cpp
  mv oldmask3_slots.h mask3_slots.h  
  ...
  mv oldmask<N>.cpp mask<N>.cpp
  mv oldmask<N>_slots.h mask<N>_slots.h

  # if you have used rllib you have todo the following
  pvdevelop -action=uncommentRLLIB oldpvserver

  # if you have used modbus you have todo the following
  pvdevelop -action=uncommentModbus oldpvserver

  # if you have used SiemensTCP you have todo the following
  pvdevelop -action=uncommentSiemensTCP oldpvserver

  # if you have used PPI you have todo the following
  pvdevelop -action=uncommentPPI oldpvserver

  # now you may use pvdevelop
  pvdevelop
  # In the project file you have to add your masks within SOURCES and HEADERS
  # within pvdevelop use Action->StartServer
  # use the integrated Designer within pvdevelop
  # ui files are no longer needed

We hope this is easy enough.

Yours pvbrowser community