no update button in FormTools vers 1.5.1

[j_swiss]

Hi there,

I am currently running formtools 1.5.1 and would like to upgrade to the new vers 2

However there is no update button by my vers 1.5.1 (in program settings) so I'm not sure how to update to version 2

Any advice greatly appreciated.

John

[Ben]

Hi John,

No, I'm afraid there's no way to update your FT1 database directly to FT2. The scripts were simply too different to allow for an update of this magnitude.

Instead, Form Tools 2 has a module to allow you to import your data from your old Form Tools 1 database, leaving the original script - files and database - untouched. This seemed the best approach to ensure that if anything went wrong, you could stick with your FT1 installation.

It works like this: you install Form Tools 2 on your server, then import your Form Tools 1 data. When you're happy with the way it's looking and working, you switch over your forms to point to the new Form Tools 2 installation.

You can read the full documentation and download the module here:
http://modules.formtools.org/ft1_data_import/

Having said all this, I've heard of a couple of problems with the module. If you end up trying this and run into problems, please let me know!

- Ben

[j_swiss]

Thanks Ben for the detailed answer - i'll give it a go as you've outlined