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Re: [EP-tech] Correct EPrints Export/Import syntax and issues

I quite like eprints_root but I worry that it is introducing another version of base_path which does have the advantage that you can (almost) see what base_path means when you look at the config. N.B. at install time it is referred to as --prefix in the configuration process and the indexer uses $prefix :) 

Peter

On 31/01/17 23:12, Matthew Kerwin wrote:

I use $EPROOT (including setting up environment variables so I can use
it as-is on UNIXy systems). It’s pretty arcane, though, and would have
to become %EPROOT% in Windows.



As far as words, my preference is root > base_path > home.



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Adam,

I agree with you.

I'm happy to go with whatever is least confusing to all - but a standard
to try to stick to would be good!



Anyone else with any alternative suggestions?

eprints_base_path?



Is there a normal way this is referred to across software in general?

I'm thinking of JAVA_HOME sort of thing
http://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com/questions/18439/why-is-catalina-home-named-that-way-and-other-interesting-program-names/18470
- but the examples there are all Java oriented.







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*Subject:* Re: [EP-tech] Correct EPrints Export/Import syntax and issues



I think eprints_home is confusing.  I prefer eprints_root – the eprints
user also has a home directory, which may or may not be set to the
eprints_root directory.  Internally, this directory is called base_path
(as in $dir = $repository->config(‘base_path’)), but I still prefer
eprints_root.





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*Adam Field*
SHERPA services analyst developer





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<slap!>



That should be:

[EPRINTS_HOME]/bin/export ARCHIVEID eprint XML 1 2 3 4 5 10 11



:o)



If you've got perldoc installed on your machine, you can do:


perldoc [EPRINTS_HOME]/bin/export


To see the documented* details.



*sometime code inspection reveals additional magic.





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Should be space separated I think e.g. bin/export ARCHIVEID eprint XML 1
2 3 4 5 10 11



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Okay, so I’ve got a full dataset and a single record on export – for
testing purposes what is the correct syntax for a range of records?
Comma delimited EPrint ID’s?



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And there we have it – export runs properly when you do it from the root
with bin/export. Thanks folks!



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That’s… likely to be the issue. Teach me for being a Microsoft noob…



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If you’re *in* the bin folder, you’ll need:



./<command>



type ‘which <command>’ and it’ll tell you what’s actually running.



Unlike MS-Dos, the current directory is never assumed to be in the
execution path.





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*Adam Field*
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Thanks John,



Yes, I’m running these while sat in the /bin folder – probably should
have been more specific ;P



I’ll give that more specific export a try and see what happens.



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Hi Andrew,

Should you be calling '~/bin/export' and '~/bin/import'?

'export' is a different unix command entirely (as is 'import')!



If you're calling the right thing, I'd suggest trying to export a single
item using:




bin/export ARCHIVEID eprint XML 1




This **should** export eprint #1 - if this doesn't exist, try another one!



Cheers,

John



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*Subject:* [EP-tech] Correct EPrints Export/Import syntax and issues



Right, I’ve been trying to get my head around the back end import/export
routine for EPrints.



Exporting from our current live box generates an xml file for me,
however the xml file is empty. I’ve left this running to see if it would
populate in the background but this never seems to happen. The command
I’m running is:



export <MYARCHIVE> archive XML > filename.xml



As this hasn’t been working I decided to take an image from the front
end by doing a search and extracting the results as EPrints XML. I don’t
know if that is affecting the next step!



On Import to a local Virtual Machine with EPrints set up I’ve tried a
couple of things. The syntax I’m using is:



import <MYARCHIVE> --verbose --enable-import-fields --update --force
archive XML filename.xml



Running this as the eprints user in this environment throws this error:



No protocol specified

Import.im6: unable to open X server ‘:0’ @
error/import.c/ImportImageCommand/368.



The “no protocol specified” error, on some Googling, suggests that the
eprints user does not have sufficient rights to run this command. So I
decided to run it with a sudo. This results in the box sitting there and
doing nothing – no output, nothing happening in EPrints. I have to force
quite to get any response.



So, I’m at a lose end with this! Am I doing something wrong in both of
these cases? Any suggestions would be most welcome!



Best regards,

Andrew






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