Re: Restarting only certain catalogs

[Mike Lerley <mike@bfent.com>]

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Well, now I know.  Thanks.

Frank Miedreich wrote:

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> >Is there any way to selectively re-read configuration data for only one
> >minivend catalog, rather than issuing a "restart" command and dumping
> >them all?  If I'm working on one site, I don't want the others to keep
> >restarting.  Thanks...
> >-mike
> >
> >--
>
> next time you happen to be in the mvend/bin directory look fo file named
> reconfig. less the file.
>
> At some other time you may end up in your catalogs home directory. Try ls
> again. Another file named reconfig.
>
> A pattern emerges.
>
> next look at very big file minivend.html. Many people have read this file
> according to their postings. I have not read it, I look only at short
> sections that answer my questions. Searching for reconfig in this file will
> answer yours:
>
> reconfig
>         A script file, which when executed, will cause the catalog.cfg file to
>         be re-read and the catalog configuration to change. If errors occur,
>         the catalog will stay with its old/previous configuration. This
>         script is set up by the makecat program, but may require editing if you
>         deviate from the standard MiniVend configuration. It operates by
>         executing the link program that is contained in the CGI directory
>         and passing the proper parameters through the environment.
>
> More information is in the same file, in the section "ADMINISTERING
> MINIVEND", subsection "User reconfiguration".
>
> To answer your question: Yes.
>
> Frank
>
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> Frank Miedreich
> Max-Planck-Institut fuer psychologische Forschung
>
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