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Date:  Fri, 02 Jul 2004 02:18:09 -0400 (EDT)
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From:  "Carl Gehr" <os2-wireless_users@2rosenthals.com>
To:  "os2-wireless_users@2rosenthals.com" <os2-wireless_users@2rosenthals.com>
Subject: [OS2Wireless] Need to recover WiFiState Profiles

On Thu, 01 Jul 2004 20:04:06 +0200, Christian Langanke wrote:

>Carl Gehr wrote:
>
>>I am in the process of recovering a failed HD.  All the data is safe,
>>the issue is getting the operating environment back together.
>>
>>I had four profiles set up for WiFiState on the old boot drive.  I have
>>all of the files recovered.  But, I need to move the profiles to the
>>new environment.  Yes, I could possibly manually reset the profiles,
>>but I'd like to just move the old ones; for two reasons.
>>	1) Save time.
>>	2) Create a backup.
>>
>>#2 is not one I would have thought about before, but it makes sense in
>>case of future accidental or screw ups where I just want to get back to
>>a known point.  A couple of the profiles I only used once or twice a
>>year.  So, I've forgotten what the settings were.
>>
>>Where/how can I get hold of the profiles and make them available on my
>>new system?
>>
>>TIA,
>>Carl
>>
>>  
>>
>Use any Ini Editor, like the free initor from hobbes, and export the 
>application "WifiState" from the "User INI" or OS2.ini. On the new 
>system, import it.
>
>If you are not familiar with that, try my  IMPINI command line utility 
>from my homepage (see sig), backup all WifiState profiles with:
>
>IMPINI USER export.ini /A:"WifiState"
>
>and restore it on the same or new system with
>
>IMPINI export.ini USER
>
>Due to the very unfortunate way of how the old WifiState app saves the 
>date, it would be complicated to store only one profile this way. 
>Fortunately this is not required in this case.
>
>
>hope that helps.
>
>bye, Christian
>
>-------------------------------------------------
>
>Free utilities for OS/2 and eComStation at
>-> http://www.clanganke.de/os2
>
>Christian Langanke
>COS2E & CWSE
>Team OS/2 Ruhr e.V., Germany
>cla@clanganke.de
>

WORKED GREAT!  THANKS!

I'm not absolutely sure what I did, but the profiles are now where I
wanted them.  The HELP Text *is* very helpful!  

Carl

PS  I'll have to find some time to look over your other tools... ;-)


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