Cannot import archive from a different version than what I have currently.

kylesouza

Maybe someone sent me an archive, maybe I made a backup in a while ago and have now updated my Grooper... Whatever the reason, I have a zip file with models and whatnot in it that I need.  So I go to import it:  Right-click on your Grooper Root  -->  Import  -->  Compressed Archive  -->  Select zip file  -->  Receive Error Message
Error Message: [Path] is not a valid Grooper ZIP archive: Archive base Version (2.70) does not match the Active Repository Base Version (2.72).

kylesouza

This is a fun one, it can be a little "dangerous", but still fun.
Unzip the archive, locate the ArchiveInfo.json file.  Edit it (Notepad, Notepad++, Visual Studio, etc.). It will have something along the lines of:
{"ArchiveDate":"\/Date(1542295991770-0600)\/","Author":"Ryan Delk","Description":"","NodeContent":"Content Model : Invoices;\u000d\u000aBatch : Invoices Batch;\u000d\u000aFolder : Invoices Process;\u000d\u000aIP Profile : Invoices IP Profile;\u000d\u000aSeparation Profile : Invoices Separation;\u000d\u000a","Publisher":"BIS","SourceRepositoryId":"ed7d03c4-8e41-4711-9cfa-a1fe28bec99f","SourceRepositoryName":"ACE Architect 01","Version":{"_Build":21,"_Major":2,"_Minor":70,"_Revision":-1}}

Locate the version info at the end of the file, and change it to match your version.  You can move it forwards (2.70 to 2.72) or backwards (2.80 to 2.72 for example), but backwards is even more risky than forwards.  Whats the risk?  Different versions may have some incompatibility, for example, if the archive is utilizing a functiont hat has been depreciated, upgrade, or replaced, it may not work any more, and could (but probably won't) crash the system.
So now you have:
{"ArchiveDate":"\/Date(1542295991770-0600)\/","Author":"Ryan Delk","Description":"","NodeContent":"Content Model : Invoices;\u000d\u000aBatch : Invoices Batch;\u000d\u000aFolder : Invoices Process;\u000d\u000aIP Profile : Invoices IP Profile;\u000d\u000aSeparation Profile : Invoices Separation;\u000d\u000a","Publisher":"BIS","SourceRepositoryId":"ed7d03c4-8e41-4711-9cfa-a1fe28bec99f","SourceRepositoryName":"ACE Architect 01","Version":{"_Build":21,"_Major":2,"_Minor":72,"_Revision":-1}}
*Emphasis added to highlight change.

I did it, it worked fine for me, but every case is different

Enjoy!