Setup the Compile Properties of an older version awm project (version Pro only)

We advice that you read the Compile Properties -> Folders help section before reading this section so that you can understand the concepts easier here.

This section will help you understand how a v3.x (or older) project is automatically migrated to version 4.

Let's assume that you open a v3.x project that was compiled as:

C:\My Site Root\mymenu\navmenu.js

The project has the following properties stored within:

Libraries Folder: awmData-navmenu  (default for navmenu)

Images Folder: awmData-navmenu    (default for navmenu)

When opening this project with version 4, the migration process populates the related properties with the following values:

Site_Root folder: C:\My Site Root

Compiled menu name: navmenu  (custom)

In Advanced Options:

Compiled menu subfolder: mymenu  (custom)

Menu libraries subfolder: awmData-navmenu  (custom)

Menu images subfolder: awmData-navmenu (custom)

In v3.x and below, the Compiled menu name was specified every time the "Compile Menu" command was executed. In version 4, the Compiled menu name is part of the Compile Properties and defaults to "menu". When opening an older .awm project with version 4, AllWebMenus finds the compiled menu name which is stored in the project and uses this automatically as a "custom" Compiled menu name. The same applies if the compiled menu is located at a subfolder of the site root. In this case, the Compiled menu subfolder property is also getting a "custom" value that shows this subfolder.

In v3.x and below the Site_Root folder was not specified. In version 4 this property is very important as it is used to assess the relative path of the pages specified in the <Link> property. Be careful to specify the correct Site_Root folder, as AllWebMenus will automatically convert all <Link> properties so that they take into account the relative path to the site root (Site_Root folder).

See also:

Compile Properties -> Folders