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transferring questionnaire built in 3.x version to 4.x version

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3 years 2 months ago #211595 by Tchumbura
Hello everyone,

I was wondering if it's possible to transfer survey built in limesurvey v 3.25 to version v 4.3x. I know that I should export .lss and import it in the newer version, just interested what kind of problems I might be expecting.

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3 years 2 months ago #211614 by Joffm
You can import 3.x to 4.x.
but not viceversa.

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3 years 2 months ago #211628 by holch

just interested what kind of problems I might be expecting.

The problem here shouldn't be the import, but rather the bugs that are still present in LS 4.x.

I wouldn't recommend to move to LS 4.x for production just yet. If it is for testing then go for it.

But remember, if you make changes to the survey and then want it back in LS 3.x this won't work. There have been major changes to the database and thus the LSS format. As Joffm said, you can import LSS exported from LS3 to LS4, but you can't import LSS files exported from LS4 to LS3. Once you moved your survey to LS4 you can't go back.

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3 years 2 months ago - 3 years 2 months ago #211634 by Tchumbura
thank you for the response
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3 years 2 months ago #211635 by Tchumbura
thanks for the detailed explanation
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3 years 2 months ago #211647 by DenisChenu

Joffm wrote: You can import 3.x to 4.x.
but not viceversa.

Maybe TSV format ?
Must try …

Then
TSV + VV + token for "survey archive".

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