Kbase P6389: How to convert a Progress 9.x database back to a Progress 8.x database
| Autor |
Progress Software Corporation - Progress |
| Acesso |
Público |
| Publicação |
7/12/2005 |
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Status: Verified
GOAL:
How to convert a Progress 9.x database back to a Progress 8.x database
FACT(s) (Environment):
Progress 9.x
Progress 8.x
FIX:
There is no Progress provided or supported utility to downgrade a Progress 9.x database to a Progress 8.x database. The only way to accomplish this is to dump and load the data defintions and data. However, it is important to note, that there are several considerations before starting this process.
Progress 9.x has Storage Areas. Also, in the field definitions, Progress 9.x has POSITION and SQL-WIDTH. None of these existed in Progress 8.x. In order for the dump and load to work, references to Storage Areas, POSITION, and SQL-WIDTH must be completely removed from the .df file.