Kbase P6686: How to convert a Progress 8.x database to Progress 9.x without using proutil conv89.
| Autor |
Progress Software Corporation - Progress |
| Acesso |
Público |
| Publicação |
10/16/2008 |
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Status: Verified
GOAL:
How to convert a Progress 8.x database to Progress 9.x without using proutil conv89.
FACT(s) (Environment):
Progress 8.x
Progress 9.x
FIX:
To convert the database without using the Proutil conv89 utility a dump and load can be performed into a Progress 9.x database structure.
To do this follow the enumerated steps:
1. Create a .st-file in Progress 9.x.
2. Prostrct create dbname dbname.st to create a database structure
3. Procopy empty.db dbname
4. Truncate the bi file of your Progress 8.x database with that version's database utilities.
5. Dump df- and d.- files in Progress 8.x database via the Data Admin.
6. Load df- and d.- files into the newly created empty database in Progress 9.x