Kbase 4902: FAST TRACK demo and empty databases and where to find them
| Autor |
Progress Software Corporation - Progress |
| Acesso |
Público |
| Publicação |
10/05/1998 |
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FAST TRACK demo and empty databases and where to find them
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Date Last Modified: 10/09/90
INTRODUCTION:
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This Product Services Technical Support Knowledgebase entry explains
which PROGRESS provided empty and demo databases contain FAST TRACK
schema and explains the FAST TRACK conversion utility.
WHY YOU NEED TO DO THIS:
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There are differences between a PROGRESS database and a FAST TRACK
database. To use FAST TRACK, a PROGRESS database must be converted
to include the FAST TRACK Schema.
PROCEDURAL APPROACH:
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(1) In version 4 of PROGRESS and FAST TRACK, there are 4 databases:
* demo
* demoft
* empty
* emptyft
The demoft and emptyft databases, found in the FAST TRACK (DLCFT)
directory are both PROGRESS databases with FAST TRACK schema.
Databases created from demoft or emptyft, therefore can be used
by both PROGRESS and FAST TRACK.
The demo and empty databases, found in the PROGRESS (DLC)
directory are PROGRESS databases without FAST TRACK schema.
Databases created from demo or empty, therefore can only be
used by PROGRESS unless converted with the "convft" conversion
utility.
To convert either the demo or the empty database, you should
use the "convft" script that is in the directory where Fast
Track has been installed. For example, if you created your
database in one of the following two ways:
DOS/UNIX: prodb mydb empty
VMS: PROGRESS/CREATE mydb empty
BTOS: PROGRESS create database Name mydb
Copy From Database Name empty
or
DOS/UNIX: prodb mydb demo
VMS: PROGRESS/CREATE mydb demo
BTOS: PROGRESS create database Name mydb
Copy From Database Name demo
then you will have to convert your database by typing in the
following command at the operating system prompt:
DOS/UNIX: convft mydb
VMS: @CONVFT mydb
BTOS: FAST TRACK convert Database
Database Name mydb
(2) Starting in version 5 of PROGRESS and FAST TRACK, there are 3
databases:
* demo
* empty
* emptyft
The demo database, found in the PROGRESS (DLC) directory, and the
emptyft database found in the FAST TRACK (DLCFT) directory are
both PROGRESS databases with FAST TRACK schema. Databases created
from demo or emptyft can therefore be used with FAST TRACK or
PROGRESS.
The empty database, found in the PROGRESS (DLC) directory, is a
PROGRESS database without FAST TRACK schema. Therefore,
databases created from empty can only be used with PROGRESS
unless converted. For example, if you created your database with
this command:
DOS/UNIX: prodb mydb empty
VMS: PROGRESS/CREATE mydb empty
BTOS: PROGRESS create database Name mydb
Copy From Database Name empty
then you must convert the database to include the FAST TRACK
schema by typing in at the operating system prompt:
DOS/UNIX: convft mydb
VMS: @CONVFT mydb
BTOS: FAST TRACK convert Database
Database Name mydb
ONLINE PROCEDURES OR UTILITIES:
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convft - PROGRESS to FAST TRACK conversion utility, located in the
directory where FAST TRACK is installed (DLCFT).
REFERENCES TO WRITTEN DOCUMENTATION:
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PROGRESS FAST TRACK User's Guide - Chapter 1, "PROGRESS FAST TRACK:
An Overview".
PROGRESS FAST TRACK Tutorial - Chapter 1, "Introduction to
PROGRESS FAST TRACK".
Progress Software Technical Support Note # 4902