Can Syteline6 use progress 10?
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tamhas
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There is no danger if you follow a reasonable procedure. Create a new area in your disk structure for the OE10, install Progress, restore a copy of the database to a new location, convert the DB to 10, do what you want with the DB in terms of changing to Type 2 storage areas, etc., copy your source to a new location, compile that source into a new location of the OE10 R code, and test. This will be completely separate from your production system ... could even be on a totally separate machine. No danger, Complete control. Just good practice and you can test to your heart's content, figure out what you need to know, practice the DB changes for timing and technique, etc.
If you need even more security, involve a consultant to guide you through the process, but really this is all very straightforwarrd.
If you need even more security, involve a consultant to guide you through the process, but really this is all very straightforwarrd.
tamhas
ProgressTalk.com Sponsor
Your first indication that it is OK is that it will compile. There might or might not be a couple bits that won't ... old name conflicts with new keyword or something ... but typically the required changes are minor and obvious. After that, how would you assure yourself that the system is working after making any change? You test it. Run sample work through. Look at the results. Compare it to the production system.
Frankly, I have taken customers through dozens and dozens of version changes and many just do it without a thought beyond keeping a copy of the old version handy just in case.
Frankly, I have taken customers through dozens and dozens of version changes and many just do it without a thought beyond keeping a copy of the old version handy just in case.
