RE: 4gl version 4 to 7 upgrade
This message is in MIME format. Since your mail reader does not understand this format, some or all of this message may not be legible. ------ =_NextPart_000_01BD9AD5.8C6881F0 Content-Type: text/plain I have the TOOLREL_4.1, 4.14, 4.15, 4.16, 4.17, 4.20 documents e-mail ready if you are interested. We need to make the same upgrade to v7 in the near future and it is my understanding that most coding 'enhancements' are covered in these documents. -Todd Todd Bernhardt tbernhardt@wii.com Programmer Analyst Willamette Industries, Inc. Portland OR > ---------- > From: Mark D. Stock[SMTP:mdstock@informix.com] > To: Malcolm Weallans > Cc: informix-list@iiug.org > Subject: Re: 4gl version 4 to 7 upgrade > > Malcolm Weallans wrote: > > > > A customer is trying to upgrade about 1000 4GL programs from v4.1 to > v7. > > They have started encountering problems with facilities which worked > before > > but don't now. Does anybody have any experience in this area and > would be > > prepared to share their advice. > > > > Perhaps we could all collectively compile a list of the problems and > > publish this for others to use. I am quite prepared to collate the > list. > > Yes I think it was called the release notes. Although most major > changes > came at version 6.x. I don't know if these release notes are still > distributed with 7.x. > > > The problems encountered so far seem to have been with prepared > statements. > > Any ideas? > > Have a look in the TOOLREL_* files. There are lots of issues with > global > cursor names and WHERE CURRENT OF, etc., etc. > > Cheers, > -- > Mark. > > +----------------------------------------------------------+---------- > -+ > |Mark D. Stock - Informix SA http://www.informix.com |//////// > /| > |mailto:mdstock@informix.com http://www.iiug.org |///// / > //| > | +-----------------------------------+//// / > ///| > | Tel: +27 11 807 0313 |If it's slow, the users complain. |/// / > ////| > | Fax: +27 11 807 2594 |If it's fast, the users keep quiet.|// / > /////| > |Cell: +27 83 250 2325 |Therefore, "No news: travels fast"!|/ > ////////| > +----------------------+-----------------------------------+---------- > -+ > ------ =_NextPart_000_01BD9AD5.8C6881F0 Content-Type: application/ms-tnef Content-Transfer-Encoding: base64 eJ8+IhYQAQaQCAAEAAAAAAABAAEAAQeQBgAIAAAA5AQAAAAAAADoAAEIgAcAGAAAAElQTS5NaWNy b3NvZnQgTWFpbC5Ob3RlADEIAQSAAQAfAAAAUkU6IDRnbCB2ZXJzaW9uIDQgdG8gNyB1cGdyYWRl ANQJAQmAAQAhAAAAQzgyODk0ODk3RTA2RDIxMUJENTAwMDgwNUZCQ0JEM0QALQcBIIADAA4AAADO BwYAEgAJABgAFQAEACcBAQWAAwAOAAAAzgcGABIACQAWABAABAAgAQENgAQAAgAAAAIAAgABA5AG ANAIAAAdAAAAAwAuAAAAAABAADkAYJgxQtWavQEeAHAAAQAAABsAAAA0Z2wgdmVyc2lvbiA0IHRv IDcgdXBncmFkZQAAAgFxAAEAAAAbAAAAAb2az77Bb9fpSAZQEdK4ZwCAX0v/WgABFoCRAAIBCRAB AAAAAQYAAP0FAACGCwAATFpGdfGFVZz/AAoBDwIVAqQD5AXrAoMAUBMDVAIAY2gKwHNldO4yBgAG wwKDMgPGBxMCg7ozEw19CoAIzwnZOxX/eDI1NQKACoENsQtgbvBnMTAzFCALChLyDAEiYwBAIEkg EcB2ZQggdGgbMFRPT0wAUkVMXzQuMSyqIBwRNBxDNRxDNhxDBjccQgHQIGRvY3XnB4ACMAQgZS0A wAMRFgCQYWR5IAaQIHkIYO4gCsAbMAuAdASQB5AgcKBkLiAgVxswbgngUmQbQG8gAMBrGzRz4mEH gCB1cAnAH2AbMXkhsHY3IEEbQyFQCsFmvHV0CHAbMABwIYBpBUD3BAAhwB+AdSTQBJAgsCTBdQuA ZxtBYQVABGAgsCAbBaAmIycJ8BHAbmNl/R5zJyADBaAbIBYBI4UR8E0eKC4KhQqFLVQEcGSzKmwr UiBCBJERwWQFQJchAAJQLNZAA/BpLgWg2m0KhVADYCLRbQeABcC0QW4HQHkgsAqFVwMQrwtgB4AC QBswSSTQdSCwrQiBcxxAMVBjKlZQFaETGOEhgE9SCotsaTGkODAC0WktHIA0DfB/DNA04wtZHUAK oANgIHBjfQVALTcHCoc1uwwwNoZGfQNhOjgONoYMggXQCsBrFCBEIPBTIaBja1uAU01UUDptZCCw DTxhQAuAAhBybWl4fS5iXTevOL0rUDnvOv1s3RVxbSERB0AY4XM+Tzi93ENjQG86+z12LTRAILCh PWBpdWcuBbBnQ0/hOL1TdWJqNsFFbzr75FJlSxA0ZwMgKNEAkH8CIBxQIZIjcCK1Kmwz5jN+NjWH FCIaczWBNpVCTiBqdzaSOgqFPirGU/BBvycAMYEDcC+RJTExoHkmM/8hsCK2AaAIYAVAGSA0gBxQ +EdMIDaBL0IEIANSI1DvHBEjJCpWU/BUG2AfgBsD/yXhACAhcQnwBaAlkCBxJjLfNoECYCfwUwEl AGgkQADQzwMQJQAxwVMQaGkRsFMQfwWwIfAhgC2QPZFOxlPwYhNW0R4wbicFQG5vd9kg8URvB5EA cHkG4B9x5xsDYEEewHhwBnFa0SAyNxtBJTEgEWEks12QdWy3XeJThzaAZQqxIXRzEcGtGzNpBcAf YHZdUGVZGO1mF1AEkBHAcFMBKJJjMu9C4ScBMMA2wWkbIC/wJwEsbXADECShIEfSIG//H7AbUlun JMFjmEqwR9FcYP9iMz2RajAbURHgVeMR8CDx4xrgInAgcXUlAGqSZEjfaIImkBs0R9IqXVkHkRrg TWIxbjvwJQF3YQQgY/9C4SFyG2EWAFvgcnAhMTah2ypAE3BsG1AIYGdcYCbD/QDAagWxEbEZAAeQ CoVyoOcigSaRTXY2Lj3gGtFfNP5rX5Efkilkc1sgAyCwMLH/CoUmIDGSXvEhcVwzWQA94N8qbFmT W5ha1yFxcyGwXID/BcAR8CfwIZIbAy2QCfBcJP9kJyXhIHAqC1PwL7EfgQ2wNXJwPypsSGDTaeBv b/dyESOkG5YqJEBpkXQRWbH/JJIgIRWQHqFqQQQBClBcFf9NQFvAB0B19ghwftAFwC/QYweCJMJX SEUb0EUwVdJSG9BOVDNARhxAEgC3MjCLFCpsQxtgJcEsKtbuLSrGO8IqXSs3CJAPkR/rkgyPaisK hXw7yyswMUH/PZQGAFSglhRQbwBQYzA2dhc0MHIAIYBoAkBwOi/0L3eZIC49epaPUXiUQOeZAJv0 IQAvfJPmmi+Xn/8hwQMQIaA875nvmv2WL53v/5hPmVBINaM/oi2b5JxxnID/nJiitqo8j2+sT5Lx qLipSaZUaRBLECsyI3AxGsCnNHAjcBkwMTOUQEmHUdR0JwQgcxWQdxxAG1L/bbFtUWlSC2Ig8Zvi rdWpSdhGYXivGxgwOU3wsDd/XIAgsLEKIfBkQG5SEgAut5vhsracmENpEK8FOLAQ8xgwHhAyMxgw lECGU14imRxAIk4hsCFQd3NLEMsxoBsRbLWUIiGb4Jxx/5v1nKarT5K/v6++j5OpT78vGhc2hgqF FSEAxVAAAAADAP0/UgMAAAMAJgAAAAAAAwA2AAAAAAAeADFAAQAAAAkAAABUQkVSTkhBUgAAAAAD ABpAAAAAAB4AMEABAAAACQAAAFRCRVJOSEFSAAAAAAMAGUAAAAAAAgH5PwEAAABDAAAAAAAAANyn QMjAQhAatLkIACsv4YIBAAAABgAAAC9PPVdJSS9PVT1QRC9DTj1SRUNJUElFTlRTL0NOPVRCRVJO SEFSAAAeAPg/AQAAAA8AAABUb2RkIEJlcm5oYXJkdAAAHgA4QAEAAAAJAAAAVEJFUk5IQVIAAAAA AgH7PwEAAABDAAAAAAAAANynQMjAQhAatLkIACsv4YIBAAAABgAAAC9PPVdJSS9PVT1QRC9DTj1S RUNJUElFTlRTL0NOPVRCRVJOSEFSAAAeAPo/AQAAAA8AAABUb2RkIEJlcm5oYXJkdAAAHgA5QAEA AAAJAAAAVEJFUk5IQVIAAAAAQAAHMMCbvBjUmr0BQAAIMPCBaIzVmr0BHgA9AAEAAAAFAAAAUkU6 IAAAAAAeAB0OAQAAABsAAAA0Z2wgdmVyc2lvbiA0IHRvIDcgdXBncmFkZQAACwApAAAAAAALACMA AAAAAAMABhAiYL1eAwAHENoFAAADABAQAAAAAAMAERABAAAAHgAIEAEAAABlAAAASUhBVkVUSEVU T09MUkVMNDEsNDE0LDQxNSw0MTYsNDE3LDQyMERPQ1VNRU5UU0UtTUFJTFJFQURZSUZZT1VBUkVJ TlRFUkVTVEVEV0VORUVEVE9NQUtFVEhFU0FNRVVQR1JBRAAAAACJrw== ------ =_NextPart_000_01BD9AD5.8C6881F0--