Re: Migration from 5.01 to 7.2

You should try to search the c.d.i. archives at http://www.dejanews.com or at http://www.iiug.org to find the threads discussing several issues of such a port. There are some differences in 4GL that may bite you. Of course there are a lot of differences (new features and others) in the engine you will have to learn about as well. Make sure you get the latest engine available (7.23 i think) and the same for the 4GL tools. Earlier versions had some defects. cavant@safecen.navy.mil ("MS CARLEEN C AVANT") wrote: :Internet < cavant@safecen.navy.mil > :COM (757)444-3520 DSN 564-3520 : ext 7050 : :I am a federal employee for the Naval Safety Center in Norfolk, Virginia. :We currently are running Informix 5.01.UD1 on a Bull DPX380 using BOS 68k :2.x operating system which is simply a sys V rel 4. We are migrating to a :Sun E3000 and E4000 utilizing Informix 7.2 engine and 6.x tools. :We would welcome any input regarding experiences, knowledge, etc. regarding :this migration effort. :One particular "burning" question we have is will our current applications :utilizing 4.x tools migrate "transparently" to 7.2 engine utilizing 6.x :tools? We have been lead to believe they will. :Thanks in advance. Nils.Myklebust@idg.no NM Data AS, P.O.Box 9090 Gronland, N-0133 Oslo, Norway My opinions are those of my company The Informix FAQ is at http://www.iiug.org