Re: Migrating from Informix 5.1 to 7.2

Hi all! Is there a list online of the words/syntax acceptable in 4GL RDS 4.1x but not allowed in 6.x? Thanks much. ban5@columbia.edu wrote: } } JULIEJ wrote: } > } > Hello folks, } > } > } > Could somebody enlighten me on the issues involved in } > migrating from Informix Server 5.1 to 7.2? } > } > If this question has already been answered various } > times, could somebody send me the site where the mailing list } > queries are archived. } > } > } > TIA, } > Julie } > (juliej@inf.com) } } According to my experience the migration of the engine is pretty smooth } if you adjust properly share memory parameters. Then the engine needs to } have some tuning. } } The major problem I had with migrating was recompiling 4gl apps with 6.0 } tools. This may create some headaches, especially when the old code } wasn't written properly enough (though worked fine with old engine and } tools). Hidden bugs like using some reserved words, duplicate } declarations or whatever. } -- } ======================================================================= } Boris Niyazov Ph: 212-854-4094 } IT Department Fax: 212-316-2623 } Columbia Law School Email: ban5@columbia.edu -- +--------------------------------------------------------------------+ |Name : Edmund Nigel Gall Atlantic Avenue | |Title : Information Systems Specialist Pt. Lisas Industrial Estate| |Company: Process Plant Services Ltd. Pt. Lisas, Couva | | Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. | | Business Personal | | mailto:nigelg@ppsl.com mailto:nigelg@ppsl.com | | Phone : (868) 636 3153/2878/3195 Phone : (868) 662 6611 | | Fax : (868) 679 3770 Fax : (868) 662 6611 | +------------------------ http://www.ppsl.com -----------------------+