Hi Folks,

I have an old app that I'm updating at the moment. It currently uses dbisamV3 and I eventually want it to use ElevateDB. What is my best migration path? Straight from one to the other or should I do an interim migration to
dbisamV4?

Thanks in advance, Mark

Mark


I'd go V3 to ElevateDB. The distance between V3 and ElevateDB is little more than the distance of V4 to ElevateDB (as I recall it one of the main issues going from V3 to V4 was double quotes v single quotes in sql).

Whichever you do allow plenty of time and have a brickwall handy. Its useful as you cope with the differences - sometimes its far more pleasant banging your head against it


Roy Lambert

That seems like good advice all around Roy, thanks.

Cheers, Mark


Roy Lambert wrote:

Mark


I'd go V3 to ElevateDB. The distance between V3 and ElevateDB is little more than the
distance of V4 to ElevateDB (as I recall it one of the main issues going from V3 to V4 was
double quotes v single quotes in sql).

Whichever you do allow plenty of time and have a brickwall handy. Its useful as you cope
with the differences - sometimes its far more pleasant banging your head against it


Roy Lambert

Mark

>That seems like good advice all around Roy, thanks.

Especially the brick wall

Roy Lambert

Mark,

<< I have an old app that I'm updating at the moment. It currently uses
dbisamV3 and I eventually want it to use ElevateDB. What is my best
migration path? Straight from one to the other or should I do an interim
migration to
dbisamV4? >>

The best way is straight to ElevateDB.   Converting a DBISAM 3.x application
to ElevateDB is actually a bit easier than converting a DBISAM 4.x
application to ElevateDB.

--
Tim Young
Elevate Software
www.elevatesoft.com