No problem Doug. If it changes let me know. You probably want to visit the Foundation page and upgrade your component. There’s also a support list over there as well.
> On Aug 30, 2016, at 5:03 PM, Doug Hall <[email protected]> wrote: > > Thanks for the responses so far! I'm so glad I still have help here! (I'm > gonna need it.) How wonderful to hear from some of you old-timers -- all > the way back to the CompuServe days (Douglas von Roeder and Lee Hinde for > sure, and Chip Scheide might have been around in those days. My memory > fails me.) I can hear that blasted 9600 baud modem screeching, to this day! > :-)) <--- Yes, I've adopted a double chin, now. Gotta get rid of that > stupid thing. :-(( > > After a little plowing through 4D Insider, I've found a few plugins that I > wasn't even using, but never bothered to clean out. I've already > removed Expat4D, 4D Open and PrintList Pro. I had already removed the MD5 > plugin I mentioned earlier, but I had forgotten I had. (I was working off > an old list of plugins.) > > Before I waste more of your time, I'm going to need to dive into the > upgrade manuals and do some further preening of my code, to make sure that > I'm only porting the code that I'm actually using. 4D Insider will help me > locate stuff I'm not using. By the way, is there a replacement for that > functionality now that there is no more 4D Insider? > > I am glad to hear that it's actually possible to go straight to v15. I'm > going to have lots of questions along the way. I hope you guys don't get > tired of me. > > Guy Algot, I appreciate the offer of help, but we're pretty low budget in > this state office. Just upgrading the software is sending shock waves. I > appreciate the offer, though. > > > On Tue, Aug 30, 2016 at 4:45 PM, Chip Scheide <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> as for BASH: >> list which methods in it you are using. THere are likely bits of code >> out there to replace the functionality (if 4D has not already done that) >> >> >> On Tue, 30 Aug 2016 16:17:26 -0500, Doug Hall wrote: >>> For various reasons, we have put off upgrading 4D. We originally intended >>> to just move off of 4D all at once, but that turned out to be impossible. >>> I've added onto our existing structure in spurts, but for the most part, >>> I've been out of active 4D development for almost a decade, now.So, now I >>> begin the journey of a million miles, with a single step. The first is >>> advise from you guys. Should I shoot for an interim version, say v13, or >> is >>> it possible (practical) to go all the way from 2004 to v15? >>> >>> I know that the Bash component we're using has not been supported for >>> years. Has anyone reverse engineered the methods in this component? If >> so, >>> please email me privately. >>> >>> >>> Here's what we're currently using in 4D 2004: >>> >>> Foundation (v3.7.2?) >>> >>> Components: >>> Bash Component: I've heard there is no way to upgrade. Please advise. >>> Rollover (Used by ToolBar) No longer available. >>> >>> Plugins: >>> AreaList Pro 7.9 >>> Active4D >>> MD5 Plugin >>> PDF Plugin >>> PostgreSQL Plugin >>> ********************************************************************** 4D Internet Users Group (4D iNUG) FAQ: http://lists.4d.com/faqnug.html Archive: http://lists.4d.com/archives.html Options: http://lists.4d.com/mailman/options/4d_tech Unsub: mailto:[email protected] **********************************************************************
