That is very encouraging, Narinder. As mentioned I don't have subtables, so all is good there, and there may be a few PICTs but none, I think, that are critical. Trialling should prove or disprove that. And I don't use 4D Write so that's another plus. Your input truly appreciated. :)
Regards, Pete 4D Tech mailing list wrote > In my experience 4D conversions have generally been fairly smooth, and > that's going back many versions. When I did a 4D v11 to v15 conversion > (Mac server and clients) a few years ago there were no significant issues > that I recall. I've recently completed a conversion of that same database > from v15 to v17 the task was bigger in that we wanted to deal with the > Subtables issue which we ignored in the previous conversion, and also > prepare for Object Notation support. In my case, the database had > widespread usage of the dot character in variables, method names, table > and form names. There were nearly 6000 warnings to address. It was a > painful task but I managed it. > > Other issues that most conversions will have is converting PICTs to PNG, > JPG etc as PICT is now deprecated but it's not difficult. Also, a number > of commands are obsoleted and they need to be addressed, either by removal > or replacement of more modern equivalents. > > The biggest issues with any conversion in my experience is the use of 4D > Plugins, especially third party ones that may no longer supported. With > 4D, 4D Write is now replaced with 4D Write Pro and from what I have read > it requires a complete re-write if you use that plugin. > > I'm sure there are some issues that I forget to mention, but I would say > not to be frightened to go for it. Assess the scope of conversion work > needed and plan from there. > > Regards, > > Narinder Chandi, > ToolBox Systems Ltd. > -- Sent from: http://4d.1045681.n5.nabble.com/4D-Tech-f1376241.html ********************************************************************** 4D Internet Users Group (4D iNUG) Archive: http://lists.4d.com/archives.html Options: https://lists.4d.com/mailman/options/4d_tech Unsub: mailto:[email protected] **********************************************************************
