<< Which version would you go to? 7.5 or 8.0. For some strange reason I have always had better success with the X.5 versions than any others. >>
If you want to continue to run 6.x code against the database while you're implementing your new system you need to stay with 7.5. 8.x uses a new database format (to break the 2 gig barrier) which is not compatible with older versions or with R:Base DOS. If you're going to have a date certain cutover where you switch from the old to the new system then you can consider version 8 and, for new development, that's probably what I'd do. However, every upgrade we've done has required compatibility with the existing code base either for a year or so, or in perpetuity. People are amazed that they can continue to run their current systems (including DOS) while we implement a true Windows interface bit by bit. I'm certain that this has been the clincher in a number of major upgrades we've done or are working on -- it provides continuity of operations for the client, a high degree of comfort that they can always "fall back" to existing working code if there's a bug, and decreases the possibility they'll look into other off the shelf systems or database back ends. -- Larry
