I'll second the motion. Other solutions:
1. Determine some method to keep the current box. 2. Print out reports. Pray that you have all you need and retire the box. - this can be to paper or a report "data extraction" program. 3. Migrate the application to the current versions of Aix/Solaris/Universe. 4. Extract the data into a format you are currently more comfortable with. Extracting the data may be a chore, depending on the application that created it. There are some commercial reporting and extraction tools; however, depending the application you may just end up with tables of data with no idea what they mean. Having someone who knows (or can figure out) the application may help. Colin Alfke Calgary, Canada >-----Original Message----- >From: David Tod Sigafoos > > >Howard, > >If you are simply using it for inqiry I would suggest you *might* be >able to just get by with the app/uniVerse as it stands on a newer AIX. >As I don't know your current uniVerse version we cant guess if it will >run on the newer box .. but might be worth a shot. > >But if not then a simple upgrade to uniVerse 10.x with as few >license as >you need. This should allow you to inquire without costing too much. >If you don't need to migrate to another platform, especially if you are >just using it for inquiry, i would strongly suggest you stay with >uniVerse. As long as it makes financial sense. > >Is the box being gotten rid of? If not .. just leave it on >your network >and put it in a closet <G> > > >DSig >David Tod Sigafoos >SigsSolutions, Inc. > > >> -------- Original Message -------- >> From: "Wong, Howard" 2ug.org >> >> Hi David, >> >> Your feed back is much appreciated. >> >> The old app was on an AIX box (v 4.3). We were migrating to >AIX 5.0, but at >> the time it was suggested that the app could be migrated >from AIX 4.3 to AIX >> 5.0. So a new app written in Progress replaced it. There was >nothing wrong >> with the app. We do not know why newer version of UniVerse (if it was >> available) was not used for the migration instead. >> >> The AIX 4.3 box will be replaced either by a new AIX box or >new Solaris box, >> the latter being our new institution-wide standard. >> >> The old app and DB was kept around because we still inquire >on the older >> data from time to time. So we don't need full blown app >development but just >> need to extract the data for inquiry purpose. >> >> BTW, we have no idea which version of UniVerse was used to >develop the old >> app. >> >> Regards, >> Howard Wong ------- u2-users mailing list u2-users@listserver.u2ug.org To unsubscribe please visit http://listserver.u2ug.org/
