Ed, Unidata has always supported A-types and still does, so no conversion to I-types is necessary. I am pretty sure S-types also work - it has been a while, though :-) .
AFAIK UD can be run in case insensitive mode as well. I always turned case-insensitivity off in D3 because I think it's a real pain in the neck. Sounded great to start with but when you see the first printouts (i.e. invoices) you curse yourself if you didn't turn it off.:-( On 07/04/2011 15:44, Ed Clark wrote: > I'm guessing that you are converting from d3 to unidata because you are most > familiar with unidata? (and less so with d3). Or is there some other benefit > of moving the application to unidata specifically? If you aren't tied to > unidata, consider Intersystems Cache. D3 migrations to Cache go pretty > quickly. > > Things to be aware of (from d3 to any other system): > > 1: D3 is case-insensitive by default. In D3 "ANYTHING"="anyThing". This can > be a deal-breaker. > > 2: D3 applications (especially older ones) are used to having a lot of > control of the machine via D3 commands. On unidata and other systems you need > to use OS commands. > > 3: D3 has a rich spooler. Controlling printing on unidata or universe will be > very different. > > 4: In dictionaries, D3 only supports A-types. Unidata (as far as I know) only > supports D and V/I types. So every dict item would need to be converted. This > in itself could be a couple of months work depending on how the app uses > queries. Cache and universe support both types, so would make for a much > easier conversion. > > On Apr 6, 2011, at 5:14 PM, Symeon Breen wrote: > >> Hi I am looking at a little side project to convert an entire system written >> in databasic on D3 to run on unidata. >> >> >> >> The guy i work with says it is a couple of hours work - I am not so sure >> myself. Anyone done this and know what the 'gotchyas' are ? >> >> >> >> >> >> Cheers >> >> Symeon. >> >> _______________________________________________ >> U2-Users mailing list >> U2-Users@listserver.u2ug.org >> http://listserver.u2ug.org/mailman/listinfo/u2-users > _______________________________________________ > U2-Users mailing list > U2-Users@listserver.u2ug.org > http://listserver.u2ug.org/mailman/listinfo/u2-users > _______________________________________________ U2-Users mailing list U2-Users@listserver.u2ug.org http://listserver.u2ug.org/mailman/listinfo/u2-users
