Because UniVerse runs in a virtual machine (the "run machine") that is customized to each of the platforms on which it runs, you'd be pleasantly surprised at how little difference switching hardware makes. I've certainly moved suites of programs, which ran without needing to be recompiled (the run machine itself detects byte order). The only problems I would foresee would be (a) 64-bit hashed files are (cannot be) supported on 32-bit platforms, so if you have any of these they will need to be converted to 32-bit, Distributed if too large (b) pathnames, particularly embedded pathnames (of secondary indices If you are using SQL capability, you should use FORMAT.CONV with its -export and -import capabilities. This is the recommended/approved mechanism for moving SQL schemas.
----- Original Message ----- From: "Pritchard, Hugh (CSED)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Thu, 11 Mar 2004 14:30:35 -0500 To: 'U2 Users Discussion List' <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: RE: Converting UniVerse > 64-bit (say, an AlphaServer/Tru64 Unix platform) > to 32-bit (say, a Wintel platform)??? > I think the question should be about a switch in operating systems--that's > of more immediate significance to the application. > There are other 64-bit architectures out there besides Alphas. Put the OS > of your choice on one of them. I bet the change in OS will break more > things in the application than the change in hardware word size. Even a > small change in OS (Tru64 Unix to some other flavor of Unix) will break some > things. > Alpha/Tru64 is owned by HP now; HP would probably love to talk to you about > other HP platform solutions. > > Hugh > _______________________________________________________________________ > Hugh Pritchard (Tier), 202-546-3066, cell 301-467-1712 > D.C. Ofc of Corporation Counsel, Child Support Enforcement Division > 650 Pennsylvania Ave SE, Suite 250, Washington, DC 20003 > mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > | -----Original Message----- > | From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > | [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > | Behalf Of Dale Young > | Sent: Thursday, March 11, 2004 1:35 PM > | To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > | Subject: Converting UniVerse > | > | Has any one converted a 64bit machine to a 32bit machine and > | if so what kind of problems were encountered?? > | > | Thanks! > > -- > u2-users mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://www.oliver.com/mailman/listinfo/u2-users -- u2-users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.oliver.com/mailman/listinfo/u2-users
