Transferring from V4

[johnhpratt]

I just installed Alpha5v5. How do I transfer my v4 databases and tables to v5? I copied my v4 folders to v5 but v5 does not open them.

[Tom Cone Jr]

RE: Transferring from V4

John,

A5V5 should open your A5V4 application just fine. What error messages are you getting ?

You don't furnish many details, so this may not apply but the recommended arrangement is for each database to be self-contained within a single folder. If you then copy the contents of the database folder to a new folder, A5V5 should open it just fine. Because A5V5 is having trouble, my guess is that either you're not using A5V4 in the first place, or pieces of your database are scattered across more than one folder.

If this were happening to me I'd go back to A5V4, open the control panel for my database, select tables and sets tab; right click on white space on the tab page; select view; select details. Then carefully examine the 'full name' for each table and set in your database. They should all have the same path, and that path should match the current physical location for the ADB file in your database (this is the default folder for your database). If you find that tables are in folders other than the default folder for the database that would explain your difficulty. The solution for this would be to consolidate everything in your default database folder, after first making several good backups. This is discussed in several threads in the A5V4 forum, you might try searching there.

-- tom

[johnhpratt]

RE: Transferring from V4

Thanks for your reply Tom;

Actually, I got V5 to see my V4 tables. V5 is certainly different from V4. One can't move from a Browse View to a default Form View by clicking on Browse. In fact, I hav'nt yet found out how to get into Form View at all.

[russ Boehle]

RE: Transferring from V4

Are you starting with Alpha 5 ver 4 or Alpha 4?

Russ

[forskare]

RE: Transferring from V4

I have a suspicion that he has A4. John, if thatbis the case, you won't be able to open the A4 app with A5. However, you can open the tables by creating a new database and then, from the Tables/Setsd tab in the control panel, right click anywhere on the white space and add the tables.

That said, It probably would be a good idea to read up on A5 and become a bit familiar with it before starting any projects. If you try to do things in A5 the way you did it in A4, DON'T!! You will be learning a totally new product, new ways of thinking and doing things.

kenn

[johnhpratt]

RE: Transferring from V4

I'm starting with Alpha5v4.

[johnhpratt]

RE: Transferring from V4

I am starting with Alpha5v4. I can open my existing .dbf files but I have not been able to get existing .adb names to appear in the startup window to be selected.

[Lenny Forziati]

RE: Transferring from V4

Did you see my reply to your ? The ADB files will not show in the startup window untiol you've either opened them once or manually added them.

-Lenny

[forskare]

RE: Transferring from V4

John,

There's something missing here. If you have used Alpha Five Version 4 (as opposed to Alpha Four Version 6, et al), there is no problem to open the table or even the application, for that matter.

Can you open the v4.5 apps with v4.5?
Can you open v5 and create a new database?

If the answer is yes to both questions, then you can open v4.5 tables and apps with v5.

Are you sure you're using the right path to the v4.5 tables/apps?

Are you sure you have all the v4.5 app tables/sets in the same folder? If not, that could be the reason.

kenn

[johnhpratt]

RE: Transferring from V4

Thanks for your help. I know that the adb files have to be added to the startup window but how do I add them?
John

[johnhpratt]

RE: Transferring from V4

I can open tables but I have trouble getting the adbs from showing up in the start up window.
John

[forskare]

RE: Transferring from V4

John,

What's the adbs?

kenn

[RJGowan]

RE: Transferring from V4

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