version 5.0

[Dennis Malen]

Jeff,

Thanks so much. Your comments were of great help. That's a keeper.

Thanks,

Dennis
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jeff Harrison" <jeffaharrison at yahoo.com>
To: "Dennis Malen" <dmalen at malen.com>; <filepro-list at lists.celestial.com>
Sent: Sunday, January 08, 2006 3:03 PM
Subject: Re: version 5.0


> --- Dennis Malen <dmalen at malen.com> wrote:
> [Fixed Top post]
> 
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "Jeff Harrison" <jeffaharrison at yahoo.com>
>> To: "Dennis Malen" <dmalen at malen.com>;
>> <filepro-list at lists.celestial.com>
>> Sent: Friday, January 06, 2006 5:24 PM
>> Subject: Re: version 5.0
>> 
>> 
>> > --- Dennis Malen <dmalen at malen.com> wrote:
>> > 
>> >> We finally received filepro version 5.0. We
>> should
>> >> have our new AIX system 
>> >> in the next week or so.
>> >> 
>> >> Does any have a checklist for installation and
>> >> problems to watch out for?
>> >> 
>> >> Any suggestions would be most appreciated. We
>> will
>> >> be transferring info, we 
>> >> believe, by using our Ethernet connection.
>> >> 
>> >> Dennis Malen
>> >> 516.479.5912 
>> >> 
>> >>
>> > 
>> > You are going to filepro 5.0 on AIX from what
>> filepro
>> > on what system?
>> > 
> 
>> Jeff,
>> 
>> I am going from a current AIX box on filepro 4.8 to
>> their new AIX box.
>> 
>> Dennis
> 
> I believe that the upgrade should be relatively
> painless from 4.8 to 5.0  
> 
> I would suggest that you make sure that you transfer
> the global edits table and your config file from your
> old machine.  Also, although this may not technically
> be necessary, I would rebuild all of the indexes -
> just to make sure they are built with the latest and
> greates version.
> 
> If you have any shell scripts or external programs
> that are called via "user" or "system" they will of
> course need to be transferred also.  
> 
> You will need to set up your printers with the same
> names as previously, or else re-configure them under
> filepro's printer maintenance.
> 
> If you have an fppath file that contains a site
> password, you will probably want to move that too.
> 
> Good Luck.
> 
> Jeff Harrison
> jeffaharrison at yahoo.com
> 
> Author of JHExport and JHImport.  The easiest and
> fastest ways to generate code for filePro exports and
> imports.
> 
> 
> 
> 
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