Using FP 5.6 to develope for 5.0.14 runtime systems

[Nancy Palmquist]

I keep old filepro installs on my computer from 3.0 to 5.6 so I can 
develop with the same version the customer owns.

But I did try development with 5.6 on a system that uses 5.0, issues are 
that indexes must be built by the correct system.  I would worry about 
tok. files and if they are portable, I think they are.  I am not sure 
why they felt it necessary to make the indexes incompatible between 
versions, but they did.  I hope it is because the 5.6 indexes are more 
solid, but you never know.

I know Unix filepro develops the same code as Linux filepro.  I use my 
Unix system to develop for a Linux system and have never had a problem.  
They both are 5.0.

BTW - 2gig is not an issue with 5.0 - remember it is a limit for one 
file lets say key.  If you have no data portion, then you can have 
filepro generate a keyx1, keyx2, keyx3 - each can be 2G in size. The 
difficulty remaining will be if the indexes exceed 2G.  They can not be 
split.

Nancy

On 5/20/2010 10:03 AM, Richard Kreiss wrote:
> Top post:
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> I am using development 5.6.10, Windows, an still maintaining programs from
> 4.5, 4.8, and 5.0.
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> I have not upgraded or installed 5.0.15 as the license manager presents a
> problem for many of my clients.  All are legal with their number of users
> but have people who open multiple sessions.  I have one client with a 5 user
> license but only 2 people using the system.  However, they can have 10
> sessions open between them.
>
> By the way, I still have my 4.5, 4.8, 5.0 development systems on my server,
> I have start-up files which point the each development version with client
> date in their own directories. 2 for each client, I for their current
> run-time version and one for support.  None of my clients who are running
> older versions of filePro are asking for new programming.  In most cases,
> they can't afford it.  So, it is maintenance only or a minor change such as
> increasing a field size, or a new printer.
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> At the present time, filepro is very backward compatible.  The only
> compelling reason to upgrade to 5.6 would be if you have a client whose
> files size will break the 2Gb barrier.
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> Richard Kreiss
> GCC Consulting
> rkreiss at gccconsulting.net
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>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: filepro-list-bounces+rkreiss=verizon.net at lists.celestial.com
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>> bounces+rkreiss=verizon.net at lists.celestial.com] On Behalf Of Scott Walker
>> Sent: Wednesday, May 19, 2010 11:16 PM
>> To: filepro-list at lists.celestial.com
>> Subject: Using FP 5.6 to develope for 5.0.14 runtime systems
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>> Has any one used Fp  5.6 to do development work for customers running
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> 5.0.14
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>> Fp sales advises me that it would not be any problem as long as I don't
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> use
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>> any 5.6 specific features.
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>> Any one have any experience with this or thoughts on potential problems.
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>> My SCO system is getting too old to rely on so I need to move to a Linux
>> server.  I've been developing in 5.0.14 on the SCO box and that's what I
>> would really like to use 5.0.14 for development on the Linux box but fp
>> sales says they can't sell me 5.0.14 for Linux.
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>> Maybe someone has an old 5.0.14 Linux Development system they are not
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> using
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>> that they would be willing to sell me.
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>> Any thoughts appreciated.
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>> Regards,
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>> Scott
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>> Scott Walker
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>> RAM Systems Corp
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>> (704) 896-6549
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>> ScottWalker at RAMSystemsCorp.com
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