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DataFlex 2.3 was designed in simpler days of computing. Hard disks were smaller, less memory was available and applications were generally smaller and did fewer things. Developers usually had relatively few development tools (and revisions thereof) installed on their PCs. Those times have changed. Today, it seems one can never have enough hard disk space or RAM and most applications do a gazillion things, whether they are needed or not. | DataFlex 2.3 was designed in simpler days of computing. Hard disks were smaller, less memory was available and applications were generally smaller and did fewer things. Developers usually had relatively few development tools (and revisions thereof) installed on their PCs. Those times have changed. Today, it seems one can never have enough hard disk space or RAM and most applications do a gazillion things, whether they are needed or not. | ||
For programmers things have changed as well. It is common for application designers to develop with many different tools, even for a single application | For programmers things have changed as well. It is common for application designers to develop with many different tools, even for a single application. | ||
In DataFlex 2.3b, many developers kept the runtime files in the same directory as the application files (i.e. data and .flx files). In order to successfully upgrade to DataFlex 3.2, or to run the two (or more) versions of DataFlex simultaneously, these files need to be separated. Runtime files from the two versions will interfere with each other. | In DataFlex 2.3b, many developers kept the runtime files in the same directory as the application files (i.e. data and .flx files). In order to successfully upgrade to DataFlex 3.2, or to run the two (or more) versions of DataFlex simultaneously, these files need to be separated. Runtime files from the two versions will interfere with each other. | ||