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Upgrading workspaces to a newer Visual DataFlex version: Difference between revisions
Upgrading workspaces to a newer Visual DataFlex version (view source)
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How can you make your upgrade easier to tackle? | How can you make your upgrade easier to tackle? | ||
Well.. for starters, by migrating your workspace using the wizard -in each released version- to a new location you get to see how much work it will be. There's an overview screen that displays files included, files excluded and (drumroll..) warnings. That last one is your target. Open it and look at all of the problems the migration wizard found. | Well.. for starters, by migrating your workspace using the wizard -in each released version- to a new location you get to see how much work it will be. There's an overview screen that displays files included, files excluded and (drumroll..) warnings. That last one is your target. Open it and look at all of the problems the migration wizard found. | ||
Check them and see if they make sense. If they do make sense, | Check them and see if they make sense. If they do make sense, then '''make the correction in the source workspace'''. | ||
Yes you read that correctly by making your source workspace more compliant to the wizard, you make your life ALOT easier. | Yes you read that correctly by making your source workspace more compliant to the wizard, you make your life ALOT easier. | ||
When you've identified all of the problems (and made many changes to your source workspace) do check your changes into your version control code system of choice. | When you've identified all of the problems (and made many changes to your source workspace) do check your changes into your version control code system of choice. | ||