Migration Guide

Running the tool

After the Version 5.5 Library Manager and features are installed, run the importer.exe tool:

  1. Enter the following at a prompt for the inst subdirectory of the main Version 5.5 VisualAge directory (for example, \vast\inst):
    start importer -z.targert=<your v5.0 Manager> 1
                        -z.source=<your v5.5 Manager>  2
    
    1Where <your v5.0 Manager> is your existing Library Manager.

    2Where <your v5.5 Manager> is the newly installed Library Manager that contains all of the new version 5.5 code.

    Note:See Importing feature code for more details regarding the importer utility parameters.
  2. A window opens, describing what the function of the migration tool.
    Note:If your existing library uses File IO, ensure that you are the only person using the existing library before running the migration tool. Also, consider using a Version 5.5 library so you can benefit from the advantages that EMSRV provides.

The tool may take up to 30 minutes or more to migrate Version 5.5 code to your existion library from a previous release.


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