Converting from an older version

rbuser

Hi. I'm trying to convert a database full of reports that are in use under
version 5.56 and Delphi 4 to the latest Enterprise version (will probably
also look at the server version) and I've already gotten the folders/trees
to wrok.

I can open folders fine and get a tree, but as soon as I click on a node
that has reports in it, I get an EAccessViolation in module
rbReportAppliction.exe.

Do I need to do something to convert the old reports? If not, any
suggestions to where to look? We do have the source.

Thanks,
Farshad.

digitalmetaphors

This is not a known issue. It should automatically convert the reports. Load
this database report with the old application and save it to a report
template file. Then use a new app with RB 7.02 which simply loads this
report from file. Does that conversion process work on that template?

If it works, then can you create new reports and folders and read those up
in the new application? Are there any event handlers that you are hooked
into (perhaps the data access components) during this process which would be
causing the AV?

If you could isolate this report to cause the AV in a simple non-databased
application, then feel free to send the example template and Delphi project
to support@digital-metaphors.com and we'll take a look at the conversion to
see what is happening to this report.

Cheers,

Jim Bennett
Digital Metaphors