Peter
I have 6 client solutions running in 8.5 that were MDM'd converts
from 5/6. Clients are quite happy - things are as they were, speed
is quite acceptable - and they love the new bells and whistles I can
add to the different files. The "just fix and Convert" vs "rebuild"
costs were about 1:5 in favour of this method. It's not for everyone
- deep pockets are less common than shallow ones - but it is a quite
viable method.
Stephen
On Jul 23, 2007, at 4:20 PM, Peter Payne wrote:
I am not toally against recreating my database setup in 8.5, but I
have a few questions. First of all, I think my employees would
revolt if I changed
Things too much, so I want to keep my invoices, products, contacts
etc databases separate from a "use" point of view. Another part of
this is, the command + number macros are important, and making all
these databases into one file would make me use one set of scripts,
right? Is there a way to keep the separate window look even if
everything were in one file?
Also, if I do try to rebuild the file, is there an automated way to
import fields and scripts from the converted old databases? I am
using 8.5 Advanced.
Echo that! If you are moving to 8, 8.5, 9, you'll be light years
ahead with
a ground up rebuilt in 8+
--
Michele Olson
AppleSauce Productions, Inc.
Stephen
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