Re: Move *SAVF from V4r4 machine to a V3R2 machine??

["Simon Coulter" <shc@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hello All,

I'm not sure that the question, as asked, has been answered.  You can certainly 
move a *SAVF 
from any release to any release.  However you may not be able to do anything 
with it once it 
gets there.

As far as the OS is concerned a *SAVF is just another 528-record-length file.  
You can FTP or 
SNDNETF it to any version of the OS.  SAV/RST cares about the contents (i.e., 
format) of the 
*SAVF and will complain if the format is from a later (newer) release.

For what it's worth, SAV/RST support for VRM320 is likely to exist on future 
releases since it 
is the last CISC release and you need some way of transferring objects and data 
between RISC 
and CISC.  So any OS release due out before 31 May 2000 (end of free support 
for VRM320) will 
provide support and probably the first release after 31 May will also.  After 
that, moving 
stuff to CISC will likely be a 2-step and unsupported process.

The homile in all this?  To any of you still on CISC systems: GET OFF THE CISC 
SYSTEM NOW!  
Get your upgrade in before February or buy a new RISC box.

Regards,
Simon Coulter.

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> X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Pro Version 4.2.2 
> Date: Sat, 11 Dec 1999 14:14:25 -0600
> From: "David Gibbs" <david@midrange.com>
> To: MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com
> Reply-To: MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com
> Subject: Move *SAVF from V4r4 machine to a V3R2 machine??

> 
> At 01:18 PM 12/11/99 , you wrote:
> >I want to say no, I think 4.3 was the last lvl to support saves back to
> >3.2. Go to your save cmd and prompt it. There will be a prompt for
> >target release. If 3.2 is listed then you can assuming the files/pgms
> >will save to a 3.2 lvl.
> 
> The following is the list of target releases the SAVOBJ command supports on 
> V4R4M0 ...
> 
> *CURRENT
> *PRV
> V3R2M0   <-----
> V4R2M0
> V4R3M0
> V4R4M0
> 
> david
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