Converting Paradox 4/5 Tables to Paradox 7/8 ?

[StevenK]

I have a problem whereby the solution suggested invloves upgrading my Paradox 4 (or 5) tables to Paradox 7 (or 8).
How do I go about doing this ?
What impact will I see with my application as written in Delphi 5 making use of the BDE ?
Any pointers / suggestions would be appreciated.
Thanks in advance.
Steve

 

[footpad]

Steve,

To promote a Paradox table from Level 5 to Level 7, you need to add a Level 7 feature, such as new field type or a unique (or descending) secondary index. (You can use Database Desktop or Paradox itself to do this.) Once the table has been promoted, you should be able to remove the extra feature and have it remain as a Level 7 table.

Alternatively, you can create a new Level 7 table, borrow the structure from an existing table and then later add the data from the older table to the newer one. it takes longer, but it has the advantage of packing the data and creating a backup in one swell foop.

It shouldn't impact your Delphi 5 applications, as the Paradox 7 releases predated Delphi 5. just make certain that each user has an apropriate version of BDE installed.

hope this helps...

-- Lance