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UPDN.EXE
DOCUMENTATION FOR CONVERT.EXE v 2.0
If you are a new UPDN user you DON'T need CONVERT.EXE
so stop reading this file.
Old users should use CONVERT.EXE to convert pre ver 7.00
bulletin 3,7,8 data files.
Using version 7.00 without converting the data files could cause
loss of data.
Only pre ver 7.0 files need to be converted.
Ver 7.1 allows comments in the parameter file
CONVERT SHOULD NOT BE USED WITH A VER 7.0+ PARAMETER FILE
CONVERT DOES NOT CHANGE YOUR PARAMETER FILE
To use convert
1 - First run your old version of UPDN to update the data
files
2 - Then enter
CONVERT prmfile
where prmfile = the path and name of your UPDN parameter file.
The program will convert the files and give the converted files
the following names:
prm = base name of parameter file
prm3.dat
prm7.dat
prm8.dat
It will also create a file called prma.def.
3 - Edit your parameter file to add the bulletin 9 path before
running updn ver 7.0+
The old UPDN files can be deleted after a successful convert.
You may want to run the new version of updn and check the
bulletins before deleting the old files.
CONVERT.EXE doesn't have too much error checking so let
me know if you have any problems with it.
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