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Author 2.6 and 2.21 on same PC
Pieter Pretorius

2005-08-10, 3:23 am

I just downloaded my 2.6 version.
Does anybody know if it will be possible to use 2.6 and 2.21 on the same PC?

Pieter Pretorius


rb

2005-08-10, 7:24 am

HI Pieter,

Are you talking about runtime environment or IDE. I think you can do both,
You hust have to have a different bin directory, one for each version, then
run the appropo\iate exe from that version. For runtime, You could put the
appropiate runtime into the root folder of the app, or change the registry
setting for that app to point to the correct runtime

RObert

"Pieter Pretorius" <pretprog@intekom.co.za> wrote in message
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> I just downloaded my 2.6 version.
> Does anybody know if it will be possible to use 2.6 and 2.21 on the same

PC?
>
> Pieter Pretorius
>
>



Pieter Pretorius

2005-08-10, 7:24 am


> HI Pieter,
>
> Are you talking about runtime environment or IDE. I think you can do both,
> You hust have to have a different bin directory, one for each version,

then
> run the appropo\iate exe from that version. For runtime, You could put the
> appropiate runtime into the root folder of the app, or change the registry
> setting for that app to point to the correct runtime
>
> RObert


Hi Robert,

I am talking about IDE. Do not want to lose ability to design in 2.21 before
I tested 2.6

Pieter


Todd Kreuter

2005-08-10, 7:24 am

Pieter Pretorius wrote:
>
> I just downloaded my 2.6 version.
> Does anybody know if it will be possible to use 2.6 and 2.21 on the same PC?


Yes, but I'm not sure how the new download installs. I guess the easiest
thing to do is to copy the current 2.21 bin folder, call it bin221 or
something, then install 2.6 over the top. You should then be able to
start 2.21 by running plus.exe in the bin221 folder.

--
Todd Kreuter [dBVIPS]
Michael Nuwer [dBVIPS]

2005-08-10, 11:24 am

Pieter Pretorius wrote:
>
> I am talking about IDE. Do not want to lose ability to design in 2.21 before
> I tested 2.6
>


In addition to making a copy of the Plus bin folder, you should make
copies of the dQuery and ProjExp folders too. These components have also
been upgraded. After you move the 2.21 files to a new bin folder, look
at the plus.ini file in this new folder and change the source alias
paths for dQ and PE.
Pieter Pretorius

2005-08-10, 11:24 am

> In addition to making a copy of the Plus bin folder, you should make
> copies of the dQuery and ProjExp folders too. These components have also
> been upgraded. After you move the 2.21 files to a new bin folder, look
> at the plus.ini file in this new folder and change the source alias
> paths for dQ and PE.


Thank you Michael, I'll give it a try and ask again if I run into any other
trouble


Les Shewchuk

2005-08-10, 11:24 am

Sure is. Just install them to different folders.

When I first received PLUS, it installed to the dBase\Plus folder, and
ignored the dBase\dB2K folder. When I installed 2.21, I let it overwrite the
2.01 installation.

When I received Plus 2.5, I was a little leery after some of the changes to
the report writer, so I installed it to dBase\Plus25 and the two "play well"
together.

The only problem is with the help files. When I call up help in Plus2.21,
it opens the help for Plus2.5 (you can see the difference as well as the new
topic) but that is not a big thing.

As for 2.6, that will depend on if you have the full install or the update.
The update will only install over top of Plus2.5. I would think that the
full install would allow you to pick your installation folder.

Les Shewchuk
(Making this up as I go)


"Pieter Pretorius" <pretprog@intekom.co.za> wrote in message
news:UYgBN7XnFHA.1528@news-server...
> I just downloaded my 2.6 version.
> Does anybody know if it will be possible to use 2.6 and 2.21 on the same

PC?
>
> Pieter Pretorius
>
>



Robert Bravery

2005-08-10, 11:24 am

Yep, that as well. sorry

Robert

"Michael Nuwer [dBVIPS]" <nuwermj@nowhere.edu> wrote in message
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> Pieter Pretorius wrote:
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> In addition to making a copy of the Plus bin folder, you should make
> copies of the dQuery and ProjExp folders too. These components have also
> been upgraded. After you move the 2.21 files to a new bin folder, look
> at the plus.ini file in this new folder and change the source alias
> paths for dQ and PE.



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