Jim Nasby wrote:
On Jun 21, 2006, at 7:42 AM, H.J. Sanders wrote:
The last 15 years we also used Informix and we never, never had to
unload/load
the database because of an upgrade.
Perhaps somebody knows how they do the trick?
Do they provide a migration/upgrade utility?
In the case of MS SQL Server the issue doesn't come up. Here are some
user experiences:
1) Create a database in MS SS 6
2) Upgrade software to MS SS 7
3) Use software
1) Create a database in MS SS 6
2) Backup database (closest analog is -Fc option of pg_dump)
3) Move backup to machine running MS SS 7
4) Attempt to restore. Program warns it will upgrade database and you
can't go back, proceed? You say yes.
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