Database conversion

[Lyn Smith]

Configuration Information:
Operating system: Windows 95a
Network: --Other--

We have a database in a very old version of ACT! (V1.1b). Is there
any way to convert this old database to a V3.0 format so we can use
it with the newer software?

[Chris Underwood [Symantec]]

Hello Lyn,

Yes you can. You would copy the database files to the 3.0 Database
folder. Then from there go to FILE, OPEN. Then from there you can
change the File Type to "ACT! 1.0 - 2.0 Database (*.dbf)". Then it
will convert it to the 3.0 version.

Let me know if you have any further questions.

Chris Underwood [Symantec Corp.]

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[Lyn Smith]

On 22 Sep 1998 21:53:25 GMT, Lyn Smith wrote:
> Configuration Information:
> Operating system: Windows 95a
> Network: --Other--
>
> We have a database in a very old version of ACT! (V1.1b). Is there
> any way to convert this old database to a V3.0 format so we can use
> it with the newer software?

Thanks for the response - it doesn't work. I don't think I was
completely clear in the first message - the database we have is for a
very old version of ACT! - V1.1b for DOS, and the files that make up
the database don't seem to match anything in the V3.0 conversion list
of file types. Is there any way to convert this database, or will we
have to rekey it by hand?

[Chris Underwood [Symantec]]

On 24 Sep 1998 19:42:13 GMT, Lyn Smith <xill...@heart.net> wrote:

>Thanks for the response - it doesn't work. I don't think I was
>completely clear in the first message - the database we have is for a
>very old version of ACT! - V1.1b for DOS, and the files that make up
>the database don't seem to match anything in the V3.0 conversion list
>of file types. Is there any way to convert this database, or will we
>have to rekey it by hand?

Hello Lyn,

Thanks for getting back to me. I thought that you had the 1.1 for
Windows version. There is a knowledge base article that covers this
in detail in the ACT! Knowledge Base. You can use the link that I
have placed below in order to open this article.

Title: 'Converting Older Versions of ACT! for DOS 1.1 with Extensions
such as .ECS and .DCS'
Document ID: 1997559340
Web URL: http://service1.symantec.com/SUPPORT/act.nsf/docid/1997559340