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UPGRADING 1.x DOCUMENTS
How to upgrade documents created in older versions of
Geoworks software
You can easily upgrade your old GEOS v1.X documents to New Deal's improved
format. Any document created in the older versions of Geoworks software
needs to be upgraded before you can use it in New Deal's newer versions
of the software. If the icon for your document looks like a logo on
top of several pages of paper, or if you get the error "Unable to
open document" when you double-click on its icon, then you need to
upgrade the document.
The upgrade process is not reversible.
In other words, once you upgrade a document, there is no way to
"downgrade" it so that you can use it in an old version
of the software again. If you think you may ever need the document in
the older format for any reason, then make a copy of the file
and upgrade the copy.
Procedure
- Run New Deal and go to NewManager.
- Display the directory that contains
the document you want to upgrade. If you don't know how to do
this, see The New Deal User's Guide.
- Select the document you want to upgrade
by clicking on it once. You can upgrade more than one document
at once. To select multiple documents, hold down
the CTRL key while clicking once on each additional document.
- From the Utilities menu, choose Upgrade 1.X Document.
Additional Information
Error Converting File
This error is caused if a file is marked read-only.
To correct the problem, in NewManager select the document
that gave the error message. From the File menu, choose File Information,
then Change Attributes. De-select the Read Only check box,
then click on Change. Now upgrade the document again.
Upgrading is two steps
The upgrade process only modifies the
document header - the first part of the document file which contains
the information that identifies the software version that created
the document. The first time you open an upgraded document, you'll
briefly see the message "Updating old document." This
means the main body of the document is now being upgraded.
Upgrading from a Floppy Disk
If you have documents on floppy disks that
you need to upgrade, you can either upgrade the documents right
on the floppy or copy them to your hard drive and upgrade them
there.
GEOSBACK Documents
If the installer created a GEOSBACK directory and you have documents
there that you need to upgrade, it's a good idea to move them to the
\NEWDEAL\DOCUMENT directory before upgrading them. This way all
of your documents will be in the Document folder. To move
the files using NewManager, display the \GEOSBACK\DOCUMENT folder.
From the File menu, choose Select All. Point to one of the selected
files, press and hold the right mouse button, and drag the mouse
pointer to the Document directory button at the bottom of the
NewManager window. Release the right mouse button. The files will
be moved to the \NEWDEAL\DOCUMENT directory. Now click on the Document
Directory button, select the documents, and upgrade them.
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