Gilles Schipper ([log in to unmask]) wrote:
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: Further on in the "READ BEFORE INSTALLING", there's a blurb about
: ALLBASE/SQL customers updating to version G1.
 
: I wonder if this describes a solution to the problem so eloquently and
: amusingly described by Guy Smith back on May 8, 1995 in a post entitled "MPE
: 5.0 Fun and Games - Part IV" ??
 
: I actually ran into the same problem as described by Guy - and had to revert
: back to 4.0 due to non-related other problems. It would be nice to know if
: the check described in Powerpatch 4 documentation can be undertaken on a 4.0
: system. Sure would save a lot of grief.
 
Gilles, the answer is yes, you can perform the steps while you are still on
4.0.  I'm not sure what caused the confusion, on page 4 of the document, it
states "Before updating to MPE/iX General Release 5.0, ALLBASE/SQL version G1,
check for the following ...".
 
We purposely updated the "READ BEFORE INSTALLING" document so that customers
would "save a lot of grief".
 
: If anybody needs a copy of Guy Smith's post, please e-mail me privately. I
: don't want to waste bandwidth.
 
I don't believe that I saw this post.  Would you mind sending me a copy?
 
Thanks,
Leslie-Anne
HP Database Lab
 
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