How to upgrade to v14 - abcsoftware/abc-docs GitHub Wiki

  1. Make backup copy of server & client folders.
  2. Uninstall everything (because we changed installers).
  3. On the server, run installer or update *.fmt, abcdll.dll, msvcp100.dll and msvcr100.dll.
  4. On clients, run installer or update abctwin.exe and abcwin14.chm. The client installer has a "Custom" option to handle multiple installations on the same machine.
  5. On the * screen, run GoSub40 for data conversion.
  6. On each password, Enter on blank username to add username (copies old password record). Password is now case-sensitive.
  7. Import help14.742 and other 742 files. Check for custom images on WIN2 driver before importing win-html.742.
  8. Import field names for phone dialer. Can overwrite field required info in `X.
  9. Set picture folder location. Use a shared location available to all clients.
  10. Set Doc Manager folder location. Use a shared location available to all clients.
  11. Check base user memory if re-using old PAR file. Should be 280000.

Warning: file browser is on client level but report 7-42 is on server level.

Warning: tabs with fewer than 3 links don’t show, check all passwords.