Accessing an old Progress v9.1e database

Question

I have an old Progress version 9.1e Database file that I need to access.

Is there some way to get an older version of OpenEdge to open this? I've had a thorough look at their website and have come up with nothing. I've also researched for two days with no luck.

Any help or insights will be appreciated.

Answer 1

Progress databases don't generally exist in a vacuum. The system that the database is on should have the executables needed to open it and work with it installed somewhere.

If you have simply copied this db from some other system you are basically out of luck. And you probably missed key files that are needed. Especially if you copied a live db.

Assuming that this db still exists on the original system knowing what OS it is would help. If this is a unix variant "find -name progress.cfg -print" should reveal the installation directory. Export an environment variable named DLC pointing at that dir -- ie export DLC/usr/dlc. There will also be a "bin" subdirectory. Put that in you PATH. Then type "showcfg". That should reveal what licenses you have available -- which goes a long ways towards narrowing down the options available to open the db and work with the data.

Answer 2

You'll either need the binaries (and a license code), or know someone who has a copy who'se willing to D&L it to a version you do have access to.

A chat with an PSC sales rep may be fruitful in this case.