Help: Upgrading a Solution

[SteveB]

I have a solution that has a lot of value lists which have default values that are then added to by the user. I also have global field values and some global repetition fields (I know, I know, I shouldn't use them). How do I move all this 'stuff' to an upgraded solution without having the user involved? I'm running version 5 developer under Windows.

[Kurt Knippel]

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Originally posted by Steveinvegas:

I have a solution that has a lot of value lists which have default values that are then added to by the user. I also have global field values and some global repetition fields (I know, I know, I shouldn't use them). How do I move all this 'stuff' to an upgraded solution without having the user involved? I'm running version 5 developer under Windows.

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OK, first what do you mean by "move" and what do you mean by "upgraded version"?

I assume that you want to take all of the current value lists with all of thier items, as well as all of the globals and put them into the new solution?

Well, I suppose you could use some of the design function, but most likely you will be doing alot of cutting and pasting.

You will do all of this in a normal copy of FMP 5, developer will not really help you here.

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[LiveOak]

The best approach is to put all value lists in a support file (settings.fp5?). This way value lists are common to all files and can be imported into a new settings.fp5 file upon upgrade. -bd