Migration form Forms 4.5 character to Forms 6i Gui

Dear all,
We are under the process of converting all the forms 4.5 charater to forms 6i guiand Reports 2.5(char) to Reports 6i (gui) . What all issues has to be taken care in this process.
Please let us know.
Thanks
Padma s Bhat

Hi Steve,
I have never used before forms 4 until i came into my new company, and i accept that as a challenge - migration to upper versions in the very first moment on 6 and after on 9 or 10g. You are right about pre and post text triggers and that's why i recode the most of the code within the application. You asked me how users access the executable files via shortcuts- here is the answer:
We have LAN and on the LAN exists file server (files are just copied there in some folders). So on every single user machine is installed only runtime and is made shortcut on the desktop for staring file , for example:
C:\orant\bin\ifrun60.exe \\fileserver\app\start.fmx
This solution i sow for the very first time in this company, i was working before with App Server and etc. That's why i asked about any experience with file system.

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