Upgrading Headstart

Hi there,
I have been tasked with upgrading 9 applications to Developer 6i
suite. All applications have been generated with Headstart. I
have read many of the other listings regarding upgrading but I
feel that I am not getting the full picture. I have also read
of references to the 'migration guide' but I cannot find it on
the CD. So, I would like assistance by either getting a copy og
the migration guide or general advice on how to approach the
upgrade. Installtion information is as follows:
Existing:
Headstart 3.4.2
Forms 4.5
Reports 2.5
Designer 1.3.2
Database 8i.
Need to upgrade to:
Headstart 6.5
Forms 6i
Reports 6i
Designer 6i
Database - unchanged on 8i.
Many thanks in advance.
Sajit

When you purchase the iDevelopment Accelerators (which contain
Headstart 6i), it comes with a Migration Guide for moving from
Headstart 2.1.2 (for Des 212/60) to 6i. However, I see that you
are still on Headstart 3.4 (for Des 132). I will email you the
migration guide for Headstart 3.4.x to 6i.
Regards,
Lauri

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Headstart Team (guest) wrote:
: Nguyen Pham Bach (guest) wrote:
: : Dear Sir/Madam,
: : I'm using Oracle Design 2000 v1.3.2 with personal Oracle
data
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2000
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data
: : Thanks very much for your help.
: : BACH
: This is a Headstart-only discussion group. Please address your
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