HP/iX to UNIX migration with PowerHouse

[Johnson, Tracy]

I did this once 5 years ago.  Since it was an vendor 
provided migration from a 3000 to 9000 they provided
all conversion scripts.

Since it used Interbase at the time, and Interbase
ran on both boxes, (again at the time,) database 
translation was not an issue.  I left that company
thereafter.  I heard the vendor moved on to Oracle.

The net result for Quiz, they still ran.  There 
were no compiled Quiz files, so they still ran
interactively.  Same for QTP.  Quick screens had
to be recompiled from QDESIGN of course.

Any hardcoded "USE" statements were converted to MPE
FILE+dot+GROUP+dot+ACCOUNT were converted to
subdirectory+slash+subdirectory+filename.

Different file extensions were added to the file
names.  This was kinda cool, since now you knew
the difference between a Quiz, QTP, QDESIGN, or
QUICK, file just by the file name.

One no longer had to worry about REPORT LIMIT 
statements.

Self streaming job files where changed to 'cron'
or 'at'.

There were other things, but this is what I remember
off the top of my head.

Tracy Johnson
MSI Schaevitz Sensors


>-----Original Message-----
>From: Richard Sheehan [mailto:sheerich@isu.edu]
>Sent: Friday, December 07, 2001 1:30 PM
>To: Hasse, Christina
>Cc: 'powerh-l@lists.swau.edu'
>Subject: Re: HP/iX to UNIX migration with PowerHouse
>
>
>Christina,
>
>I think this information would be beneficial for the List, whoever
>responds, please respond to this list or the 3000-L.
>
>Thanks,
>
>Richard Sheehan
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>
>"Hasse, Christina" wrote:
>> 
>> Hi,
>> 
>> I have a need for a case study on someone who has moved from 
>IX to UNIX with
>> PowerHouse.  They types of information I am looking for is:
>> 
>> 1.  HP/iX with what data structure to UNIX with what data structure.
>> 
>> 2.  How big was the project; such as number of screens, 
>qtp's, reports.
>> 
>> 3.  When was it done and how long did it take.  (Does this 
>number include
>> operating system move with time spent on writing new scripts)
>> 
>> 4.  About how much did it cost.
>> 
>> 5.  What was used to get things from HP/ix to UNIX - Axiant, 
>or some other
>> migration tool, or just moving things and the editor.
>> 
>> I need this as soon as possible.  I appreciate any help I can get.
>> 
>> Regards,
>> 
>> Christina Hasse
>> ADT North American Services Mgr.
>> COGNOS CORPORATION
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