hp mpe to vaxvms migration

[shulbert@littlejohnfrazer.com]

we have a client who is thinking of moving from mpe/image to openvms/native or relational.

anybody have any horror stories about non-portability issues?

e.g. image allows locking at the database level. is there an easy way to implement multi-record locks in either native or relational tables? also, powerhouse loses the ability to redefine records or elements when accessing tables in a relational database. is there any way round this?

any other pointers on things we haven't thought about?

mtia,
Stephen Hulbert.
Senior Analyst/Programmer.
Software Division. Littlejohn Frazer.
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