Is it possible for FM V8 files to be saved so they can be opened and updated using FM V6.0?

As for code mapping, there is a encode/decode package for the Perl scripting language which permits converting to/from unicode to nearly all codepages which have been in use on PC systems for the last some 20 years.

With a little script it should be possible to reliable transform the text portions of a MIF file.

If necessary, I'd be able to write such a script for a moderate fee.

Helge

Save as "MIF 7.0". FM 6.0 will ignore any newer features that it
doesn't understand when opening the file. However, if you use unicode
characters, then there may be some mapping issues when going
backwards.

Either of the MIF formats available in 8 _should_ work (I don't have it on this system, I'm remembering 8 MIF and 7 MIF) but you'll lose a varying amount of functionality depending on how antique a version you pick. I don't know if newer functionality is preserved after opening in 6 and saving or not.

So test it before you depend on it.

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