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I just looked at the database for the first time since installing 2005. Has the database engine changed again? If so, will it still support the version of database in 5.5.4? As I recall, the database file extension has changed fro .rdb to .rsd and I didn't see any options for choosing the previous version.

Hi Jennifer,

The new database engine is based on SQLite. Behinds the scenes it's completely different and significantly more stable/reliable. From a developer's perspective there are some changes that you might have to make in code. But the general workings are still the same. There isn't anything in RB2005 to import a 5.5 database into the new format. But the old format is still supported (for now) in code. So you could write an application to open the old database, create a new database, and then copy the tables and records from the old to the new.

There's code on the Real software's ftp that will update the old databases for you.

Intersting. Thanks for the explanation. I played with it a little last night and I like it so far.

And the new version supports defining your OWN primary key!

THANK GOODNESS!

(Now, if we could get a really good a-la-crystal-reports-type report generator, I'd be walking on sunshine, baby!)