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Migrating To OS/SAFE
What you need to know in order to migrate to OS/SAFE from SAFE for Windows and/or Ollie and/or WebSAFE. What, When, Where And How Much: The Basic Choices The process and costs for migrating to OS/SAFE depends on your current installation and where you wish to install the product(s). First off, we have our system… Read more.
Posted In: Frequently Asked QuestionsOS/SAFE: Migration
This article covers two types of migration. First, what you need to know in order to migrate to OS/SAFE from SAFE for Windows and/or Ollie and/or WebSAFE. Secondly, it also discusses the possibility of running your existing SAFE for Windows software to a virtual hosting environment (aka ‘the cloud’). What, When, Where And How Much:… Read more.
Posted In: Frequently Asked QuestionsLong-Term Hardware Forecasts?
Why not ask about the weather instead? 😀 It’s much easier to forecast the climate than predict long-term trends for computing equipment. We are always reluctant to give long-term forecasts for hardware purchases. There are periods in computing where hardware advances are massive and a three year old computer is -ancient-. And then there are… Read more.
Posted In: Frequently Asked QuestionsRegarding The Year 2000
The following text states our policy on concerns you may have regarding the so-called ‘Y2K bug.’ The Year 2000 problem is the result of programming practice which was common in software development until quite recently, ie. storing dates as two digits (’98 for 1998 for example). As a result of this practice, many programs and… Read more.
Posted In: Frequently Asked QuestionsFinance Charge Description
You can now enter an automatic identifer for the REFERENCE field for the generated Finance Charges. This is a Global Option: MODULE: WindowAR:FinanceCharges PARAM: Reference VALUE: ‘FINANCE CHARGES’ (default)
Posted In: Frequently Asked QuestionsDoes your program offer thumbnails of form images as part of your product catalog.
It can. You can link any graphic to a product. If you create GIF or JPEGs of your products, you can right click on them and view the product thumbnail.
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