When locating and using the database name in the conversion instructions, be sure to remember that the "actual" database name for .RBS and .RBF files does not include the "1", "2", or "3", which is located before the file extension. For example, a R:BASE 3.1 database with the name SALES will have the database files SALES1.RBF, SALES2.RBF, and SALES3.RBF, but the database name is still just "SALES". In the steps below where the "dbname" is required in the command syntax, use only the "actual" database name.
To use this document you will need to know which version of R:BASE you are upgrading from. The table below lists the various R:BASE file formats. Once you find your R:BASE database version from the table below, follow the necessary conversion steps in the next section.
R:BASE Database File Formats
Version |
File Format |
R:BASE 4000 and R:BASE 5000 |
DBNAME1.RBS DBNAME2.RBS DBNAME3.RBS |
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R:BASE System V to R:BASE 4.0 |
DBNAME1.RBF DBNAME2.RBF DBNAME3.RBF |
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R:BASE 4.5 to R:BASE 5.0 |
DBNAME.RB1 DBNAME.RB2 DBNAME.RB3 |
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R:BASE 5.1 to R:BASE 10.x |
DBNAME.RB1 DBNAME.RB2 DBNAME.RB3 DBNAME.RB4 |
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R:BASE Turbo V-8, R:BASE eXtreme 9.x (64), R:BASE 10.x Enterprise, and R:BASE 11 |
DBNAME.RX1 DBNAME.RX2 DBNAME.RX3 DBNAME.RX4 |
