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enrima
February 9th, 2007, 01:31 PM
Hi, I saw the post below where he thanks for the answer. I have the same problem and I would like to know what was the answer. I have 2.0 and want to upgrade to 3.3 so as to move all the data to my PC which I will upgrade to the latest version. Can somebody please post the answer...

Enrique:cool:
michael
February 9th, 2007, 01:44 PM
Please use our Knowledge Base article (http://support.iambic.com/index.php?_m=knowledgebase&_a=viewarticle&kbarticleid=257) for the best method of upgrading.

Additionally, for now I recommend you backup your .dat file on the PC after updating or making changes until we can work out some reported wierdness that we have not been able to reproduce internally.
enrima
February 11th, 2007, 01:39 PM
Well, I'm a bit dissapointed about the answer. I've done what it says in the knowledge base but I still get the "my vehicle.dat is not valid database for this version..." message.
Hope you can give me a more detailed answer this time

Enrique
michael
February 12th, 2007, 06:21 AM
Are you getting this error on the PC version or the handheld?
enrima
February 13th, 2007, 11:48 AM
on the handheld.
michael
February 13th, 2007, 01:00 PM
Ok, try this, assuming your data is accurate on the desktop. Move the .dat file on your handheld to some other folder by using File Explorer. Now launch VM on the handheld again. It should prompt you to create a database. Go ahead and create a new one. Connect to Active Sync.
jimoden
March 13th, 2007, 03:25 AM
Ok, try this, assuming your data is accurate on the desktop. Move the .dat file on your handheld to some other folder by using File Explorer. Now launch VM on the handheld again. It should prompt you to create a database. Go ahead and create a new one. Connect to Active Sync.

Just upgraded the desktop using the handheld .dat file (v3.2 to 3.3) and everything worked a charm, and that's with 4 years of history :)
enrima
March 13th, 2007, 12:08 PM
Just upgraded the desktop using the handheld .dat file (v3.2 to 3.3) and everything worked a charm, and that's with 4 years of history :)

I tried to do it just as Michael told me, but it didn't work. It says that it is not recognized, not valid database or something like that. I have all my data in 2.0 and want to convert it to 3.3 and then I want to move everything from my ipaq to my desktop.
Hope you guys can help me