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This text refers to program version 4.3  

Updating from Previous Versions of FirstOffice

The latest version of FirstOffice is always available at www.hansaworld.com, from where updates should be obtained. If you are online, clicking the [HansaWorld.com] button in the Master Control panel will take you to this site.

Inevitably, new versions of FirstOffice will incorporate significant structural changes. Because of this, it cannot be guaranteed that they will be able to open databases created by previous versions unless you use the built-in export and import functions.

To update, follow these steps:

1. Before installing the new version, create a database back-up as usual using the old application.
   

2. Install the new version of FirstOffice in a new folder or directory.
   

3. Ensure that the new folder or directory contains the "DBDef.txt" and "Default.txt" files, but not a "1Office.HDB" file. Ensure it also contains a folder or directory named "Backup" which in turn contains the back-up file created in step 1, and that the name of this file has a .txt extension and does not contain any spaces or other non-alphabetic characters.
   

4. Copy the "Attach" folder and its contents from the old FirstOffice folder to the new one. Do NOT copy the "Hob" folder.
   

5. Launch the new FirstOffice application. A new database is created.
   

6. Import the back-up created by the previous version of FirstOffice using the procedure described on the Restoring from a Back-up page.

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