Release 10.1A: OpenEdge Development:
Open Client Introduction and Programming

Converting a project file from Progress Version 9 to OpenEdge

The Open Client Toolkit for Progress Version 9 saved project files in a binary format with the file extension .pxg. In OpenEdge, the format of the project file is changed to XML.

Converting using ProxyGen

You can convert an existing .pxg file simply by opening the file in ProxyGen. To see the Progress Version 9 project files, select Version 9 Project Files (*.pxg) in the Files of type combo box, as shown in Figure 3–4.

Figure 3–4: Opening a Progress Version 9 file in OpenEdge

Once you select a Progress Version 9 project file, you are asked whether you want to convert the project. Select OK to convert the Progress Version 9 project file to an OpenEdge project file.

The new project file is saved to the same location as the selected Version 9 project file, with the same root name but an extension of .xpxg. ProxyGen then continues with opening the new project file.

Converting using the PXGConvert utility

You also can convert a Progress Version 9 project file using the PXGConvert command-line utility.

To run PXGConvert, enter the following command at the Windows or UNIX command prompt:

bpxgconvert -pxgfile Version9-project-filename.pxg            [-xpxgfile project-filename.xpxg]

Version9-project-filename

The name and path of the Version 9 project file containing the Open Client interface.

xpxgfile project-filename.xpxg

Optionally specifies the new project file name and path. If this is not specified, the new project file is saved to the same location as Version9-project-filename, with the same root name but an extension of .xpxg.