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At a Glance
HP ALLBASE/BRW is the version of Business Report Writer that creates
reports that run in native mode on an HP 3000 series 9xx, the series of
computers that use the MPE XL operating system.
HP BRW/V is the version of Business Report Writer used on any HP 3000
running MPE V, that is the HP 3000 series 3x, 4x, 5x, 6x, or 7x.
This chapter describes the relationships between HP ALLBASE/BRW and HP
BRW/V. You need only read this chapter if you satisfy one or more of the
following conditions:
* You have upgraded from an HP 3000 series 3x, 4x, 5x, 6x, or 7x to
an HP 3000 series 9xx, and wish to run old reports on your new
computer.
* You want to use the HP 3000 series 9xx computer to develop reports
that will later be used on an HP 3000 series 3x, 4x, 5x, 6x, or 7x
computer.
NOTE For the purposes of this chapter, HP 3000 series 3x, 4x, 5x, 6x, or
7x computers are denoted by their operating system name, MPE V, and
HP 3000 series 9xx computers are denoted by their operating system
name, MPE XL. Reports written on MPE V computers will be denoted HP
BRW/V reports, and reports written on MPE XL computers will be
denoted HP ALLBASE/BRW.
To summarize, you can run any HP BRW/V report on HP ALLBASE/BRW, and you
can compile some HP ALLBASE/BRW reports so that they will run on any HP
3000 running MPE V V-Delta-1 MIT (version G.03.01) or later.
An HP ALLBASE/BRW report that accesses an HP ALLBASE/SQL database cannot
be compiled to run on an MPE V system. An HP ALLBASE/BRW report that
uses names greater than 16 characters requires modifications before it
can be compiled to run on MPE V systems. This is important if you
develop reports on HP ALLBASE/BRW and run them on HP BRW/V.
This chapter covers
* comparing HP ALLBASE/BRW and HP BRW/V
* transferring reports between MPE V and MPE XL
* MPE V to MPE XL in Native Mode
* MPE V to MPE XL in Compatibility Mode
* MPE XL to MPE V