Upgrading Your First Look Pro Version 3 Database

Whether you choose a single or a multiple installation, you will be given the option to upgrade from First Look Pro Version 3. If you have previously been using First Look Pro 3, your preplans must be converted to work with First Look Pro 4. Version 4 has a completely new SQL database format that now incorporates all your diagrams and images into one database file. When you select “Upgrade,” the conversion program will search for all the diagram and image files that you attached to your records, according to the file path that was stored in Version 3.

Warning: If you are setting up multiple computers, you will only select the Upgrade option for the Master Database. All the Version 4 Client databases will be created by replicating their data from the Master. If you were to upgrade each Client database, they will all be set up as separate databases and you will not be able to synchronize between them!

If a diagram or image is not being displayed in Version 3, the upgrade program will not be able to incorporate that file into your First Look Pro 4 database. Before you upgrade, make sure there are no images like this one being displayed in Version 3. This means that diagram or image has been deleted or moved to some other folder and the upgrade program will not be able to find it.

When you choose to upgrade from First Look Pro 3, the final step is to tell the upgrade program where to locate your data. The upgrade program tries to find your data files automatically and displays that path. If the file path shown is not correct, you can browse to the correct location on your hard disk.

Once your data is converted to the version 4 format, you can open First Look Pro and see all of your information, diagrams, images, and so on.

Any diagram or image files used in Version 3 that can not be located by the upgrade program will be shown with a “place holder” attachment in First Look Pro 4.  This place holder is a simple text file that shows the file path where the upgrade program expected to find the file so you know of any files that were not able to be converted. You can delete these place holders and add any of the missing diagrams as new attachments.

If you have made custom changes to your First Look Pro database, the Upgrade program may not be able to successfully convert the data for use in First Look Pro 4. If you have any problems upgrading your data, please contact CAD Zone Technical Support at 503-641-0334 or email us at info@cadzone.com