Database conversion utilities

OpenEdge includes database utilities from previous releases to assist you in pre-conversion tasks if you have uninstalled your earlier installation.

Utilities in <install-dir>/bin directory

  • For Linux, the following utilities are included in the <install-dir>/bin directory:
    • 101dbutils
    • 102dbutils
    • 117dbutils
    • 128dbutils
  • For Windows, the following utilities are included in the <install-dir>/bin directory:
    • 117dbutils
    • 128dbutils
Note: If you need to use _dbutil from Release 12 in the new installation, copy the <install-dir>/bin/128dbutils/128_dbutil file to the <install-dir>/bin directory. This step is required because the External Security Administration Manager (ESAM) does not support running utilities from subdirectories under <install-dir>/bin.
For example, if you attempt to run:
$DLC/bin/128dbutils/128_dbutil sports -C truncate

Where, $DLC is an environment variable that points to the OpenEdge installation directory and in this case, it resolves to <install-dir>.

You may encounter the following error:
ESAM action error (00000009): {00000045} The client's DLC path does not appear to be an OpenEdge installation
ESAM validation of DLC failed.
Workaround: Copy 128_dbutil to <install-dir>/bin and run it from there.

Additional Windows utilities

The following utilities are available for Windows as Progress® OpenEdge® Database Conversion Utilities on the Progress Electronic Software Download (ESD) website:

  • 101dbutils
  • 102dbutils

The utilities in these directories allow you perform tasks such as truncating your BI file, converting a single-volume database to a multi-volume database, or performing a backup. See the readme file in the directory for details on the specific utilities available.