So, ViewStudio 8.0 can in fact make a version 3.2 MER file to run on an old legacy PVPlus.
However, if you would like to migrate to ViewStudio 6.1 or higher, and have many pre-6.1 projects, the procedure in the above article will help you export the old projects on your old PC (or from in Windows XP mode) so you can import them on your Win 7 64bit pc.Ī third option I’ll be writing about this week for those who no longer have access to their old PC and don’t need to continue to run an old version of ViewStudi, is to install ViewStudio 6.1, 7.0 or 8.0 in XP mode and open and resave projects there – it truly makes converting projects a whole lot easier.Īll that said, I want to also point out that ViewStudio can save projects as previous version MER’s. To support your older PanelView Plus units you may wish to install Windows XP mode (free to users of Windows 7 Pro or better.) and install ViewStudio 5.1 on it. Have a question or comment on this article? Join our community to take part in the discussion! You'll also find all of my courses at. If you have any comments, questions, or corrections, please don’t hesitate to leave them by filling in the “post a comment or question” link below.
I hope you’ve found the above article about migrating old FactoryTalk View projects from 32 to 64 bit helpful. Step 10) Confirm the conversion has worked by opening your newly converted project(s) in FactoryTalk View. Step 9) Confirm the application(s) have converted successfully Step 8) Select the application(s) and press finish: Step 7) Run the FactoryTalk View legacy migration tool and select create as shown: NOTE: Do not rename your project when restoring it – I have found that the utility will not find your project if you rename it during the APA restoration. Step 6) Copy the APA file(s) to your Windows 7 64 bit machine, and restore it/them using the Application Manager. Step 5) Once the Database(s) have been exported, create an APA (application archive) for your project(s) using the Application Manager. Step 4) Select the project(s) for which you wish to export the database(s)
Step 3) Select the product, in this example Machine Edition, and check “Search sub-folders” as shown: Step 2) Install and run the tool on the 32 bit OS which contains you projects, then choose export: Step 1) Download the FactoryTalk View legacy migration tool HERE.
How To Get Up And Running With Windows XP Mode For Windows 7 Professional.UPDATE: If you don't have access to a PC running Windows XP, but do have a PC running Windows 7 Pro, check out our article on Windows XP Mode So what do you do if you have dozens of FactoryTalk View projects that you need to migrate to Windows 7 64 bit? Well, if you still have access to a 32 bit Windows OS with ViewStudio installed, the work around is pretty easy. How to migrate FactoryTalk View projects to Windows 7 64 bit So while new versions of ViewStudio (6.1+) have migrated to Microsoft SQL Server Express, there's no way to import data from older projects using the Watcom database while actually running Windows 7 64 bit. Unfortunately, as the story goes, Watcom doesn’t provide a way to access the data in this database product on 64 bit Windows operating systems Since the early nineties, Rockwell had used a Watcom database product in its HMI’s and SCADA packages. Note: You may also be interested in our new article, “Easy Way To Migrate FactoryTalk View APA's to Windows 7 64” Why can't I open my FactoryTalk View APA files on Windows 7 64 bit? So you just got a new laptop with Windows 7 64 pre-installed? Welcome to the wonderful world of 64 bit computing!īy the way, and I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but you can’t open any of your old FactoryTalk View APA files in your new 64 bit OS. Well, not without exporting the project database on 32 bit OS first. APA Application Archive files directly on a 64bit Operating Systems without the need to export and import the tag database.
Update 04/12/18: Rockwell recently released version 10 of FactoryTalk View which among other things is said to have the ability to restore old 32bit, pre-6.1.