Stack file format change in 2.7 - BACK UP!

[MisterX]

 thanks very much for pointing this out...
 it's better safe now than panic after!

> -----Original Message-----
> From: use-revolution-bounces at lists.runrev.com 
> [mailto:use-revolution-bounces at lists.runrev.com] On Behalf Of 
> J. Landman Gay
> Sent: Tuesday, 14 February, 2006 06:11
> To: How to use Revolution
> Subject: Re: Stack file format change in 2.7 - BACK UP!
> 
> I wrote:
> > Just a word of warning. The stack file format in 2.7 has 
> changed. Be 
> > aware that any stacks you save in 2.7 will not open again 
> in earlier 
> > versions. Make backups if you plan to work on stacks later 
> with older 
> > engines.
> > 
> > This behavior is marginally documented in the What's New file, but 
> > doesn't spell out the consequences.
> > 
> 
> Before I panic everyone on the list for the second time 
> today, there's a way to back out of this change and make the 
> stack 2.4 compatible again, but you'll lose any 2.7 features 
> if you do it. The info was not included in the What's New 
> file, so I'm not sure if it's okay to post it here. To be 
> safe, just plan on working on duplicates.
> 
> -- 
> Jacqueline Landman Gay         |     jacque at hyperactivesw.com
> HyperActive Software           |     http://www.hyperactivesw.com
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