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Conference abbott::teamlinks_windows

Title:	TeamLinks for Windows
Notice:	Kit and ECO locations: See replies to note 8.o note 8.
Moderator:	ORION::chayna.zko.dec.com::tamara::eppesAN

Created:	Mon Aug 28 1995
Last Modified:	Fri Jun 06 1997
Last Successful Update:	Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:	2238
Total number of notes:	9650

2162.0. "SmartSuite 96, FreeLance and TeamLinks V2.7" by GIDDAY::BACOT () Wed Apr 30 1997 03:09

    I have a customer that has recently upgraded from Lotus SmartSuite 94
    and TeamLinks V2.5 to SmartSuite 96 and TeamLinks V2.7
    
    The problem is when they access Freelance 94 (V4?) documents stored in 
    the TeamLinks file cabinet the changes appear to be saved to a
    different file extension.  Apparently previous versions of FreeLance
    used a .pre extension and they are now using a .prz extension.
    
    Unfortunately I am still trying to locate a SmartSuite 96 CD to test
    this against.  The SmartSuite 97 FreeLance doesn't *seem* to have a 
    problem with this but that may be because it wasn't working with 
    V4 files.  arrrrggghhhhh.  (this is after the customer told me that
    they were had upgraded from SmartSuite 96 to SmartSuite 97
    and I did all my testing with 97...) :(  maybe they should upgrade.
    
    Has anyone else run across any problems with FreeLance 96 and .pre
    files?  
    
    Thanks, 
    
    angela

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2162.1 PRZ is the new format used by Freelance 96 & 97. XANADU::cascobay.zko.dec.com::TAMARA::STJEAN Bob St.Jean Wed Apr 30 1997 12:00 48

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2162.1	PRZ is the new format used by Freelance 96 & 97.	XANADU::cascobay.zko.dec.com::TAMARA::STJEAN	Bob St.Jean	`Wed Apr 30 1997 12:00`	48
	Angela, I'm not sure I know what the problem is. This is what I know about Freelance. PRE was the file extension used by Freelance 1.0 and 2.0. PRZ is the file exentsion used by Freelance 96 and 97. Actually it is only one of 4 or 5 new file types that Freelance can save, but it's the main one. Older versions of Freelance files, the ones that use the PRE file extension, are tagged FLPRESENTWIN in the FC. When fetched they are given an extension of PRE. PRE is a synonym tag in TL, just pointing to the FLPRESENTWIN tag. Newer versions of Freelance files (96/97), the ones that use the PRZ file extension, get tagged as PRZ in the FC. We now use file extensions for format tags where ever possible. When fetched to DOS they are given the PRZ file extension because that's what the app expects. The new PRZ tag/extension is helpfull because I don't think we can auto-detect the newer Freelance files. (I might be wrong on that I didn't check). So PRE (FLPRESENTWIN) files are different from PRZ files. There is no FC integration with Freelance (except Freelance 97 has ODMA support - more on that in a minute). TL Infoman's File New and File Launch is the only integration we have. TL 2.7 ships with FLPRESENTWIN and PRZ templates for File New. If you Launch a TLPRESENTWIN (PRE) file using Freelance 96 or 97, then you should save the file back in the older format or you will have a mis-tagged document in the FC. This is true of lots of apps that we integrate only with Infoman Launch. If the file is saved back in the newer format, then use File Attributes to tag it PRZ. Freelance has an ODMA integration in it, but it doesn't work very well with TeamLinks 2.7 or 3.0. I have 7 PTRs on it which I've sent to Lotus. I don't think I ever tested it with Infoman's launch and I didn't test it to see what happens via ODMA when older formats are opened and saved in the new format. HTH, Bob

Angela,

I'm not sure I know what the problem is.  This is what I know about
Freelance.

PRE was the file extension used by Freelance 1.0 and 2.0.

PRZ is the file exentsion used by Freelance 96 and 97.  Actually it is
only one of 4 or 5 new file types that Freelance can save, but it's the
main one.

Older versions of Freelance files, the ones that use the PRE file
extension, are tagged FLPRESENTWIN in the FC.  When fetched they are
given an extension of PRE.  PRE is a synonym tag in TL, just pointing
to the FLPRESENTWIN tag.

Newer versions of Freelance files (96/97), the ones that use the PRZ
file extension, get tagged as PRZ in the FC.  We now use file extensions
for format tags where ever possible.  When fetched to DOS they are
given the PRZ file extension because that's what the app expects.

The new PRZ tag/extension is helpfull because I don't think we can 
auto-detect the newer Freelance files.  (I might be wrong on that 
I didn't check).

So PRE (FLPRESENTWIN) files are different from PRZ files.  There is
no FC integration with Freelance (except Freelance 97 has ODMA support
- more on that in a minute).  TL Infoman's File New and File Launch is
the only integration we have.  TL 2.7 ships with FLPRESENTWIN and PRZ
templates for File New.

If you Launch a TLPRESENTWIN (PRE) file using Freelance 96 or 97, then
you should save the file back in the older format or you will have a
mis-tagged document in the FC.  This is true of lots of apps that we
integrate only with Infoman Launch.  If the file is saved back in the
newer format, then use File Attributes to tag it PRZ.

Freelance has an ODMA integration in it, but it doesn't work very
well with TeamLinks 2.7 or 3.0.  I have 7 PTRs on it which I've sent
to Lotus.  I don't think I ever tested it with Infoman's launch and
I didn't test it to see what happens via ODMA when older formats are
opened and saved in the new format.

HTH,
Bob