Single File Migration

Quick Fields 6/7 sessions must be converted to the Quick Fields 8 format. The conversion process will retain virtually all of a session's settings. There are different ways to migrate sessions, one of which is converting them one file at a time.

Note: Converting a session from the 6/7 format to the 8 format will create a new file; it will not modify the original session. You can distinguish the two files by referring to their extensions: .qfs (6/7 format) and .qfx (8 format).

To migrate a single session

1. Open a Quick Fields 6/7 session in Quick Fields 8. One way to perform this step is to select Open an existing session from the Start Page.
2. At the bottom of the Open dialog box, next to Files of type, select Quick Fields 6, 7 Session (*.qfs).
3. Browse to and select a .qfs file.
4. Click Open. The conversion process will begin.
5. If the conversion process was successful, Quick Fields 8 will either open your session or prompt you to update it. If the conversion process was not successful (i.e., if an error was encountered), you will be notified.

   Note: A log of the conversion process is created during migration. To access the log, browse to the temporary directory on your machine. By default, this directory is C:\Documents and Settings\username\Local Settings\Temp\Quick Fields in Windows XP and C:\Users\username\AppData\Local\Temp\Quick Fields in Windows Vista. If an error is encountered, you must resolve it and run the conversion process again. Warnings, which are also listed in the log file, do not need to be resolved.