import error from 8 version to 7.5

srinath0253 · Post by **srinath0253** » Mon Apr 02, 2012 5:58 pm

Hi All,

I'm getting this errors while importing jobs. jobs are created in 8.0.1. importing into 7.5.2 version.

" The DSX export format version number (8) of the incoming files is greater than that supported by this version of datastage (4). do you want to continue the import." then if i press YES. one more error coming as

" file <file path of my dsx> does not appear to be a valid datastage export file or is an incompatible release. A valid datastage export file is expected to be in windows format( i.e., using CRLF line terminators)."

i tried, by exporting in 7 bit encoded format then also i'm getting same error.
by xml format, same error..

Any suggestions please...

qt_ky · Post by **qt_ky** » Mon Apr 02, 2012 6:02 pm

Importing objects from newer version into older versions is not going to be supported and should generate errors. Do it the other way around.

srinath0253 · Post by **srinath0253** » Tue Apr 03, 2012 12:58 am

you are correct in case of new stages. but that job contains sequential file, transformer then sequential file...

i didnt used stages that are not availble in 7.5... still its errored out..

kandyshandy · Post by **kandyshandy** » Tue Apr 03, 2012 1:10 am

Eric said "importing newer version object (from 8.x vesion) into older version will not work". This is how DataStage is and you got to live with that. It does not matter whether you are using exisiting stages or new stages applicable only to newer version

arvind_ds · Post by **arvind_ds** » Tue Apr 03, 2012 4:44 am

Backward compatability is not supported.

jwiles · Post by **jwiles** » Tue Apr 03, 2012 10:23 am

It does not matter that you didn't use stages not available in the earlier versions, there may be features of the stages that you DID use in 8x that are not available in 7x.

Your best solution would be to recreate the job within 7.5. You are not going to be able to import it from 8x dsx files.

Regards,

mobashshar · Post by **mobashshar** » Tue Apr 03, 2012 11:18 am

Please follow these steps:

1.Open your dsx file using any text editor like notepad++
2. Click Edit and change EOL Conversion to Windows Format.
3. Save your dsx.

Try importing it and it will work.

chulett · Post by **chulett** » Tue Apr 03, 2012 2:47 pm

Got nothing to do with EOL, as noted it is strictly an incompatible version issue.

srinath0253 · Post by **srinath0253** » Tue Apr 03, 2012 5:49 pm

mobashshar wrote:Please follow these steps:

1.Open your dsx file using any text editor like notepad++
2. Click Edit and change EOL Conversion to Windows Format.
3. Save your dsx.

Try importing it and it will work.

Tried it. its not working...

chulett · Post by **chulett** » Tue Apr 03, 2012 6:52 pm

Well... we did tell you that wasn't the issue.

qt_ky · Post by **qt_ky** » Tue Apr 03, 2012 6:59 pm

I'm not going to say it's impossible, but it's still not going to be supported (same answer as before).