Re: [foxboro] FoxAPI discontinued ?
- From: "Johnson, Alex P (IOM)" <Alex.Johnson@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: "foxboro@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <foxboro@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 21 Nov 2012 18:28:03 -0600
Win 8. Security, FoxAPI replacement, and more.
Regards,
Alex Johnson
Invensys Operations Management
10900 Equity Drive
Houston, TX 77041
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alex.Johnson@xxxxxxxxxxxx
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On Nov 21, 2012, at 6:16 PM, "William C Ricker" <wcricker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
> And here I am, banging out C++ code for an 8.7 project using FoxAPI.
> Thought I was
> done.
>
> Oh well, a bit more work before next month's startup.
>
> You say, Alex, the move to 8.8 is not trivial. For a "traditional IA"
> system, is that
> complexity primarily because of the Windows OS upgrade?
>
>
> William C Ricker
> FeedForward, Inc.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: foxboro-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:foxboro-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
> Behalf Of Johnson, Alex P (IOM)
> Sent: Wednesday, November 21, 2012 6:58 PM
> To: foxboro@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: [foxboro] FoxAPI discontinued ?
>
> Yes. You have to move to AIM*API.
>
> Moving to V8.8 is non-trivial.
>
>
> Regards,
>
> Alex Johnson
> Invensys Operations Management
> 10900 Equity Drive
> Houston, TX 77041
> +1 713 329 8472 (desk)
> +1 713 329 1600 (operator)
> +1 713 329 1944 (SSC Fax)
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> alex.johnson@xxxxxxxxxxxx
>
> On Nov 21, 2012, at 5:43 PM, William C Ricker <wcricker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> wrote:
>
>>>> foxapi will be discontinued on I/A 8.8
>>
>> Is this true?
>>
>> William C Ricker
>> FeedForward, Inc.
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: foxboro-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:foxboro-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
> On Behalf Of Sieling, Marcel
>> Sent: Wednesday, November 21, 2012 6:26 PM
>> To: foxboro@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> Subject: [foxboro] FoxCAE with I/A 8.5/8.6/8.7
>>
>> Hi list,
>> Richard wrote:
>>> It is my understanding that the FoxCAE resource database was updated to
> versions 8.5, 8.6 and 8.7 for invensys Germany.
>>
>> This is correct. However there is no corporate support for these FoxCAE
> installations, nor is there official support from Invensys Germany. We
> provide the resource files, but they have to be used by the user's own risk.
>>
>> I doubt that there will be 8.8 support for FoxCAE as it's not qualified
> for Windows 7 and foxapi will be diacontinued on I/A 8.8.
>>
>> best regards / mit freundlichen Grüßen -
>> Marcel Sieling
>> Technical Sales Consultant
>> Invensys Systems GmbH
>> Germany
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> Am 21.11.2012 um 23:29 schrieb "Richard RYS" <rys@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>:
>>
>>> It is my understanding that the FoxCAE resource database was updated to
>>> versions 8.5,8.6 and 8.7 for invensys Germany.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Rick Rys
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On 11/21/12 2:53 AM, "andreas.weiss@xxxxxxxxx" <andreas.weiss@xxxxxxxxx>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>>> Basically....there is no version of FoxCAE that will work with a V8.6
>>>>> savall import
>>>>
>>>> Hi Russ,
>>>>
>>>> many users are used to use FoxCAE also with I/A Version 8.7.
>>>> It requires the latest FoxCAE version.
>>>> You may not be able to buy a new licence because it has been dropped
> from
>>>> the sales list.
>>>> I do not know why because your only chance now to get FoxCAE is to ...
>>>>
>>>> Regards,
>>>> Andreas
>>>>
>>>> -----foxboro-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx schrieb: -----
>>>> An: "foxboro@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <foxboro@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>>> Von: "Boulay, Russ"
>>>> Gesendet von: foxboro-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>> Datum: 20.11.2012 16:35
>>>> Betreff: Re: [foxboro] Fox CAE 4.2
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> I think you may be out of luck...
>>>>
>>>> FoxCae 4.2 only went to IA version 6.3
>>>>
>>>> FoxCAE version 5.1.1 which was the last FoxCAE to be released back in
>>>> 2008 covered IA version 6.3-8.2
>>>>
>>>> At IA V8.4....many new blocks and parameters were added to existing
>>>> blocks which are considerable.
>>>>
>>>> Basically....there is no version of FoxCAE that will work with a V8.6
>>>> savall import......just no place to put the considerable amount of new
>>>> parameters and blocks...
>>>>
>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>> From: foxboro-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:foxboro-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
>>>> On Behalf Of GILLIS, DALE
>>>> Sent: Monday, November 19, 2012 6:10 PM
>>>> To: foxboro@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>> Subject: [foxboro] Fox CAE 4.2
>>>>
>>>> I have a Fox CAE 4.2 and I would like to import a SAVEALL made on a
>>>> Version 8.6 I/A Host of a FCP270. I used the mk_foxcae script to
> convert
>>>> my saveall but when I try importing it it doesn't recognize my Database.
>>>> I tried making a new DB and Setting the Version to 6.3 (Because I
>>>> understand the DATABASE hasn't changed since then). However it will not
>>>> recognize it and I don't have the option of doing a Database any newer.
>>>> I was wondering if anyone could send me the proper config files for a
>>>> Version 8.6 so FoxCae could import? I suspect it must be a release
> Level
>>>> Diskette of some sort but I must admit I'm pretty rusty at this stuff.
>>>>
>>>> Thanks in advance. Any help would be appreciated.
>>>>
>>>> Dale Gillis
>>>> NSPI
>>>> Point Tupper Biomass
>>>> NS Canada
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