Re: [foxboro] FoxAPI discontinued ?
- From: "Johnson, Alex P (IOM)" <Alex.Johnson@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: "foxboro@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <foxboro@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 21 Nov 2012 19:14:36 -0600
Yes. I was sloppy. Thanks for the catch.
Regards,
Alex Johnson
Invensys Operations Management
10900 Equity Drive
Houston, TX 77041
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On Nov 21, 2012, at 6:52 PM, "Ricardo Abech" <abech@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Alex,
>
> I believe you meant Win 7 not 8 right?
>
> On Nov 21, 2012, at 9:28 PM, Johnson, Alex P (IOM) wrote:
>
> Win 8. Security, FoxAPI replacement, and more.
> Regards,
>
> Alex Johnson
> Invensys Operations Management
> 10900 Equity Drive
> Houston, TX 77041
> +1 713 329 8472 (o)
> alex.Johnson@xxxxxxxxxxxx
> Sent from my iPhone. Please forgive the typos.
>
> 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)
>> +1 713 329 1700 (Central Fax)
>> 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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