I've two NetWare 5.1 servers with Pervasive 2000 with 2 user licenses
running on it. Management doesn't want to spend money for additional
connections so I must downgrade Pvsw 2000 to Btrieve 6.10 that is
unlimited, but I'm not sure how to do it without a risk of system damage
- NW 5.1 is pretty vulnerable system, especially in distributed
directory architecture (NDS uses Btrieve)... Maybe someone have
experiences in this kind of operations with Netware and can help me?
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Pozdrawiam / Regards - Andrzej Zbierzchowski

In short, you really DON'T want to do this. However, this MIGHT do it
(though I've never tried myself):
1) You'd need to first find all Btrieve files that NetWare uses. Use BUTIL
-STAT <filename> to test EVERY file in the SYSTEM directory. Remember that
the database is also used for the installed products list, and the network
interface as well.
2) Configure the PSQL2000i engine to for "Create File Version" = 6.x &
restart the server.
3) Use BUTIL to rebuild each of the Btrieve files to verify that they are v6
file format. I have a white paper at www.goldstarsoftware.com/press.htm
that describes this process.
4) Shut down the database with: MGRSTOP, BSTOP, BTRV UNLINK, BSTOP.
5) Manually remove all PSQL2000i components from the SYSTEM directory as
well as the ODBC and PVSW directories. (Be sure to keep backups.) Pray that
the server doesn't crash and need to be restarted during this phase, since
without the database, you'll be sunk.
6) Manually copy over all related modules from an older Btrieve 6.10 server
(like NetWare 4.11 or 5.0). Be sure to get files in the SYSTEM directory as
well as the NLS\4 directory, and any other locations (like PUBLIC).
7) Change your AUTOEXEC.NCF to load BSTART instead of MGRSTART.
8) Reboot & cross your fingers....
Goldstar Software Inc.
Building on Btrieve(R) for the Future(SM)
Bill Bach
BillBach (AT) goldstarsoftware (DOT) com
http://www.goldstarsoftware.com
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Andrzej Zbierzchowski wrote:

Bill Bach wrote:
I did it with a little but helpful batch file. Server is still alive and
works with application I removed Pvsw for. Everything is fine! Thanx!
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Pozdrawiam - Andrzej Zbierzchowski