Im converting a database with no records, and all checks made and corrected for field names.
i start the translation prosess with step 1, start step 2
select my file to convert, at this point it comes up with reading Q&A file 99% and has hung  ???

am i holding my lipps wrong? 

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I think the [8] means that the field name in your Q&A database starts with the numeral 8.  This is not allowed in Sesame.

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This means the field name in Q&A which looks like it is  " r/s" is not allowed because of the " / " character, which is not allowed in layout element names in Sesame.

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Don't know what this one is about.

You need to read the manual named Q&A Translation Guide.  Also, look on  www.lantica.com for a lot of info about getting your Q&A databases ready to import.  Some of the things that you have to do are to make sure the field names are proper, that some programming situations are resolved, and that your database is "healthy".  All this is explaned in the files on the web site, and in the manuals.

A note for future users who may encounter this conversion problem:

One of our databases immediately got stuck / hung at 99% of translation. This is what I did to overcome it:

- Copied the Q&A database design to a new file
- Translated the new file
- Examined the server admin logs for warnings
- Made changes until there was only a warning about no data records (rename a field, delete some cross tab reports)
- Copied all records from the "bad" Q&A database to the "design only" Q&A database

Hope this helps somebody,

Marcus