I have a running v2.3b app that needs to continue to run. I want to add some add some programs in 18.2 that will access the same data. I seem to recall there are some considerations to doing this.

Can I add some data files using the tools in 18.2? I'm not modifying any files created in v2.3b.

Any things to avoid?

User station running v2.3b are XP or Win7x32. User station running 18.2 is WIn7x64. Data is on server running 2003r2 but can be upgraded. I have 4 user stations running but they are all used by me so no heavy multiuser use.

Feel free to tell me I'm crazy if this is a bad idea.

Eventual plan is to convert most to 18.2 and then possibly convert all way down the road.