About the Unicode Migration Utility

You can convert all documents and database connection files to Unicode format by using the Unicode Migration Utility. This utility enables you to convert multiple documents to Unicode format in batch mode. When pre-Release 9.2 documents are opened in the Release 9.2 product suite, they are converted automatically to the new Unicode format. When the documents are saved to disk, they are also stored in new format. documents in the Unicode format typically open faster because a conversion is unnecessary.

  To run the Unicode Migration Utility for Interactive Reporting documents

  1. Install the Migration Utility on a target platform.

    See the Migration Guide for information on the Migration Utility

  2. Open a Command Prompt window.

  3. Type: brioqry_s -cmd convert <language> -f <input files or directories> -outdir <output directories>

    • brioqry_s -cmd convert -lang—Converts Interactive Reporting documents and database connection files to Unicode format. ForInteractive Reporting documents, specify the language parameter used for the sort order stored in the output file. For database connection files, this parameter determines the encoding of the input file

    • -f—Specifies the name of the input files or directories to convert

    • -outdir—Specifies the name of the output file or directories to which the converted files are stored.

      For example, type:

      brioqry_s –cmd convert –lang English –f C:\My_ir_docs D:\doc1.bqy –outdir C:\Converted_Files

      the D:\doc1.bqy file and all Interactive Reporting documents and database connection files from the C:\My_ir_docs folder are converted to Unicode format and stored in the C:\Converted_Files folder.Any logs files generated by the Conversion Utility are available in /BIPlus/bin/.

  4. Type: brioqry_s -cmd convert language -f input files or directories -outdir output directories