How difficult would it be to upgrade from Lookout 5.1 to 6.5?

[cyberunlimited]

Ok, I have the Lookout HMI up and running. However, now when I switch to a specific page it crashes with a RUNTIME ERROR. The error seems to come from the C++ Runtime Library. Is there anyway to know which object on the page is causing this crash? Is there a data file to look at?

Thanks.

[Mike@Forshock]

This only happens when switching to one specific panel?

Are there any "custom" objects or ActiveX controls on this panel?

Mike

[cyberunlimited]

Yes, there are.

Its fine when I disconnect the network and communication is down. Then when I re-connect it and the status is updated, that's when it crashes. I need to know which object is trying to be updated that is causing the crash.

[cyberunlimited]

Can someone please tell me why I would need to reload a .LKS File and have it recompile it for Lookout 6.5 from Lookout 5.1? After I take Lookout down and back up it tells me that I need to reload it. What would make it have to reload it?

Thanks.

[Mike@Forshock]

If the LKS is originally created from 5.x it will need to be recompiled.  If it is not saving the lks after compiling check the process properties and verify the file is not read only.

Mike

[cyberunlimited]

Thanks for the reply.

Since I'm going from 5.1 to 6.5 and from XP to Windows 7, would I need to upgrade any Drivers?

[Mike@Forshock]

I think only the custom drivers would need upgraded.  Standard drivers (Modbus, ascii, etc.) will upgrade automatically.

Best of luck, we are moving away from the Lookout platform inthe very near future.  I think you are running into the reasons why now 

Mike

[cyberunlimited]

Yea, I use a Custom SCADA Package from SCIPAR out of New York. I was pulled into this mess when we adopted a site and they wanted to upgrade the Lookout HMI.

Unfortunately, there's about 50 panels that load all at the same time during startup. I need to shut them all down and load one by one to see which is causing the problem.

[Bassett1]

When I bring in the 5.1 version and recompile it in 6.5 it does not let me save the file.

Any suggestions?

[Ryan.S]

If you use runtime only server, you cannot save the process.

Try the cbl.exe in command line

cbl.exe process1.lks process1.l4p

It's an exe in lookout folder. It compiles the source file and generate the l4p file.