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Is software upward-compatible on OpenVMS?

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The Question is:

 
Is OpenVMS 7.2 upwardly compatible?  ie will software developed using 6.2,
7.0 or 7.1 run under 7.2?
 
Thanks

The Answer is :

 
  Upward-compatibility is one of the core design centers of OpenVMS.
 
  User-mode software that is using documented interfaces is expected
  to operate on later versions of OpenVMS.
 
  Kernel-mode software can potentially require additional steps.
 
  Please see topics (3761), (5192), and (6829).
 
  Related topics include (173), (866), (1052), (1171), (1904), (2738),
  (2932), (4336), and (6049).
 
 

  
     
     answer written or last revised on ( 11-OCT-2001 )
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