Database open an Economos project (EwEcost.mdb) file -> Wrong prompt

[shermanl]

When you open a EwECost.mdb file with EwE6, you get the prompt:

This database was written by an outdated version of Ecopath 5, which is not supported by EwE6 import process

I personally think you should have a richer prompt message such as: You shouldn't be so dumb to open an Ecost.MDB with EwE6, but I don't think it'll go over well. ;)

[jeroens]

The EwE database checker only validates the database version number from the UpdateLog? table. Ecost uses the same database engine as EwE6. When this engine finds a valid Ecopath 6 version number it thinks it's dealing with an EwE6 database.

To properly assess the function of a database the UpdateLog? may have to contain a different field, or the the database engine may have to test for the precense of specific tables. I'm not so sure how to solve this properly. I think the error is just fine 'cause it's indeed a pretty silly thing to attempt ;)

[jeroens]

After build 6.0.4.2: just to finish this one off, I'll make the Ecost databases use an entirely different file extension. This is no longer an issue.