If you think you need to extract data from your Wang VS, you should probably check out the seamless, non-conversion way to move your VS applications to a modern server, the New VS.

If you still think you need to extract application data from your Wang VS...

We can help.

We have excellent facilities and skills for analyzing and converting Wang VS data files to other formats.

How to proceed:

2. We help you determine what needs to be done

   • Identify files, if necessary
   • Determine a physical extraction strategy
   • Provide VS configuration assistance, if necessary
   • Provide remote assistance in extracting files
   • Receive files by tape, ftp or email attachment
   • Analyze record/field structure, if necessary
     • If you don't have complete documentation we can usually work with you to reconstruct the record layouts
   • Provide converted samples for your approval
   • Optional field content analysis
     • Exception reports (invalid dates, bad numerics, etc.)
     • Custom exceptions (values that are not valid in your application)
     • Variance reports (values that actually occur in each field)
     • Statistics

3. We negotiate price and terms for the conversion

4. You deliver the full files to us if not already in hand here

5. We convert the files and generate any needed reports

6. We deliver the conversion results to you by tape, Web, ftp or email attachment

   • Packed decimal and binary fields converted to ASCII
   • Text fields filtered for invalid characters
   • Quoting and/or field separators of your choice
   • Database import compliant, if applicable

Wang VS Program Conversion

If you have a need to move Wang VS applications to another platform, that is very different than merely converting and moving data files. We offer COBOL ReSource for replatforming Wang VS applications.

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If you would like to move your VS software to the New VS with zero program conversion and zero data conversion, as simply as restoring your files from VS backup tapes, we offer the VS22000, also known as the New VS. See it here.

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