Update of the EWAYSQL LocalDB instance to version 2025

Description

SQL version 2025 has a limit of 50 GB per database instead of the previous 10 GB.

Version

All versions of eWay-CRM

Difficulty

Medium

Resolution

The process is performed in the following steps:

  • Download and install (LocalDB 2025)
  • Close Outlook
  • Open the Windows Command Prompt (cmd.exe)
  • Stop the running instance: sqllocaldb stop EWAYSQL
  • Delete the EWAYSQL instance: sqllocaldb delete EWAYSQL
  • Create a new instance with version 2025: sqllocaldb create EWAYSQL 17.0
  • Start the instance: sqllocaldb start EWAYSQL
  • Download and apply registry file to recreate the database structure after Outlook starts
  • After launching Outlook, eWay-CRM will automatically reconnect to the previous database and perform the upgrade