# Upgrade fb7 to fb8

**URL:** https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/upgrade-fb7-to-fb8/2492
**Category:** Discussion
**Created:** [August 25, 2016, 6:41am UTC](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/upgrade-fb7-to-fb8/2492 "2016-08-25T06:41:28Z")
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### Author: ![it\_fred](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/i/3be4f8/32.png) [@it\_fred](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/u/it_fred)
#### Post date: [August 25, 2016, 6:41am UTC](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/upgrade-fb7-to-fb8/2492/1 "2016-08-25T06:41:28Z")

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(version FinalBuilder 8.0.0.1864)  
  
Hi,  
  
With the “Batch project upgrade”, we have the possibility to upgrade (recursively) all projects from FinalBuilder7 to FinalBuilder8.  
Example: all projects “fbz7” files are converted to “fbz8” files (we&nbsp;have 200 projects).  
  
But, How upgrade all projects:  
- from the “fbz7” format to the “fbp8” format   
or  
- from the “fbz8” format&nbsp;to “fbp8” format ?  
(to have the new format “uncompressed DSL” and not “uncompressed XML”)  
  
… and without make manually&nbsp;“open file …fbz7 or fbz8” and next “save as… …fbp8”, with each project.  
  
  
Is that it’s the same thing (yes or no) ? as :  
- rename “my\_file.fbz8” to “my\_file.zip”  
- unzip “my\_file.zip”,   
- get the “project.fbp8” embedded  
- now I have my project with the “fbp8” format (and I can renamed&nbsp;“project.fbp8” to&nbsp;“my\_file.fbp8”)  
  
Thanks.

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### Author: ![nevar](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/n/c4cdca/32.png) [@nevar](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/u/nevar)
#### Post date: [August 26, 2016, 12:58pm UTC](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/upgrade-fb7-to-fb8/2492/2 "2016-08-26T12:58:56Z")

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Hi Fred,   
  
 We will look into this with in the next few business days. It doesn’t look to be that difficult to add an option for the output project type.

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### Author: ![it\_fred](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/i/3be4f8/32.png) [@it\_fred](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/u/it_fred)
#### Post date: [August 26, 2016, 11:30am UTC](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/upgrade-fb7-to-fb8/2492/3 "2016-08-26T11:30:59Z")

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Hi, thanks for your reply.   
  
 Meanwhile, is it that I can apply the workaround described ?   
  
 (we have 200 projects)   
 In a loop, I make:   
 - rename or copy “my\_file.fbz8” by “my\_file.zip”   
 - unzip “my\_file.zip”,   
 - get the “project.fbp8” file embedded in this zip   
 - rename “project.fbp8” by “my\_file.fbp8”   
 - now, my project is with the “fbp8” format   
 - delete “my\_file.fbz8”   
  
 Thanks.

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### Author: ![nevar](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/n/c4cdca/32.png) [@nevar](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/u/nevar)
#### Post date: [August 29, 2016, 12:56pm UTC](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/upgrade-fb7-to-fb8/2492/4 "2016-08-29T12:56:18Z")

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Hi Fred,   
  
 Yes that should work. Note that the file inside the zipped FinalBuilder project will simply be named “project” so you will need to rename it on extraction.