Saving toolboxes to earlier versions
The internal format of toolboxes can change from release to release. In all cases, newer releases (such as release 10.0) can read older version toolboxes (such as 9.3) and execute their tools. However, the opposite is not true—ArcGIS 9.3 cannot read toolboxes created in release 10.0. If you are working in an environment where your colleagues or clients have older versions of ArcGIS, you can save toolboxes to an older version and deliver that toolbox.
To save a toolbox to an earlier version, right-click the toolbox and click Save As, then choose the version.
Caution:When you save a toolbox (and its tools) to an earlier version, capabilities available in the newer version are removed. You must examine and test your converted tools on the earlier version.
Features added in 10.0 that are not available in earlier versions include the following:
- Iterators
- Embedded script tool code
- Tools introduced in 10.0. See New and improved tools for a list of tools added in ArcGIS 10.0.
Features added in 9.3 that are not available in earlier versions include the following:
- Script tool properties for custom tool validation
- Model properties for storing symbology
- Enhancements to several data types that affect models
- Tools introduced in 9.3
Features added in 9.2 that are not available in earlier versions include the following:
- Iteration, lists, and series in models
- In-line variable substitution
- Layer symbology for model variables
- Feature set and record set data types for model variables
- Tools introduced in 9.2