http://x2c.dtop.com/x2c-linux.htm will let you convert xbase to c. So does http://www.icewalk.com/softlib/app/app_00664.html You can run FoxPro for DOS under Linux in DOS emulation. SuSE used to have FlagShip on their CDs. (Now?) http://www.fship.com/demo_linux7.html FlagShip apparently has a Visual version coming soon. JLK
On Wednesday 24 January 2001 16:03, Manuel Martínez Valls wrote:
Hi,
I'd like to change an old SCO UNIX 3.2 server by a GNU/Linux one. This server is running a FoxBase Application, but I haven't got the sources.
I was thinking on running the FoxBase SCO binaries on Linux using iBCS, but at this moment I have not been able to make it work.
Time ago I ran a SCO program succesfully using iBCS, I remember it was easy, just install de ibcs2 rpm and run the application.
I've been searching on the web and I've found that some people recommend using the DOS version (with DOSEMU) for performance but I've read about some people that has use the SCO FoxBase with Linux, as long as I don't have the sources I think the only way I can use this program on Linux is using iBCS.
Any idea?
Thanks in advance,
Manuel Martínez Valls
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I have used iCBS2 successfully on SuSE 7.0. Just install the rpm and load the module. Some progs need SCO specific libraries, so access to a SCO system that can run your application is advisable. I have had one minor problem with iCBS - a data server we use (Sculptor kfserver) would not spawn multiple processes under iBCS. Don't know why! Nick Gaunt -----Original Message----- From: Samy Elashmawy [mailto:samelash@ix.netcom.com] Sent: 25 January 2001 07:12 To: Jerry Kreps; Manuel Martínez Valls; suse-linux-e@suse.com Subject: Re: [SLE] SCO FoxBase binaries compatibility? That wont work , unless he has the source code to it , so he need a way to tun the binaries. At 10:30 PM 1/24/2001 -0600, Jerry Kreps wrote: proven wrong, by experiment.
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First at all thanks for your responses. "GAUNT Dr N, Cons Microbiologist PHLS" wrote:
I have used iCBS2 successfully on SuSE 7.0. Just install the rpm and load the module. Some progs need SCO specific libraries, so access to a SCO system that can run your application is advisable.
I have had one minor problem with iCBS - a data server we use (Sculptor kfserver) would not spawn multiple processes under iBCS. Don't know why!
Nick Gaunt
Have you run the sco foxplus using iBCS? If afirmative, witch version? I think I've read something about locks and multiple processes under iBCS these days, I'll take a look. At 10:30 PM 1/24/2001 -0600, Jerry Kreps wrote:
http://x2c.dtop.com/x2c-linux.htm will let you convert xbase to c. So does http://www.icewalk.com/softlib/app/app_00664.html You can run FoxPro for DOS under Linux in DOS emulation. SuSE used to have FlagShip on their CDs. (Now?) http://www.fship.com/demo_linux7.html FlagShip apparently has a Visual version coming soon. JLK
I know about the FlagShip package on SuSE (there is a functional evaluation version and the comercial one) but I don't have the sources (.prg), just have the .fox files(I think is pseudocode interpreted by foxrun). I think I'll try to exec the application under windows or dos using FoxPro or Clipper or something like that. Do you know if the sco fox files are compatible with windows FoxPro? (remember I don't have the sources and I can't recompile the .prg files) If this works I can execute the application under DOSEMU without any problem, but I doubt. Samy Elashmawy wrote:
That wont work , unless he has the source code to it , so he need a way to tun the binaries.
I think you're right but I'd like to solve the problem :-) Following with my problem, if I exec the 'file' command on: foxplus.pr, foxpcomp.pr, ... I get the following " Microsoft a.out separate pure segmented word-swapped V2.3 V3.0 386 small model executable" and on the install program i get " Microsoft a.out separate pure segmented fixed-stack word-swapped pre-SysV V3.0 286 small model executable". Do you think iBCS can run this files? Please, If you are running SCO apps can you exec 'file' and tell me the results? Thanks
I've found a fantastic web page at http://members.aol.com/dallen24/fox.htm They describe how to install the foxpro 2.6 runtime on Linux so maybe I finally get the solution Thanks
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