On Fri, 9 Jan 2004 13:46:06 -0500, "Sylvain Hamel"
wrote:

>Is SCO Foxbase running on Suse Linux ?????

You might want to look at this:
http://www.recital.com/solutions_foxpro.htm

From their Overview page:
=================================================
Product Overview

Recital Linux Developer is the only multi-user database available for
Linux that provides language and data compatibility with FoxPro,
FoxBASE and Clipper -- all in one easy-to-install and
easy-to-administer package.

The FoxPro, FoxBASE and Clipper language and data compatibility
provides a ready means to migrate existing applications to Linux
environment.

Recital Linux Developer applications are highly scaleable. We have
several mature sites that are running over 400 concurrent users, and
many that have over 100 concurrent users.

The Recital 4GL has evolved over time to become object oriented and
network extensible providing support for distributed applications.

Recital Linux Developer includes a powerful SQL 92 engine.

Recital Linux Developer will also open up your entire information
systems environment by providing access to multiple data sources on
Windows, Linux, Unix and OpenVMS systems.

Access to Recital, FoxPro, dBase, Clipper and C-ISAM data is handled
through standard xBase command syntax and user designed forms.

Network access to Oracle, Ingres, Informix, and DB2 data is handled
with ease using the Recital Server Interface Gateway technology.
Key Features

Rapid Application Development environment with integrated database.
FoxPro, FoxBASE and Clipper compatible.
Includes a high performance SQL-92 engine.
Active Data Dictionary.
Row level locking.
Optimistic/Pessimistic locking.
Java enabled.
Terminal independent with full color support.
Data connectivity to MySQL, PostgreSQL, Oracle, Ingres, Informix, SQL
Server 2000 and others.
Support for POP3 and SMTP E-mail.
Import/export XML Support.
================================================== =======

A quick Google indicates that somebody claimed to have indeed got SCO
FoxBase to run on Red Hat although with difficulty apparently. I could
only find one such reference however, and no details at all, just a
mention.

Some people have used a product called Flagship which converts FoxBase
code to Clipper code, but I don't know if you want that. Check it out
here http://www.fship.com/

I also found a Web site called Fox Populi here
http://www.foxpopuli.narod.ru/ix.htm which apparently has FoxPro V2.6
for UNIX (the site is in Russian, but has English references to
Recital and Flagship).

I'd say your odds of getting FoxBase to work on Linux is not good.
There are a number of xBase C libraries and such for Linux to allow
Linux programs to access xBase files, so your best bet is to get
someone to translate the FoxBase code to a more standard Linux
language such as Perl (there is a Perl library for xBase files) and
then move up to Linux using Perl or C or whatever to replace FoxBase.

But if you're going to that much trouble, I'd suggest converting the
app maybe to the database in Open Office or MySQL.

A last resort might be that supposedly the current Microsoft FoxPro
runs on WINE although it violates the Microsoft EULA. You might try
converting FoxBase to FoxPro and running it that way - on WINE.


--
Richard Steven Hack
"Whatever does not kill me makes me stronger" -
and YOU have not killed me!

Thank's, I really appreciate your help on this !!

Sylvain


"Richard Steven Hack" wrote in message
news:tdm4005jqu47t20tn8s16mdmid4s15sf7a@4ax.com...
> On Fri, 9 Jan 2004 13:46:06 -0500, "Sylvain Hamel"
> wrote:
>
> >Is SCO Foxbase running on Suse Linux ?????
>
> You might want to look at this:
> http://www.recital.com/solutions_foxpro.htm
>
> From their Overview page:
> =================================================
> Product Overview
>
> Recital Linux Developer is the only multi-user database available for
> Linux that provides language and data compatibility with FoxPro,
> FoxBASE and Clipper -- all in one easy-to-install and
> easy-to-administer package.
>
> The FoxPro, FoxBASE and Clipper language and data compatibility
> provides a ready means to migrate existing applications to Linux
> environment.
>
> Recital Linux Developer applications are highly scaleable. We have
> several mature sites that are running over 400 concurrent users, and
> many that have over 100 concurrent users.
>
> The Recital 4GL has evolved over time to become object oriented and
> network extensible providing support for distributed applications.
>
> Recital Linux Developer includes a powerful SQL 92 engine.
>
> Recital Linux Developer will also open up your entire information
> systems environment by providing access to multiple data sources on
> Windows, Linux, Unix and OpenVMS systems.
>
> Access to Recital, FoxPro, dBase, Clipper and C-ISAM data is handled
> through standard xBase command syntax and user designed forms.
>
> Network access to Oracle, Ingres, Informix, and DB2 data is handled
> with ease using the Recital Server Interface Gateway technology.
> Key Features
>
> Rapid Application Development environment with integrated database.
> FoxPro, FoxBASE and Clipper compatible.
> Includes a high performance SQL-92 engine.
> Active Data Dictionary.
> Row level locking.
> Optimistic/Pessimistic locking.
> Java enabled.
> Terminal independent with full color support.
> Data connectivity to MySQL, PostgreSQL, Oracle, Ingres, Informix, SQL
> Server 2000 and others.
> Support for POP3 and SMTP E-mail.
> Import/export XML Support.
> ================================================== =======
>
> A quick Google indicates that somebody claimed to have indeed got SCO
> FoxBase to run on Red Hat although with difficulty apparently. I could
> only find one such reference however, and no details at all, just a
> mention.
>
> Some people have used a product called Flagship which converts FoxBase
> code to Clipper code, but I don't know if you want that. Check it out
> here http://www.fship.com/
>
> I also found a Web site called Fox Populi here
> http://www.foxpopuli.narod.ru/ix.htm which apparently has FoxPro V2.6
> for UNIX (the site is in Russian, but has English references to
> Recital and Flagship).
>
> I'd say your odds of getting FoxBase to work on Linux is not good.
> There are a number of xBase C libraries and such for Linux to allow
> Linux programs to access xBase files, so your best bet is to get
> someone to translate the FoxBase code to a more standard Linux
> language such as Perl (there is a Perl library for xBase files) and
> then move up to Linux using Perl or C or whatever to replace FoxBase.
>
> But if you're going to that much trouble, I'd suggest converting the
> app maybe to the database in Open Office or MySQL.
>
> A last resort might be that supposedly the current Microsoft FoxPro
> runs on WINE although it violates the Microsoft EULA. You might try
> converting FoxBase to FoxPro and running it that way - on WINE.
>
>
> --
> Richard Steven Hack
> "Whatever does not kill me makes me stronger" -
> and YOU have not killed me!

Richard Steven Hack wrote:
>>Is SCO Foxbase running on Suse Linux ?????
>
> You might want to look at this:
> http://www.recital.com/solutions_foxpro.htm
>

> Some people have used a product called Flagship which converts FoxBase
> code to Clipper code, but I don't know if you want that. Check it out
> here http://www.fship.com/
>
> I also found a Web site called Fox Populi here
> http://www.foxpopuli.narod.ru/ix.htm which apparently has FoxPro V2.6
> for UNIX (the site is in Russian, but has English references to
> Recital and Flagship).
>
> I'd say your odds of getting FoxBase to work on Linux is not good.

The most informative reference seems to be:
http://www.intergate.com/~dallen24/fox.htm

It seems you might be able to run the Unix version on Linux or Unix
(FreeBSD etc) , and if you're in a pinch (old system died) that might be
the way to go. Otherwise a longer term solution might be to migrate away
from foxpro.

On Mon, 12 Jan 2004 09:02:51 -0500, "Sylvain Hamel"
wrote:

>Thank's, I really appreciate your help on this !!
>
>Sylvain
>
>
>"Richard Steven Hack" wrote in message
>news:tdm4005jqu47t20tn8s16mdmid4s15sf7a@4ax.com...
>> On Fri, 9 Jan 2004 13:46:06 -0500, "Sylvain Hamel"
>> wrote:
>>
>> >Is SCO Foxbase running on Suse Linux ?????
>>
>> You might want to look at this:
>> http://www.recital.com/solutions_foxpro.htm
>>
>> From their Overview page:
>> =================================================
[omitted for bandwidth]

>>
>> A last resort might be that supposedly the current Microsoft FoxPro
>> runs on WINE although it violates the Microsoft EULA. You might try
>> converting FoxBase to FoxPro and running it that way - on WINE.

I was able to get foxpro 2.6 to work on OS/2 in the compatibility box
- I'd find it difficult to believe it wouldn't work under Wine.

Mike-
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