dBase 3 to FoxPro or ???

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Robert Baer

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I have a dBASE 3 application that must remain in true, pure DOS
(Windows not allowed even if quiet).
The size of the database files is getting large and dBASE is slowing
down, and at times "stutters".
Does anyone have FoxPro for DOS or any other decent database language
for DOS (ie: Paradox is excluded)?
 
Look for AdvancedRevelation, an early version. It will hold anything you
have. It's a database manager and includes interface development tools.

Why the requirement for DOS only? Just wondering?

"Robert Baer" <robertbaer@earthlink.net> wrote in message
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I have a dBASE 3 application that must remain in true, pure DOS
(Windows not allowed even if quiet).
The size of the database files is getting large and dBASE is slowing
down, and at times "stutters".
Does anyone have FoxPro for DOS or any other decent database language
for DOS (ie: Paradox is excluded)?
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Jim Douglas wrote:
I have not used Arev in years, the DOS based version, but can vouch for it's
capability to support LARGE databases much better than the DBASE stuff.
Might GOOGLE search for AREV developers that may be in your area. AREV is
more of a real DBMS, tables, rows, etc. I am quite sure that the tool you
currently use has some types of export facilities.

Good Luck,

"Robert Baer" <robertbaer@earthlink.net> wrote in message
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Jim Douglas wrote:

Look for AdvancedRevelation, an early version. It will hold anything you
have. It's a database manager and includes interface development tools.

Why the requirement for DOS only? Just wondering?

"Robert Baer" <robertbaer@earthlink.net> wrote in message
news:419091B0.82C58320@earthlink.net...
I have a dBASE 3 application that must remain in true, pure DOS
(Windows not allowed even if quiet).
The size of the database files is getting large and dBASE is slowing
down, and at times "stutters".
Does anyone have FoxPro for DOS or any other decent database
language
for DOS (ie: Paradox is excluded)?

DOS is 100 percent reliable, and except for Win 3.x, loads 3-50 times
faster than any version of Windows.
With a DOS version of FoxPro, program and data migration would be easy
and relatively pain-free.
The only major unknowns would be the differences between operational
aspects of the programs, and the differences in bugs (and their
work-arounds).
Do you know about the aspects of program migration and or conversion
to AdvancedRevelation?
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Thenks; will look into that.
 
I have FoxPro for DOS, and have written many apps in it. I still have
a client using a large Foxpro app that I wrote about 20 years ago.

Are you interested in buying Foxpro, or having your app re-written in
Foxpro, or both?

Contact me off line if you wish

Robert Baer <robertbaer@earthlink.net> wrote:

I have a dBASE 3 application that must remain in true, pure DOS
(Windows not allowed even if quiet).
The size of the database files is getting large and dBASE is slowing
down, and at times "stutters".
Does anyone have FoxPro for DOS or any other decent database language
for DOS (ie: Paradox is excluded)?
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Larry Bradley VE3CRX
Remove "removeme" from my e-mail address for direct mail
Ottawa, Canada

(use the e-mail address above to send directly to me)
 
Larry Bradley wrote...
I have FoxPro for DOS, and have written many apps in it. I still have
a client using a large Foxpro app that I wrote about 20 years ago.

Robert Baer <robertbaer@earthlink.net> wrote:

I have a dBASE 3 application that must remain in true, pure DOS
(Windows not allowed even if quiet). The size of the database files
is getting large and dBASE is slowing down, and at times "stutters".
Does anyone have FoxPro for DOS or any other decent database language
for DOS (ie: Paradox is excluded)?
Click to expand...
Is FoxPro faster than dBASE 3 for indexing large database files?


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Thanks,
- Win
 
Michael wrote:
Robert Baer wrote:

I have a dBASE 3 application that must remain in true, pure DOS
(Windows not allowed even if quiet).
The size of the database files is getting large and dBASE is slowing
down, and at times "stutters".
Does anyone have FoxPro for DOS or any other decent database language
for DOS (ie: Paradox is excluded)?

I have Foxpro 2.6 for DOS if you're interested in purchasing. Tried it
when it was new; didn't like it; it's been shelfware ever since.

It's a BIG - consumes 6" of shelf - and HEAVY package. Shipping would
cost a pretty penny, I imagine.

---
Michael
Replies to this NG, please.
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I really do not need the manuals, but if that is the only way to get
it....
E-mail me particulars at bobbaerATearthlinkDOTnet making the proper
translation/conversion.
 
Robert Baer wrote...
Robert Baer <robertbaer@earthlink.net> wrote:

I have a dBASE 3 application that must remain in true,
pure DOS (Windows not allowed even if quiet).
Click to expand...
If Windows is out, how about using Linux, which has many
very up-to-date powerful fast possibilities to chose from.


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Thanks,
- Win
 
Winfield Hill wrote:
Robert Baer wrote...

Robert Baer <robertbaer@earthlink.net> wrote:

I have a dBASE 3 application that must remain in true,
pure DOS (Windows not allowed even if quiet).

If Windows is out, how about using Linux, which has many
very up-to-date powerful fast possibilities to chose from.

--
Thanks,
- Win
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Must be minimum pain, therefore dBASE compatible PRG files/syntax;
staying in DOS helps that as well.
 
Robert Baer wrote...
Winfield Hill wrote:

Robert Baer wrote...

Robert Baer <robertbaer@earthlink.net> wrote:

I have a dBASE 3 application that must remain in true,
pure DOS (Windows not allowed even if quiet).

If Windows is out, how about using Linux, which has many
very up-to-date powerful fast possibilities to chose from.

Must be minimum pain, therefore dBASE compatible PRG
files/syntax; staying in DOS helps that as well.
Click to expand...
dBase was quite popular, I'm sure there are dBase compatible
programs for Linux. DOS programs have a rather minuscule
amount of memory available, unless painful add-on memory
managers are used. Linux by contrast is a 32-bit operating
system with a huge flat memory model. Both of these aspects
will help to insure dramatically faster program speeds.


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Thanks,
- Win
 
Robert Baer <robertbaer@earthlink.net> wrote in message news:<419091B0.82C58320@earthlink.net>...
I have a dBASE 3 application that must remain in true, pure DOS
(Windows not allowed even if quiet).
The size of the database files is getting large and dBASE is slowing
down, and at times "stutters".
Does anyone have FoxPro for DOS or any other decent database language
for DOS (ie: Paradox is excluded)?
Click to expand...
It depends on what you're doing in dBase3, but the most logical rehosting
to modern tools would probably be either to a BerkeleyDB implementation
(good for embedded stuff where the database is accessed in the same way
over and over again) or to a free SQL implementation (good for when a
wide variety of queries are run) like mySQL.

BerkeleyDB: http://www.sleepycat.com/
MySQL: http://www.mysql.com/

Since you say Windows isn't allowed I won't go into all the evils of
MS Access and why you should never ever touch it :).

Tim.
 
Tim Shoppa wrote:
Robert Baer <robertbaer@earthlink.net> wrote in message news:<419091B0.82C58320@earthlink.net>...
I have a dBASE 3 application that must remain in true, pure DOS
(Windows not allowed even if quiet).
The size of the database files is getting large and dBASE is slowing
down, and at times "stutters".
Does anyone have FoxPro for DOS or any other decent database language
for DOS (ie: Paradox is excluded)?

It depends on what you're doing in dBase3, but the most logical rehosting
to modern tools would probably be either to a BerkeleyDB implementation
(good for embedded stuff where the database is accessed in the same way
over and over again) or to a free SQL implementation (good for when a
wide variety of queries are run) like mySQL.

BerkeleyDB: http://www.sleepycat.com/
MySQL: http://www.mysql.com/
Click to expand...
There's a small footprint version of mySql designe for embedded systems.
I don't know if it will port to a DOS system, but it is supposed to work
with some popular (and reliable) RTOSs.

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------------------------------------------------------------------
If you're not part of the solution, you're part of the precipitate.
 
Tim Shoppa wrote:
Robert Baer <robertbaer@earthlink.net> wrote in message news:<419091B0.82C58320@earthlink.net>...
I have a dBASE 3 application that must remain in true, pure DOS
(Windows not allowed even if quiet).
The size of the database files is getting large and dBASE is slowing
down, and at times "stutters".
Does anyone have FoxPro for DOS or any other decent database language
for DOS (ie: Paradox is excluded)?

It depends on what you're doing in dBase3, but the most logical rehosting
to modern tools would probably be either to a BerkeleyDB implementation
(good for embedded stuff where the database is accessed in the same way
over and over again) or to a free SQL implementation (good for when a
wide variety of queries are run) like mySQL.

BerkeleyDB: http://www.sleepycat.com/
MySQL: http://www.mysql.com/

Since you say Windows isn't allowed I won't go into all the evils of
MS Access and why you should never ever touch it :).

Tim.
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Thanks for giving the possibility; sending a query to them for more
pertinet info.
 
On Wed, 17 Nov 2004 17:30:11 GMT, Rich Grise <rich@example.net> wrote:

On Wed, 17 Nov 2004 09:11:27 +0000, Robert Baer wrote:
Rich Grise wrote:
On Tue, 16 Nov 2004 20:18:34 -0300, YD wrote:
On Mon, 15 Nov 2004 06:57:08 GMT, Robert Baer
Tim Shoppa wrote:
Robert Baer <robertbaer@earthlink.net> wrote in message

I have a dBASE 3 application that must remain in true, pure DOS
...
Go Linux and MySQL. You can export the dBase files as tab separated
text files and import them to MySQL. I've done it in DOS/Win without
too much of a hassle except for getting the syntax just right on both
...

I can't speak at BSD, but I use Slackware 10.0, and am totally happy
with it. The thing is, you _can_ use a GUI if you want to, without
screwing everything up a la MICRO$~1. And, of course, you do have the
option of staying with a completely textual system, and still get some
real work done.


Color me stupid; is Slackware an OS? Is it yet another UNIX variant?

Slackware is what's called a "distribution." There are a lot of
distributions; Mandrake, Suse, Debian, RedHat spring to mind, but
there are a lot more. They're all based on Linux, which is a free
(or "open-source", you'd have to look it up) implementation of Unix, which
is pretty much the granddaddy of all operating systems. And I'm sure there
are a lot of folks who will disagree with that, but I think everybody will
agree that it _is_ an operating system! :)

I think to really expand on this would be a whole nother thread and
so I want to say, it'd be pretty easy to pursue with a few minutes
of googling, to get some ideas about operating systems and stuff.

Good Luck!
Rich
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There must be something like a hundred different distros with varying
capacities and specialties. Get over to http://www.linux.org and take
your pick.

I'm still in the process of assembling a box from odd left-overs that
the wife nor the kid will want to play with, so I can have it all to
myself and install whatever I please. ATM I'm stuck with winders on
both working boxes as they'll holler bloody murder if I try to do
something fancy with them.

- YD.
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