msn@gnu.ai.mit.edu (Matthew) (04/16/91)
We have written a rather extensive (30,000+ lines) multi-user
application in SCO FoxBase+ under SCO Xenix 2.3.2 running on a 12 MHz
286 (AT) class computer. Due to inherent system speed limitations, and
various "bugs" we have discovered in FoxBase+, we are extreamly
interested in converting the program into C with calls to a dBase
library to handle the database specific functions, allowing the final
application to be compiled in a "tried and true" language. We even went
so far as to develop some preliminary development models for such a
library that we could write ourselves. (Yet another vaporware product,
so far...*sigh* )
We saw an add in a magazine for CodeBase 4.2, which claims to be
such a library. Have you or someone you know ever used this product?
Considering the sizable amount of work needed to convert the application
we would like to get some reviews of this software before attempting the
conversion.
Specifically, does Codebase 4.2 run under SCO Xenix 2.3.2? Does
it work as it claims, providing a library of routines that can be
compiled into a final program? Have you (or someone you know) ever
encountered any problems using it? Is the documentation that
accompanies the package adequate to meet the needs of someone who
already knows how to use dBase type languages? (In several instances,
we found the documentation with SCO FoxBase less than desirable in its
explainations.)
We sincerely appreciate any information you could give us on
this product (as do our customers!).
Matthew Newby
newby@leland.stanford.edu
msn@gnu.ai.mit.edu
Freeman Pascal
pascal@leland.stanford.edu
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