cjeffery@arizona.edu (Clinton Jeffery) (08/25/89)
I know that these Sys V/386 systems advertise Xenix binary compatibility, but would I be better off to buy Xenix if I need to run Foxbase? In other words, has anyone else run Foxbase on a non-SCO OS and lived to tell about it? -- | Clint Jeffery, U. of Arizona Dept. of Computer Science | cjeffery@arizona.edu -or- {noao allegra}!arizona!cjeffery --
cpcahil@virtech.UUCP (Conor P. Cahill) (08/25/89)
In article <13489@megaron.arizona.edu>, cjeffery@arizona.edu (Clinton Jeffery) writes: > > I know that these Sys V/386 systems advertise Xenix binary compatibility, > but would I be better off to buy Xenix if I need to run Foxbase? In other > words, has anyone else run Foxbase on a non-SCO OS and lived to tell > about it? I haven't used foxbase, but I have used several other xenix software packages under 386/ix and Bell Tech SV 3.2 without any problems other than the fact that the compatability is for executables not for libraries. Xenix libraries are not recognized by the system V loader and/or archiver. -- +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | Conor P. Cahill uunet!virtech!cpcahil 703-430-9240 ! | Virtual Technologies Inc., P. O. Box 876, Sterling, VA 22170 | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+
fmcgee@cuuxb.ATT.COM (~XT6510300~Frank McGee~C23~L25~6326~) (08/31/89)
In article <1072@virtech.UUCP> cpcahil@virtech.UUCP (Conor P. Cahill) writes: >I haven't used foxbase, but I have used several other xenix software packages >under 386/ix and Bell Tech SV 3.2 without any problems other than the fact >that the compatability is for executables not for libraries. Xenix libraries >are not recognized by the system V loader and/or archiver. The incompatibility with Xenix libraries holds true. Also, there have been several people that had problems with Xenix file and record locking under AT&T 3.2 Unix. If you have or purchase AT&T Unix, there is a fix available by calling 1-800-922-0354. Other than that, we didn't have any compatibility problems with Foxbase, but we didn't certify it either. -- Frank McGee, AT&T Tier 3 Indirect Channel Sales Support attmail!fmcgee
root@nebulus.UUCP (08/31/89)
>I haven't used foxbase, but I have used several other xenix software packages >under 386/ix and Bell Tech SV 3.2 without any problems other than the fact >that the compatability is for executables not for libraries. Xenix libraries >are not recognized by the system V loader and/or archiver. I have used SCO Foxbase Plus with the AT&T Unix 3.2.1 with a patch I got from the hotline. Foxbase is one of the programs AT&T claimed would work under 3.2 and, of course, it didn't. The program runs fine as long as you are the only user playing with a database. If you set exclusive off the database still locks on the first user. The patch replaces the lock routine in the kernel. As it turned out Foxbase trys to lock a zero length record. :-) -- Dennis S. Breckenridge Whats that you say? "Goomba!" Toronto, Canada (416) 733-1696