>> Is it a GUI?
Did you follow the link?
Ken Elliott
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From: slug@nks.net [mailto:slug@nks.net] On Behalf Of Jim Forte
Sent: Monday, June 08, 2009 9:01 PM
To: slug@nks.net
Subject: Re: [SLUG] Legacy application in VB6 (.com) - anyone know how to
port this one?
Is it a GUI?
I use Bascom compiled basic, works great, but not sure where to buy new
copies of it.
Jim
On Mon, 8 Jun 2009, Scott Grizzard wrote:
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> Here's one from the way back machine:
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> I have a client with a custom (I have all the source code) legacy
> VB6/SQL Server application. I am trying to rid him of "that evil OS",
> but this "custom" application won't run in Wine (yet). It also depends
> on this older version of SQL, and I need it to work with MySQL or PgSql.
>
> Does anyone have an idea of how I could port this "thing" off Windows
> and on to our favorite operating system? (where users could then VNC
> into the silly thing and still use it) Mono won't work - the "thing" is
> written in .com, and Mono only supports .Net.
>
> I am willing to cough up cash for software to get this thing out, so if
> you know a proprietary BASIC compiler that deals with .com, and compiles
> it straight for Linux, I am all ears.
>
> I don't want to recode this whole thing - it's one of those "internal"
> applications that has evolved over time, with logic all over the place,
> few comments in the code, and little to no database documentation.
>
> The SQL code was "tacked-on" later by another programmer, and I know I
> will have to change the queries. Fortunately, it looks like the queries
> were simply substituted in for file operations, so I think I will be
> able to replicate the database logic without too much trouble.
>
> The office will be moving to a new solution within two years, so I only
> need it working for now. (Of course, that's probably what the last guy
> said to himself, and here I am working with his code.)
>
> I Googled, but did not find what I am looking for. Any Ideas?
>
> Cheers,
>
> Scott Grizzard
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