Paradox 11 and sql links to Informix

#41

Am Mon, 18 Feb 2008 08:34:05 -0500 schrieb Steven Green:

Quote:

To get the forms and reports running again would mean to go through every
form and to fix the behaviour which is too much effort for staying in
paradox.

to be honest, that much of a re-write should have used a different
front-end, and left paradox for good.. as wonderful as it is/was, it's a
dead platform..

also, bear in mind in your situation that the BDE (the engine driving it
all) has also been dead for five years.. using any internal SQL Link - ODBC
driver will usually be an interface with a very old version of your
platform, with many black holes.. and quite possibly the same result, the
other way around, because ost companies aren't maintaining and updating
their links to the BDE, either..

Hi Steve,

i think you are right. In the moment i am just checking the options to make
offers to my customer. If i can keep it on paradox for 10 more years i will
save him the money for porting to e.g. .NET. But i must make sure that the
application will continue to run for that timespan.

Ciao, Dirk.

#42

Am Mon, 18 Feb 2008 08:34:05 -0500 schrieb Steven Green:

Quote:

To get the forms and reports running again would mean to go through every
form and to fix the behaviour which is too much effort for staying in
paradox.

to be honest, that much of a re-write should have used a different
front-end, and left paradox for good.. as wonderful as it is/was, it's a
dead platform..

also, bear in mind in your situation that the BDE (the engine driving it
all) has also been dead for five years.. using any internal SQL Link - ODBC
driver will usually be an interface with a very old version of your
platform, with many black holes.. and quite possibly the same result, the
other way around, because ost companies aren't maintaining and updating
their links to the BDE, either..

Hi Steve,

i think you are right. In the moment i am just checking the options to make
offers to my customer. If i can keep it on paradox for 10 more years i will
save him the money for porting to e.g. .NET. But i must make sure that the
application will continue to run for that timespan.

Ciao, Dirk.

#43

Am Mon, 18 Feb 2008 08:34:05 -0500 schrieb Steven Green:

Quote:

To get the forms and reports running again would mean to go through every
form and to fix the behaviour which is too much effort for staying in
paradox.

to be honest, that much of a re-write should have used a different
front-end, and left paradox for good.. as wonderful as it is/was, it's a
dead platform..

also, bear in mind in your situation that the BDE (the engine driving it
all) has also been dead for five years.. using any internal SQL Link - ODBC
driver will usually be an interface with a very old version of your
platform, with many black holes.. and quite possibly the same result, the
other way around, because ost companies aren't maintaining and updating
their links to the BDE, either..

Hi Steve,

i think you are right. In the moment i am just checking the options to make
offers to my customer. If i can keep it on paradox for 10 more years i will
save him the money for porting to e.g. .NET. But i must make sure that the
application will continue to run for that timespan.

Ciao, Dirk.

#44

Quote:

If i can keep it on paradox for 10 more years i will save him the money
for porting to e.g. .NET. But i must make sure that the application will
continue to run for that timespan.

that is a VERY FOOLISH theory.. if your client accepts it, he's more foolish
than you are.. and the real word I want to place in that spot isn't
"foolish"..

--
Steven Green - Myrtle Beach, South Carolina USA

Diamond Software Group
http://www.diamondsg.com/main.htm
Paradox Support & Sales

Diamond Sports Gems
http://www.diamondsg.com/gemsmain.htm
Sports Memorabilia and Trading Cards
"Dirk Schnorpfeil" <D.Schnorpfeil (AT) web (DOT) de> wrote

Quote:

Am Mon, 18 Feb 2008 08:34:05 -0500 schrieb Steven Green:

To get the forms and reports running again would mean to go through
every
form and to fix the behaviour which is too much effort for staying in
paradox.

to be honest, that much of a re-write should have used a different
front-end, and left paradox for good.. as wonderful as it is/was, it's a
dead platform..

also, bear in mind in your situation that the BDE (the engine driving it
all) has also been dead for five years.. using any internal SQL Link -
ODBC
driver will usually be an interface with a very old version of your
platform, with many black holes.. and quite possibly the same result, the
other way around, because ost companies aren't maintaining and updating
their links to the BDE, either..

Hi Steve,

i think you are right. In the moment i am just checking the options to
make
offers to my customer. If i can keep it on paradox for 10 more years i
will
save him the money for porting to e.g. .NET. But i must make sure that the
application will continue to run for that timespan.

Ciao, Dirk.

#45

Quote:

If i can keep it on paradox for 10 more years i will save him the money
for porting to e.g. .NET. But i must make sure that the application will
continue to run for that timespan.

that is a VERY FOOLISH theory.. if your client accepts it, he's more foolish
than you are.. and the real word I want to place in that spot isn't
"foolish"..

--
Steven Green - Myrtle Beach, South Carolina USA

Diamond Software Group
http://www.diamondsg.com/main.htm
Paradox Support & Sales

Diamond Sports Gems
http://www.diamondsg.com/gemsmain.htm
Sports Memorabilia and Trading Cards
"Dirk Schnorpfeil" <D.Schnorpfeil (AT) web (DOT) de> wrote

Quote:

Am Mon, 18 Feb 2008 08:34:05 -0500 schrieb Steven Green:

To get the forms and reports running again would mean to go through
every
form and to fix the behaviour which is too much effort for staying in
paradox.

to be honest, that much of a re-write should have used a different
front-end, and left paradox for good.. as wonderful as it is/was, it's a
dead platform..

also, bear in mind in your situation that the BDE (the engine driving it
all) has also been dead for five years.. using any internal SQL Link -
ODBC
driver will usually be an interface with a very old version of your
platform, with many black holes.. and quite possibly the same result, the
other way around, because ost companies aren't maintaining and updating
their links to the BDE, either..

Hi Steve,

i think you are right. In the moment i am just checking the options to
make
offers to my customer. If i can keep it on paradox for 10 more years i
will
save him the money for porting to e.g. .NET. But i must make sure that the
application will continue to run for that timespan.

Ciao, Dirk.

#46

Quote:

If i can keep it on paradox for 10 more years i will save him the money
for porting to e.g. .NET. But i must make sure that the application will
continue to run for that timespan.

that is a VERY FOOLISH theory.. if your client accepts it, he's more foolish
than you are.. and the real word I want to place in that spot isn't
"foolish"..

--
Steven Green - Myrtle Beach, South Carolina USA

Diamond Software Group
http://www.diamondsg.com/main.htm
Paradox Support & Sales

Diamond Sports Gems
http://www.diamondsg.com/gemsmain.htm
Sports Memorabilia and Trading Cards
"Dirk Schnorpfeil" <D.Schnorpfeil (AT) web (DOT) de> wrote

Quote:

Am Mon, 18 Feb 2008 08:34:05 -0500 schrieb Steven Green:

To get the forms and reports running again would mean to go through
every
form and to fix the behaviour which is too much effort for staying in
paradox.

to be honest, that much of a re-write should have used a different
front-end, and left paradox for good.. as wonderful as it is/was, it's a
dead platform..

also, bear in mind in your situation that the BDE (the engine driving it
all) has also been dead for five years.. using any internal SQL Link -
ODBC
driver will usually be an interface with a very old version of your
platform, with many black holes.. and quite possibly the same result, the
other way around, because ost companies aren't maintaining and updating
their links to the BDE, either..

Hi Steve,

i think you are right. In the moment i am just checking the options to
make
offers to my customer. If i can keep it on paradox for 10 more years i
will
save him the money for porting to e.g. .NET. But i must make sure that the
application will continue to run for that timespan.

Ciao, Dirk.

#47

Quote:

If i can keep it on paradox for 10 more years i will save him the money
for porting to e.g. .NET. But i must make sure that the application will
continue to run for that timespan.

that is a VERY FOOLISH theory.. if your client accepts it, he's more foolish
than you are.. and the real word I want to place in that spot isn't
"foolish"..

--
Steven Green - Myrtle Beach, South Carolina USA

Diamond Software Group
http://www.diamondsg.com/main.htm
Paradox Support & Sales

Diamond Sports Gems
http://www.diamondsg.com/gemsmain.htm
Sports Memorabilia and Trading Cards
"Dirk Schnorpfeil" <D.Schnorpfeil (AT) web (DOT) de> wrote

Quote:

Am Mon, 18 Feb 2008 08:34:05 -0500 schrieb Steven Green:

To get the forms and reports running again would mean to go through
every
form and to fix the behaviour which is too much effort for staying in
paradox.

to be honest, that much of a re-write should have used a different
front-end, and left paradox for good.. as wonderful as it is/was, it's a
dead platform..

also, bear in mind in your situation that the BDE (the engine driving it
all) has also been dead for five years.. using any internal SQL Link -
ODBC
driver will usually be an interface with a very old version of your
platform, with many black holes.. and quite possibly the same result, the
other way around, because ost companies aren't maintaining and updating
their links to the BDE, either..

Hi Steve,

i think you are right. In the moment i am just checking the options to
make
offers to my customer. If i can keep it on paradox for 10 more years i
will
save him the money for porting to e.g. .NET. But i must make sure that the
application will continue to run for that timespan.

Ciao, Dirk.

#48

Quote:

If i can keep it on paradox for 10 more years i will save him the money
for porting to e.g. .NET. But i must make sure that the application will
continue to run for that timespan.

that is a VERY FOOLISH theory.. if your client accepts it, he's more foolish
than you are.. and the real word I want to place in that spot isn't
"foolish"..

--
Steven Green - Myrtle Beach, South Carolina USA

Diamond Software Group
http://www.diamondsg.com/main.htm
Paradox Support & Sales

Diamond Sports Gems
http://www.diamondsg.com/gemsmain.htm
Sports Memorabilia and Trading Cards
"Dirk Schnorpfeil" <D.Schnorpfeil (AT) web (DOT) de> wrote

Quote:

Am Mon, 18 Feb 2008 08:34:05 -0500 schrieb Steven Green:

To get the forms and reports running again would mean to go through
every
form and to fix the behaviour which is too much effort for staying in
paradox.

to be honest, that much of a re-write should have used a different
front-end, and left paradox for good.. as wonderful as it is/was, it's a
dead platform..

also, bear in mind in your situation that the BDE (the engine driving it
all) has also been dead for five years.. using any internal SQL Link -
ODBC
driver will usually be an interface with a very old version of your
platform, with many black holes.. and quite possibly the same result, the
other way around, because ost companies aren't maintaining and updating
their links to the BDE, either..

Hi Steve,

i think you are right. In the moment i am just checking the options to
make
offers to my customer. If i can keep it on paradox for 10 more years i
will
save him the money for porting to e.g. .NET. But i must make sure that the
application will continue to run for that timespan.

Ciao, Dirk.

#49

Quote:

If i can keep it on paradox for 10 more years i will save him the money
for porting to e.g. .NET. But i must make sure that the application will
continue to run for that timespan.

that is a VERY FOOLISH theory.. if your client accepts it, he's more foolish
than you are.. and the real word I want to place in that spot isn't
"foolish"..

--
Steven Green - Myrtle Beach, South Carolina USA

Diamond Software Group
http://www.diamondsg.com/main.htm
Paradox Support & Sales

Diamond Sports Gems
http://www.diamondsg.com/gemsmain.htm
Sports Memorabilia and Trading Cards
"Dirk Schnorpfeil" <D.Schnorpfeil (AT) web (DOT) de> wrote

Quote:

Am Mon, 18 Feb 2008 08:34:05 -0500 schrieb Steven Green:

To get the forms and reports running again would mean to go through
every
form and to fix the behaviour which is too much effort for staying in
paradox.

to be honest, that much of a re-write should have used a different
front-end, and left paradox for good.. as wonderful as it is/was, it's a
dead platform..

also, bear in mind in your situation that the BDE (the engine driving it
all) has also been dead for five years.. using any internal SQL Link -
ODBC
driver will usually be an interface with a very old version of your
platform, with many black holes.. and quite possibly the same result, the
other way around, because ost companies aren't maintaining and updating
their links to the BDE, either..

Hi Steve,

i think you are right. In the moment i am just checking the options to
make
offers to my customer. If i can keep it on paradox for 10 more years i
will
save him the money for porting to e.g. .NET. But i must make sure that the
application will continue to run for that timespan.

Ciao, Dirk.

#50

Quote:

If i can keep it on paradox for 10 more years i will save him the money
for porting to e.g. .NET. But i must make sure that the application will
continue to run for that timespan.

that is a VERY FOOLISH theory.. if your client accepts it, he's more foolish
than you are.. and the real word I want to place in that spot isn't
"foolish"..

--
Steven Green - Myrtle Beach, South Carolina USA

Diamond Software Group
http://www.diamondsg.com/main.htm
Paradox Support & Sales

Diamond Sports Gems
http://www.diamondsg.com/gemsmain.htm
Sports Memorabilia and Trading Cards
"Dirk Schnorpfeil" <D.Schnorpfeil (AT) web (DOT) de> wrote

Quote:

Am Mon, 18 Feb 2008 08:34:05 -0500 schrieb Steven Green:

To get the forms and reports running again would mean to go through
every
form and to fix the behaviour which is too much effort for staying in
paradox.

to be honest, that much of a re-write should have used a different
front-end, and left paradox for good.. as wonderful as it is/was, it's a
dead platform..

also, bear in mind in your situation that the BDE (the engine driving it
all) has also been dead for five years.. using any internal SQL Link -
ODBC
driver will usually be an interface with a very old version of your
platform, with many black holes.. and quite possibly the same result, the
other way around, because ost companies aren't maintaining and updating
their links to the BDE, either..

Hi Steve,

i think you are right. In the moment i am just checking the options to
make
offers to my customer. If i can keep it on paradox for 10 more years i
will
save him the money for porting to e.g. .NET. But i must make sure that the
application will continue to run for that timespan.

Ciao, Dirk.