Hopefully this is a silly question...

I have a web-based CGI application written to use the best of jBASE.
Worked great from the conception to the actual implementation(s). I
have a request now to port the application to a Universe Windows
server. Having never experienced Universe I was wondering if my jBASE
executables and dlls will run as they do now.

Basically I can run my jBASE program from a telnet session, from a
Windows command prompt or from a browser. All providing that my
environment is set up properly.

Do I have that same functionality in Universe?

Thats a difficult one..

If you were going the other way (Universe to jBASE) then I would say no
problem.

You should be able to port the application to Universe, though depending on
how much jBase specific stuff you've used you will probably need to alter
the code. I don't know how Universe specifically supports CGI - it's a
doddle with jBASe because the executable can be run straight from the
browser. I'm sure Universe supports some way of running CGI code, but
others will have to comment.

Regards
Simon
"Sal Tarantola" <starantola (AT) nyc (DOT) rr.com> wrote

"Sal Tarantola" <starantola (AT) nyc (DOT) rr.com> wrote

Because BASIC programs and subroutines compile into executables and dll's in
jbase, all you would have to do is port your source over to UniVerse and
recompile. The only caveat would be if there are executables and dll's in
your app that are NOT compiled BASIC code.

-Bruce

BUT - Universe does not compile the basic down to an exe or a dll so
the method of using the resultant code as cgi will be different - i.e.
you can run a compiled and cataloged universe basic program from the OS
by doing uvpath/bin/UVSH.exe BasicProgName but it may not work as a cgi
as there may be other parts to the app as Bruce states.


rgds
Symeon
www.a2c-ltd.com

<symeonb (AT) gmail (DOT) com> wrote

Right. I guess I stated what jbase *does* and forgot to specifically state
that UniVerse doesn't compile to exe or dll. Thanks for the clarification,
Symeon!

-Bruce