jwhiteman1967
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UBUNTU, PERVASIVE Database and WINE
Hello All,
I am relatively new to Linux. I am trying to get it to run a Windows app using WINE. I have wine installed. I have my network shares created and mounted. I have used WINECFG to mape I: to a network share.
I have my ODBC drivers loaded and they connect to the DB successfully. The only problem is that when I actually run the windows app it states it cannot open the DB file. The windows apps expects to find the data and config files on the mapped I: drive.
Do mounted shares act the same as the mapped network drives in windows? If not how do I achieve that functionality. When I try to install Pervasive and it wants to test the network connection, it states the mapped I: drive is a local drive and not a network drive; normally under Windows it is looked at as a NETWORKED drive. I would like to get this working because the alternative, VMWARE defeats the purpose of my goal of moving away from WINDOWS.
I am relatively new to Linux. I am trying to get it to run a Windows app using WINE. I have wine installed. I have my network shares created and mounted. I have used WINECFG to mape I: to a network share.
I have my ODBC drivers loaded and they connect to the DB successfully. The only problem is that when I actually run the windows app it states it cannot open the DB file. The windows apps expects to find the data and config files on the mapped I: drive.
Do mounted shares act the same as the mapped network drives in windows? If not how do I achieve that functionality. When I try to install Pervasive and it wants to test the network connection, it states the mapped I: drive is a local drive and not a network drive; normally under Windows it is looked at as a NETWORKED drive. I would like to get this working because the alternative, VMWARE defeats the purpose of my goal of moving away from WINDOWS.
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Pervasive is actually trying to use the data that is on I:. All the data files, etc reside on I:
Do any of the Pervasive tools work to access the data on the I: drive?
If not, what error is returned?
If not, what error is returned?
ASKER
I get the error message:
SP2 error:
open-file failed - abort?
Looks like it cannot find or open a file.
my ODBC connects just fine.
SP2 error:
open-file failed - abort?
Looks like it cannot find or open a file.
my ODBC connects just fine.
Which tool generated that error? Was there a number?
ASKER
There wasn't an error number and I am not sure if a 'tool' generated the error. It may be generated by the program I am trying to get running. This machine is just a data collection machine and thus, does not need much other than the pervasive client software installed.
Without knowing the underlying Btrieve error that's being returned, diagnosing is going to be very difficult.
If you try to open an application data file (that's on drive I:) using the Pervasive Function Executor (WBEXEC32.EXE in PVSW\BIN), does it work or does it give an error? If it gives an error, what is it.
If you try to open an application data file (that's on drive I:) using the Pervasive Function Executor (WBEXEC32.EXE in PVSW\BIN), does it work or does it give an error? If it gives an error, what is it.
ASKER
Win I run WBEXEC32.EXE in PVSW\BIN it opens and appears to run, but I cannot do anything. I have to "break" out of it to stop it.
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No other help received.
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Did not know if there was any solution, will award points for a good try.
Do any of the Pervasive tools work to access the data on the I: drive?