vfp 9 and macintosh
Hello Experts,
Our new customer happens to have a system already finished long ago that works just fine with his company.
His developer company long ago does not exist anymore...
We have explained him that its better to develop a new software that does the same work....
only problem is developing again is too expensive for him.
So the customers wants us to install his legacy software in a network of five macintosh that he has at work.
besides the windows simulator for mac.. is there any suggestion or database or app in mac that you can suggest us to use or transfer the database ?
Regards,
Our new customer happens to have a system already finished long ago that works just fine with his company.
His developer company long ago does not exist anymore...
We have explained him that its better to develop a new software that does the same work....
only problem is developing again is too expensive for him.
So the customers wants us to install his legacy software in a network of five macintosh that he has at work.
besides the windows simulator for mac.. is there any suggestion or database or app in mac that you can suggest us to use or transfer the database ?
Regards,
Hi,
I think that simulating with VMware Fusion Pro might be the best way to go. With Fusion your customer can run apps as if they were native to the Mac, snapshot a pristine OS with the app on it so you can back in time if needed (helps when things go wonky or get infected), Fusion Pro gives quite a few Developer options, and a $150 it's price effective. Here is a link: Link
Hope this helps.
I think that simulating with VMware Fusion Pro might be the best way to go. With Fusion your customer can run apps as if they were native to the Mac, snapshot a pristine OS with the app on it so you can back in time if needed (helps when things go wonky or get infected), Fusion Pro gives quite a few Developer options, and a $150 it's price effective. Here is a link: Link
Hope this helps.
ASKER
Pcelba,
We are using win 10, so far that vfp9 app is working fine.
yes all app instances share one database.
We would like to know ifthere is like a vfp9 version for mac ?
or something that will make it work directly without the windows simulator.
So far the custmer has the sources that were given to him when the other company disappeared.
Nobody is going into translating those source files because of costs.
But maybe there is something we can use ?
We are using win 10, so far that vfp9 app is working fine.
yes all app instances share one database.
We would like to know ifthere is like a vfp9 version for mac ?
or something that will make it work directly without the windows simulator.
So far the custmer has the sources that were given to him when the other company disappeared.
Nobody is going into translating those source files because of costs.
But maybe there is something we can use ?
ASKER
Justin Pierce,
Our techs will test that possibility this afternoon...
Our techs will test that possibility this afternoon...
The last MAC version running foxpro for MAC is already old itself, you can't run this on Mac OSX, And the last FoxPro for MAC also is legacy. No, there is no VFP9 for MAC.
See http://www.foxprohistory.org/foxprotimeline.htm
The last MAC versionj of Foxpro was 3.0 and is from 1995, At that time you had MAC OS 7.5.1 and models of that year ran OS up to Verion 9.1, I don't think Foxpro MAC runs there and it's also much more likely you have a Foxpro 2.6 for MAC.
Bye, Olaf.
See http://www.foxprohistory.org/foxprotimeline.htm
The last MAC versionj of Foxpro was 3.0 and is from 1995, At that time you had MAC OS 7.5.1 and models of that year ran OS up to Verion 9.1, I don't think Foxpro MAC runs there and it's also much more likely you have a Foxpro 2.6 for MAC.
Bye, Olaf.
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Thank you!
We are now planning to develop gradually and cost effective.
We are now planning to develop gradually and cost effective.
Do all the app instances share one database or do they have local data?
Also, what Windows version do you plan to use? There are some known shared data access conflicts in newer operating systems...