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  Date: Dec 11    Category: Unix / Linux / Ubuntu    Views: 1590
  

i really need your help regarding to my problem
regarding how to install visual foxpro in ubuntu and a microsoft
windows base program, this program is hospital system and we planning
to migrate our computer station to ubuntu but the problem is that i
can't run the program in ubuntu, i also try it in wine but it didn't
help. so i need your help to solved my problem...

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7 Answers Found

 
Answer #1    Answered On: Dec 11    

From the time M$ bought out Foxpro, they have successively
withdrawn support for platforms other than windows. I don't
know if the article listed below will help any with getting it
to run under wine:
paulmcnett.com/vfp/wine/VFPonLinux_foxtalk1.html

 
Answer #2    Answered On: Dec 11    

I am afraid it would be impossible. In this case, in my opinion it would be
better to browse the web under Linux and use Windows on the PCs when you need to
use Windows programs.
I will start right now to search for equivalents.
I found this here
roaksoax.wordpress.com/.../visual-fox-pro-6-and-psqlodbc-on-ubuntu\
-with-wine/

Maybe if you have a DOS version of Foxpro it would work better in Dosbox. I
could see that the old Dos programs work better in Dosbox than the Windows
programs in Wine. Also, I was surprised that Dosbox is of better quality than
Windows's NTVDM, as it runs a lot more programs, but still the Freedos operating
system is better than Dosbox. With Dosbox I had the surprise that some DOS
programs ran too slowly or too fast (just a few exceptions, the rest ran
normally).

Please send me your copy of Foxpro to see what I can do here. I have Linux
Mint (derived from Ubuntu 8.04) and I have installed Wine and Dosbox. After that
I will delete Foxpro.
This would be a good exercise for Romania.

 
Answer #3    Answered On: Dec 11    

This is a page of equivalents.
....linuxquestions.org/.../Linux_software_equivalent_to_Windows_softwar\
e
Most of them I have not tried yet.

 
Answer #4    Answered On: Dec 11    

You could try CrossOver, it's not free but it might work.

 
Answer #5    Answered On: Dec 11    

I can understand wanting to stay with the old, but why not convert
your db to MySQL? By choosing Linux for your computer opporating
system, the server (Apache) PHP inabled with MySQL db placed behind a
firewall can be used for access using a web browser from anyplace,
even the CEO's home, making a central database that will be cross
platform and extendable, for any future expansion. A web programmer
can modify forms, and using a dynamic display program like media wiki
may well cover your back side well after MS goes belly up from there
foolish business model. You could choose one of the many CMS open
source programs to make access by different departments more user
friendly, and Media Wiki is only one solution.

this link http://tinyurl.com/5oze64 offers information on how to
import your foxpro db to a MySQL data base, After you have converted
your data base to MySQL you will have the best data base today.

 
Answer #6    Answered On: Dec 11    

that tinyurl you suggested does not seem to be alive.
Can you give me the full url? Thanks.
I need to upgrade some Fox databases to mySQL.

 
Answer #7    Answered On: Dec 11    

Did you see what Crossover Office has to say about it? Sometimes that
can tweak out the bundled wine that comes with it to run programs wine
by itself won't.

Visual Foxpro...

Sounds familiar, what does it do?

 
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