On May 10, 2:09 pm, "Bill Bach" <golds...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> Mostly. Remember that the old DOS requesters are hard-coded to use SPX
> as a trans****t protocol. If you try to use them on a newer Windows
> server, then you'll need to properly install and configure SPX on the
> server as well. (Please see the MS docs on this -- most people
> configure SPX incorrectly when they try to do it.)
>
> The newer DOSBOX redirector goes through the Win32 client, and thus
> uses TCP by default, which is much more efficient, and usually faster.
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>
> Distalgesic wrote:
> > On May 9, 4:26 pm, "Bill Bach" <golds...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>
> > > Other than that, you should not need anything else. Files are never
> > > "seen" by the database until the application attempts to open them,
> > > and usually this is done through a drive letter connection or UNC
> > > pathname. As long as the app knows to open the files on (for
> > > example) Drive K, and if drive K is mapped to the database server,
> > > then all should work.
>
> > So basically I copy my existing 6.15 files into a folder, tell the
> > management console where the database is, map up my drives and launch
> > my application and away we go?
>
> > I will try the existing requester first then give the new one a whirl,
> > don't want to be having to change too much at once, got over 100 PCs
> > connecting to the legacy server so a server replacement initially
> > would be less work.
>
> > > If you get Status 11, 12, or 35, try disabling the Client-side
> > > setting for "Embedded Spaces", as some older apps use a space as a
> > > filename terminator.
> > > Goldstar Software Inc.
> > > Pervasive-based Products, Training & Services
> > > Bill Bach
> > > BillB...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > > http://www.goldstarsoftware.com
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>
> > > Distalgesic wrote:
> > > > We currently have a Novell Netware 3.20 based Btrieve 6.15 legacy
> > > > application which we are looking to hopefully migrate to a newer
> > > > platform. The legacy application is DOS-based and has some quite
> > > > tight memory restrictions.
>
> > > > I have downloaded some trial versions of V9 and installed it on a
> > > > virtual server but am struggling to see how to get my existing
> > > > files to be recognised by the server. I created a database and
> > > > pointed it at a folder containing my files but nothing seems to
> > > > be happening.
>
> > > > I know I've done something wrong but can't seem to find anything
> > > > about doing this sort of upgrade.
>
> > > > Plus, will I be able to use my 6.15 requester to access the files
> > > > on the new server setup as I don't really want to have to fiddle
> > > > about with my client setups.
Many thanks for you help mate, am setting up a virtual PC to do my
testing so will go straight to the IP config and see how we go .... I
may be back for more help real soon :)
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