One of my clients has the following LAN configuration in his company:
1 Windows 2003 Server, housing my VFP9 application
X number of Windows XP machines, which access the above application from =
an icon on their desktops
1 new Linux machine
Question:
is it possible to access the application on the WK2003 server from the =
Linux machine, as an icon, similar to what today is happening with the =
XP machines?
Please reply taking the following into consideration:
technical feasibility, pros and cons
licensing issues
TIA
Rafael Copquin
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Many years ago there was a version of Fox for Unix - circa the
Foxbase+/FoxPro for DOS. But, that died many years ago (as I don't think
there was EVER a Unix version of VFP).=20
I'm no expert on Linux, but, since VFP is tied to Windows environments -
I suspect you may have to have some kind of Windows emulator running on
Linux to run your VFP app. Although, again - I am no Linux expert - but,
just taking a guess at the situation!
-K-
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From: profoxtech-bounces@leafe.com [mailto:profoxtech-bounces@leafe.com]
On Behalf Of Rafael Copquin
Sent: Tuesday, August 11, 2009 10:02 AM
To: profoxtech@leafe.com
Subject: vfp,windows server 2003 and linux
One of my clients has the following LAN configuration in his company:
1 Windows 2003 Server, housing my VFP9 application
X number of Windows XP machines, which access the above application from
an icon on their desktops
1 new Linux machine
Question:
is it possible to access the application on the WK2003 server from the
Linux machine, as an icon, similar to what today is happening with the
XP machines?
Please reply taking the following into consideration:
technical feasibility, pros and cons
licensing issues
TIA
Rafael Copquin
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Rafael,
Only if you run a Virtual machine (VM environment) on the Linux machine.
Dave Crozier
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Of Rafael Copquin
Sent: 11 August 2009 15:02
To: profoxtech@leafe.com
Subject: vfp,windows server 2003 and linux
One of my clients has the following LAN configuration in his company:
1 Windows 2003 Server, housing my VFP9 application
X number of Windows XP machines, which access the above application from an
icon on their desktops
1 new Linux machine
Question:
is it possible to access the application on the WK2003 server from the Linux
machine, as an icon, similar to what today is happening with the XP
machines?
Please reply taking the following into consideration:
technical feasibility, pros and cons
licensing issues
TIA
Rafael Copquin
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Rafael,
In my haste to answer, I forgot to add that the VM environment needs to be
loaded up with M$ operating system software capable of supporting VFP.
Dave Crozier
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From: profox-bounces@leafe.com [mailto:profox-bounces@leafe.com] On Behalf
Of Rafael Copquin
Sent: 11 August 2009 15:02
To: profoxtech@leafe.com
Subject: vfp,windows server 2003 and linux
One of my clients has the following LAN configuration in his company:
1 Windows 2003 Server, housing my VFP9 application
X number of Windows XP machines, which access the above application from an
icon on their desktops
1 new Linux machine
Question:
is it possible to access the application on the WK2003 server from the Linux
machine, as an icon, similar to what today is happening with the XP
machines?
Please reply taking the following into consideration:
technical feasibility, pros and cons
licensing issues
TIA
Rafael Copquin
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Rafael Copquin wrote:
> One of my clients has the following LAN configuration in his company:
>
> 1 Windows 2003 Server, housing my VFP9 application
> X number of Windows XP machines, which access the above application from an icon on their desktops
> 1 new Linux machine
>
>
> Question:
>
> is it possible to access the application on the WK2003 server from the Linux machine, as an icon, similar to what today is happening with the XP machines?
>
> Please reply taking the following into consideration:
>
> technical feasibility, pros and cons
> licensing issues
>
>
>
You could run the app by running an RDP session on the 2003 server. I'm
pretty sure I've done that from a linux machine at home and got on our
RDP server at work. Don't know about costs etc. but we use:
Winconnect server XP
http://www.thinsoftinc.com/index.aspx
Peter
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I was just remoting into a W2K3 just a minute ago from my Linux laptop.
I'm using krdc (from KDE) and I think GNOME has their own version. grdc
perhaps? Both should be free and come with common distros.
Peter Cushing wrote:
> You could run the app by running an RDP session on the 2003 server. I'm
> pretty sure I've done that from a linux machine at home and got on our
> RDP server at work. Don't know about costs etc. but we use:
>
> Winconnect server XP
>
> http://www.thinsoftinc.com/index.aspx
>
Could you expand on that, Kevin, please?
What is krdc, what is KDE url? what is GNOME?
Thanks
Rafael
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From: "Kevin Cully" <kcully@cullytechnologies.com>
To: <profoxtech@leafe.com>
Sent: Tuesday, August 11, 2009 11:40 AM
Subject: Re: vfp,windows server 2003 and linux
>I was just remoting into a W2K3 just a minute ago from my Linux laptop.
> I'm using krdc (from KDE) and I think GNOME has their own version. grdc
> perhaps? Both should be free and come with common distros.
>
>
> Peter Cushing wrote:
>> You could run the app by running an RDP session on the 2003 server. I'm
>> pretty sure I've done that from a linux machine at home and got on our
>> RDP server at work. Don't know about costs etc. but we use:
>>
>> Winconnect server XP
>>
>> http://www.thinsoftinc.com/index.aspx
>>
>
>
>
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Thanks, I'm aware of that, but that is not the issue. I want to run the app
on the WK2003 server, but accessing it from the LINUX machine.
Rafael
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From: "Kurt Wendt" <kurtwendt@waitex.com>
To: <profoxtech@leafe.com>
Sent: Tuesday, August 11, 2009 11:18 AM
Subject: RE: vfp,windows server 2003 and linux
> Many years ago there was a version of Fox for Unix - circa the
> Foxbase+/FoxPro for DOS. But, that died many years ago (as I don't think
> there was EVER a Unix version of VFP).
>
> I'm no expert on Linux, but, since VFP is tied to Windows environments -
> I suspect you may have to have some kind of Windows emulator running on
> Linux to run your VFP app. Although, again - I am no Linux expert - but,
> just taking a guess at the situation!
>
> -K-
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: profoxtech-bounces@leafe.com [mailto:profoxtech-bounces@leafe.com]
> On Behalf Of Rafael Copquin
> Sent: Tuesday, August 11, 2009 10:02 AM
> To: profoxtech@leafe.com
> Subject: vfp,windows server 2003 and linux
>
> One of my clients has the following LAN configuration in his company:
>
> 1 Windows 2003 Server, housing my VFP9 application
> X number of Windows XP machines, which access the above application from
> an icon on their desktops
> 1 new Linux machine
>
>
> Question:
>
> is it possible to access the application on the WK2003 server from the
> Linux machine, as an icon, similar to what today is happening with the
> XP machines?
>
> Please reply taking the following into consideration:
>
> technical feasibility, pros and cons
> licensing issues
>
> TIA
>
> Rafael Copquin
>
>
>
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Unlike Windows, Linux is made up of layers. You can make choices in
what layers you use. Windows talks to the hardware, video, sound,
keyboards, printers, etc. You pretty much get a [huge] bundle that
makes up Windows.
At the core of everything is Linux itself. We all commonly misuse the
word "Linux" to mean an entire system but Linux is really just this core
OS. On top of this Linux core, can sit different GUI systems. Two
common desktop GUI systems are GNOME and KDE. There are others but I'll
leave it that point. GNOME and KDE present you with a UI that would
remind you of Windows or the Mac OS. You can double click on icons,
maximize and minimize windows, etc.
Along with these GUI systems come commonly installed programs. The
programs we were talking about allow you to remotely control Windows
2003 and other Windows systems (and Linux systems and Mac systems) is
called "krdc" and "gnome-rdp". Since I use KDE, I click on the krdc
icon on my desktop, and it asks me which server I want to connect to.
After I make my choice to connect to a Windows 2003 server, inside of
that window is the server desktop asking me for my login information.
Once logged in, I can do anything I can normally do from the keyboard at
the server. Sweet. (and free as in beer.)
As a side note, GNOME appears to be more popular with Linux distros.
After a few minutes of practice, both are very easy to use and you'll
feel right at home.
HTH.
Rafael Copquin wrote:
> Could you expand on that, Kevin, please?
>
> What is krdc, what is KDE url? what is GNOME?
>
> Thanks
> Rafael
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Kevin Cully" <kcully@cullytechnologies.com>
> To: <profoxtech@leafe.com>
> Sent: Tuesday, August 11, 2009 11:40 AM
> Subject: Re: vfp,windows server 2003 and linux
>
>
>
>> I was just remoting into a W2K3 just a minute ago from my Linux laptop.
>> I'm using krdc (from KDE) and I think GNOME has their own version. grdc
>> perhaps? Both should be free and come with common distros.
>>
>>
>> Peter Cushing wrote:
>>
>>> You could run the app by running an RDP session on the 2003 server. I'm
>>> pretty sure I've done that from a linux machine at home and got on our
>>> RDP server at work. Don't know about costs etc. but we use:
>>>
>>> Winconnect server XP
>>>
>>> http://www.thinsoftinc.com/index.aspx
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
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Remote desktop client for Linux. There you go.
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Alan Bourke
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