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

----- Original Message -----

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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