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From: neal@mnopltd.UUCP
Newsgroups: comp.databases
Subject: Has anyone used PROGRESS in multiple environments?
Message-ID: <98@mnopltd.UUCP>
Date: 27 Jul 90 22:40:19 GMT
Reply-To: gatech!stiatl!mnopltd!neal
Organization: MNOP Ltd., Atlanta, Ga.
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->Does anyone have experience in developing PROGRESS applications and/or running 
->them on multiple platforms (e.g. VMS, DOS LANS, UNIX, etc.)?
->
->I'd be interested in hearing about the database engine, the 4GL toolset, and 
->in experiences porting from one platform to another.

Yup, we have several applications which are sold on Dos, Lans, Xenix, Unix, 
Leanix, Moonix, and we have several threats for Vms.   Porting is a snap, 
especially in version 5.   We have written scripts which just about do it in
our sleep.  The ability to xcode your source means you only need a run-time
on each machine.   (PS: remember to xcode the source for dbrestrict too)

We develop on Xenix and use Vp/ix to produce the DOS stuff; as a matter of
fact, the DOS progress compiler reads the Xenix source code just fine. 

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