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From: jimb@.UUCP (Jim Brandt)
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Subject: Need Tool or Paper to Port MSWind to XWindows
Summary: Need Tool and paper discussing problems and tolls avail in porting MS t
Keywords: port windows microsoft motif
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Date: 4 Aug 90 21:45:25 GMT
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Plese excuse this posting it it happened twice.  The system was shutdown
in the middle of my prior attempt.

Message follows:

I am looking for a tool and a paper that addresses the porting of Microsoft
windows to X windows.

The tool would take Microsoft Dialog files (.dlg) and (.rc) files and generate
a UIL on X11 Motif.  Under X windows, HP has a builder called UIMX.  UIMX can
read UIL, and generate C code.  This would provide one method of implementing
the portation.

Another method would be to take the compiled MS (.RES) resource file, and
generate UIL code or C code.

Has anyone developed a tool, or investigated this problem?

The application I have is a Microsoft version 2.1 (soon to
be version 3.0) with 200+ dialog boxes.  It is a Network Management application
that Runs with HP Openview Windows.   The port would be to X11 Motif
with HP Openview under UNIX.

Thanks for any help,


Jim Brandt