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From: mpd@anomaly.SBS.COM (Michael P. Deignan)
Newsgroups: comp.databases,comp.dcom.lans
Subject: Re: Convert Clipper app to network, other network questions
Message-ID: <1991Jan29.225821.4179@anomaly.SBS.COM>
Date: 29 Jan 91 22:58:21 GMT
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Organization: Small Business Systems, Inc., Esmond, RI  02917
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haverlan@tramp.colorado.edu (HAVERLAND MARC BRADLEY) writes:

>I'm looking for a utility that will ease the task of converting a large
>Clipper Summer '87 application to a network version.  It seems like a 
>process that could be automated, but I haven't seen anything like this.
>Any leads you could provide would be great.

I don't know of one, but it is rather easy to convert. Basically, it
amounts to little more than placing RLOCK/FLOCK statements in their
appropiate places.

>Does Clipper 5.0 leave more memory available in general?  I'm currently
>having out of memory problems, and it will get worse with the addition
>of a network driver.

I have a similar application; it got worse with 5.0.

MD
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