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From: STORK@mit-mc.ARPA
Newsgroups: net.micro.cpm
Subject: dBASE Query
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Date: Sat, 15-Mar-86 00:46:47 EST
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I need to know about compatibility between dBASEII CP/M
and dBASEII IBM-PC/MS-DOS

A friend wants to computerize his small business.  I want to help
him.  I have CP/M and do not want to change to MS-DOS for myself,
but he needs to go to MS-DOS instead of
trying to use CP/M.

My question: Is there any compatibility problem between dBASEII
versiuons on the two operating systems?  I plan to develop his
system using CP/M, and then transfer the files (CMD and DBF, etc)
to his MS-DOS system either by modem or by disk.  But before
we comitt to that approach, I need to know about any Gotchas that may lurk in
the background.

I know that there is incompatibility between dBASEII and dBASEIII, but that's
not the issue we're considering.  We need to know if there are problems between dBASEII across the CP/M and MS-DOS boundary.

Please respond direct to STORK@MIT-MC, for I do not read infor-IBMPC.  Will
summarize and submit to nets if there is interest.

Thnaks,  Eric