From: "Rajen M. Parekh" rajparekh@vsnl.net
systems. Reason ? No DOS. Of course, there is a DOS prompt/ Command prompt in Win XP, but it is does not work the way good old DOS works. So, almost all the systems which run FOXPRO apps still run either Win 95 or Win 98. You can get this verified from your local computer assembler.
Actually what you have as the dos prompt is the NTVDM (NT Virtual DOS Machine) which SUCKS at emulating the functionality of DOS and actually runs very few native DOS programs. I have Win2k3 server, FC2 but I still have WinME. Reason? Same as you backward-compatibility :).
I understand that in the Unix world each software/program normally does one thing, and it does it best. Maybe that is the reason that Sql servers do what they are supposed to and not get into front ends. But then the disadvantage is what I have jotted above. I would like if some developers can come out with good suggestions to fill this gap.
May be a toned down version of MySQL or such database server would help.
BTW, I liked your post. It was quite informative :).
Regards, Dinesh.
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