Applications built with Synergy/DE (DBL, OpenVMS Dibol) located on the LINUX OS are in need of a face lift! Intensive use of ISAM files provide the business solutions. These business solutions are aquired by text screen menus and are considered non-marketable. My ambition/goal here is to provide the efficentcy via GUI. Open ended time-line.

I am required to -
Become familier with the LINUX OS. OK - I can move around.
Compile/Link/ and Run DBL apps. OK - simular to COBOL and C.

(Now... let's see if I can formulate a question... thinking out loud)

Can VFP be run on LINUX?
Is a Third party software purchase required? Is it FoxTalk?

Being hard-core Fox, I believe the solution is FoxPro, am I wrong?
Should the newer version of Synergex products be pursued? (Learn ADO/OLE DB)

For order entry:
Windows and Linux: Maybe a nice Grid or Entry-Screen/Grid combo written in VFP.

For reports:
If VFP could launch (start) the existing LINUX applications (dbr /home/edgar/test/sorprpt01), then the GUI menu (also running on LINUX) would only need to be updated for 'change of report selection' which could be handled in a graphical table.

For Graphs or Grids:
Using VFP, I would need to be able to read the created ISAM's whose definitions reside in the respected ddd text-like files. Seems feasible and expandable.

Of course, if VFP could access the data directly thru SQL commands, rebuilding everything in VFP would be great, but I don't think the legacy-programmers would agree.

I open this thread to all comments/suggestions/critizations (be kind).

TIA