>>PMFJI. I have done many conversions, and I can tell you that it will probably take you two to three times more time to "convert and adapt" the application than to rewrite it completely.
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>He says "...The user wants it to look just like his old program - doesn't want to spend $$ modernizing it." . In that case convert is the best way.

I don't agree. He wants the program to look like the old Dos program, which is a real PITA to accomplish, and extremely time consuming, if at all possible. My point is that user must decide whether he wants the program to look like the old program at a relativelt high price, or get a new, modern program at a lower price.