>A client had a workstation unexpectedly decide to quit. On that machine was a 3+ year old application that used a Watcom SQL engine to look at the data.
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>File: PATIENT.DB - hex dumped the header on the file to confirm it had Watcom copyrights.
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>The application was restored from a backup but would not run on the new machine.
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>The original installation diskettes do not install. Read error.
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>The company is out of business.
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>I need the ability to extract the information out of the file. I could hex the file and map it but that would not be an inexpensive solution to extract this information. It contains minimal patient information along with a report.
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>Sorry if I am in the wrong category.
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>Thanks in advance,
>Ray.
If memory serves, the owner of that product (after a couple of corporate mergers) is now Sybase
www.sybase.comI believe it morphed into Sybase SQL Anywhere (or whatever they're calling it these days).
Regards. Al
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