Hi Willy, I actually wrote a Foxpro for Unix app years ago. The code is roughly 80% the same as dos. I wrote it in FPD26 and compiled it in the Unix version for distribution. It is basically the same as any FPD26 app and almost any FPD26 programmer could help with the conversion to VFP. I recommend a complete rewrite of the app in VFP instead of a conversion though. Others have already given you justifications for the switch to VFP. The main justification I know of is there will no longer be any Unix administration required (expensive) to install the app, configure printers, etc. I handled all of that myself, but I don't think that it is common on Unix systems for the developer to also be a Unix admin. As you know, very little administration is required for VFP apps on windows sytems and there are more knowledgeable people at a cheaper cost to draw on if necessary.

Tracy

>Hi everybody,
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>I'd like to know if anybody has done a conversion from a fox2.5 for unix system into a visual fox system. I would like to know if someone has experienced this kind of transition already.
>If so your input would be greatly appreciated as much as any pointer to any
>resource to help me formulate an argument to move from a fox 2.5 unix system into a win2k system. The unix system works well but I'm not sure what could be missed by not upgrading to newer technology. The counterargument is that it is expensive and the benefits aren't too obvious.
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>Thanks.