LINUX USERS

[douglasw32]

Anyone out there fianlly sick of windows...I went to Fedora 4 and love it, got everything working in a week after a bit of a learning curve.

Here is my Question....

LINUX, DRF single file format....

How can I open that baby in open office like I used to access.

I used to use the bris utility - no can do now.

[nowgoeasy]

Open Source implementation of the Windows (http://www.microsoft.com/windows/) API on top of X (http://www.x.org/X11_protocol.html) and Unix.Allowing many unmodified Windows programs to run on x86-based Unixes, including Linux (http://www.linux.org/), FreeBSD (http://www.freebsd.org/), and Solaris (http://wwws.sun.com/software/solaris/).

http://www.winehq.com/

Wine Binary Downloads
http://www.winehq.com/site/download

Wine Screenshot Gallery
http://www.winehq.com/site?ss=1

[tahoesid]

OpenOffice Packs a Powerful New Database Punch
http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1895,1875288,00.asp


OpenOffice.org database application: A first look review


http://software.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=05/01/25/1758245


How to use OpenOffice 2.0's database tool


http://searchopensource.techtarget.com/tip/1,289483,sid39_gci1148271,00.html






As to what you do with it after you get it into the database....that would take a bit of learning with a program able to get to the data.....php, python, etc
mono has a VB type language available as well as Real Basic which will work in Windows and Linux....the Linux version is available for free...or was anyways

[BillW]

Doug,

If that Bris utility is DOS based, you may look at this ...

http://www.jaegertech.com/dosboxer

and the underlying dosbox. Never tried it, just know that it exists.

Bill

[michiken]

I personally made a website using a mysql database to import the data but you can also use gnumeric which is a light weight spreadsheet.

Use yum (Yellowdog update manager) to install it:

1. Open a terminal.
2. Go to super user by typing su and enter the root password.
3. Type in yum install gnumeric.
4. Go back to your normal user by typing in 'exit' in the terminal when done.
5. There is a graphical installer too. yum install yumex should do it.

After extracting the data, you will have to rename the .drf file to a .csv file for the import to work.

[douglasw32]

NICE!!!! I knew someone would have a solution.
:jump:

[richrosa]

... not handicapping, but...

for the record, Fedora Core 4 rocks.

Besides managing my racing database and application, it manages my PVR (MythTV - TV recorder), my jukebox feeding my home sound system with 4 concurrent output streams, my digital photos archive, acts as a fileserver, and serves up my email without breaking a sweat.

Wine works great. A commercial version of Wine can be found here: http://www.codeweavers.com/ This works like a charm and can run nearly any windows application that I throw at it including Windows Media Player for BRIS streams.

[DJofSD]

Wandering of topic, however, this thread reaffirms what I've meant to do for sometime now. That is, get back into UNIX.

In my professional position as an IBM dinosaur, my day to day activities demand some knowledge and understanding of UNIX which is an adjunct to the environment I support. In the past I've support Sun workstations and Apollo workstations. I use as my primary WINTEL tool Delphi which as a LYNIX port called KYLIX.

Maybe I should just do it. I've got a P-III system used for MS-DOS, Ive got System Commander, and I even have a CD floating around for KYLIX. Wow, cross platform development. Could be fun.

What DBMS software is supported in both environments?

[BillW]

What DBMS software is supported in both environments?

Postgres is rock solid with large multi-gigabyte databases (I've used it for 7 or 8 years now). PA's site runs on MySQL and from what I hear is catching up.

[michiken]

I had absolutely zero experience with Linux or Unix based systems when I first chose to make the switch. I just got tired of Billy Gates stipulating how I should run and control my computer. I applaud all of the hard work that the open source developers have done. It has given me freedom from the M$ tax.

Since I have no programming experience, the learning curve was steep. Fortunately, GOOGLE is GOOD (according to PA's post) and you almost find free answers for any question you may have. Beats paying for tech support.

I had many years of running DOS based stuff so I had a comforbility factor with a Linux terminal. At least now I am in control of my computer though I am far from being an expert.

The only thing that I have not been able to do is to get ACAD running under linux. For the times that I need it, I keep a dual boot with an obsolete WinME.

If your hesitant, download one of the Linux live cd's. You can tell the bios to boot from the CD first (instead of the hard drive) and test run the OS. See my other threads in the computer forum.

What really scares me is the upcoming Windows Vista. Their digital rights management will be linked with an umbilical cord to your credit card! No thanks!

Three simple words of encouragment about linux ---> 'Just DO IT'.

[douglasw32]

Rich, you surpass GEEKDOM in my book :) :) (that's a compliment)

to echo michikin...I fix windows workstations all day long, virus,spyware trojans etc....I can not believe vista is set to have the company causing the problem offer to protect you from it for more $$$ they have like 6 versions of vista coming out, all overpriced, all needing new hardware to run it (so they say).

It is just nuts...So I figured I should practice what I preach and switch, took me about a week to be POSITIVE I WOULD NEVER TURN BACK.

and I bought codeweavers for 40 bucks thats a darn good deal...and it supports the biggies like office, autocad,photoshop and dreamweaver...now any excuse I had to return to windows is really gone !

[BIG49010]

Maybe you can help me out, I have been using a Paradox for dos, for 20 years now. It runs rather slow in Windows XP, if went to Linux do you think it would be better. It currently takes about 30 seconds per horse to do the 300 plus calculations I have programed in.

Any suggestions?

[nowgoeasy]

Try DOSBox

http://dosbox.sourceforge.net/wiki/index.php

Beginners Guide to Running DOS Games/Applications on Windows XP/2000

http://www.sysopt.com/tutorials/article.php/12034_3532691_1

[linrom1]

What really scares me is the upcoming Windows Vista. Their digital rights management will be linked with an umbilical cord to your credit card! No thanks!

Three simple words of encouragment about linux ---> 'Just DO IT'.

Tha's why dumped Ubet :jump: , it requires IE and media security upgrade(DMRs) just to watch video. Since I play some freebies :D , I can't have media player spying on me. :jump:

[douglasw32]

I have to mention this, been at it like 2 weeks now with Linux and I will bever go back, to top it all off since handicapping is the point here.

I installed DOSBOX, simple...compared to some things in linux.

Downloaded INFOTRAN.EXE from brisnet, and selected OPEN WITH DOSBOX

It extracted all the files and I can run ITF.EXE, just like I did in windows to shorten the single file format...and open in open office.org.

All of this without a WINDOWS Operating System, or Microsoft Office !

[thoroughbred]

I recall, how before Microsoft, that so many of the various software applications were incompatible with each other.

Microsoft, served us all pretty well by setting standards which allowed developers of thousands and thousands of systems to be assured that when they introduced a product, it would be workable on the vast majority of computers. Without such assurance, many would not have invested their time and money to develop so many of the applications that we find so useful today.

It is true that individual computer users may find alternatives to their liking, and, often, for good reason, but we still have to keep in mind that Microsoft eliminated the "Tower of Babel" that existed.

As an aside, for information, here's the latest on the next generation Windows Operating Systems:
http://www.vnunet.com/vnunet/news/2151055/microsoft-confirms-vista

[michiken]

As an aside, for information, here's the latest on the next generation Windows Operating Systems:

:ThmbDown::ThmbDown::ThmbDown::ThmbDown: No more MS for me thanks!