On Thu, 2004-09-30 at 09:02, Stu Glancy wrote: > Brian Leach wrote: > > >Stu, > > > >The problem is you obviously haven't *embraced* the new technology ! > > > >Flat files - Sooo yesterday. > > > >Now what you should have done is spent a few weeks designing and building an > >XML schema (preferably using an overpriced and complex 'now' tool like Visio > >or .Net), then exported the data from Mentor into that schema, and finally > >spent more weeks remapping the schema onto UniVerse... > > > >That would have been the modern approach. > > > >There you go. See how far forward technology has taken us. > > > >Brian "cynical - who me?" Leach > > > > > >Microgen Information Management Solutions > >http://www.microgen.co.uk > > > > > You're right. I haven't *embraced* the new technology. I learn and use > what I need to when I need to otherwise I wouldn't get anything done. > There is too much out there to chase it all. I tried and gave up. It > was too time and money consuming. In the mean time, old tricks seem > to do a lot. After all, underneath it is just bytes.
This reminds me of an approach I'm using to bypass the need for ODBC or uniObjects for (insert favorite beverage here)... * Linux Web server, NFS (or Samba) mounts to uniVerse server, * mvBASIC app to write HTML directly to WWW space on Linux Web Server, * Clients open Mozilla (or gag, IE) and * go to Linux Web Server UV generated Catalog/Order entry screens, * select this and that, click submit, * CGI (I use bash scripting for my cgi) writes an order to disk, * cron script on AIX server polls for orders and if present, * kicks off a link to the OrderEntry routines in mvBASIC and * an order is generated, along with a ship-order updates, etc. Simple, CHEAP. Two things that help an organization keep their bottom-line down. -- Karl L. Pearson Director of IT, ATS Industrial Supply Direct: 801-978-4429 Toll-free: 888-972-3182 x29 Fax: 801-972-3888 http://www.atsindustrial.com [EMAIL PROTECTED] ------- u2-users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe please visit http://listserver.u2ug.org/
