Mel... how is going the conversion ?

Any updates ?

Francesco

Francesco said:
> Any updates ?

Francesco (& others interested):

It looks like I have eliminated most of the Funcky calls (there are
about six remaining) with wrappers and re-coding but, in discussions with my
new client, we have both agreed to remove *all* the Funcky 'calls' from one
of the simpler apps and get it working properly in protected mode in
Clipper/Blinker, *then* quickly translate that app to console mode in
xHarbour.

All of the apps are of the style @ nRow,nCol Say "stuff" and Gets, and
Prompts, etc. With a previous client, I have converted three major complete
Clipper/Blinker apps to windows recently (using HMG), so I know the
problems, frustrations, and 'head-scratching' involved. These new apps from
my new client are completely undocumented and more than 15 years old ! It
looks like the last compilation/linking was done in the late '90s .

All of the six gun store-related apps can each be done separately
without impacting each other. They range from Cash Register apps, to Utility
apps, to pure Database apps, to Report apps (using R&R -- which I use all
the time), but are all run separately from a Windows XP Desktop on various
machines in the building.

The longer term prospect is 'windowizing' all the apps -- *after* first
getting rid of the sludge from 15-18 years ago.

Very interesting project which I'll be digging into real deeply over the
next few weeks: I'll be replacing the Funcky-Menu system with my own
Clipper menu system and colorizing. Also, will be eliminating
'Mouse'-related stuff (which wasn't used much anyway). The 'mice' will of
course come back when 'windowizing'. I have always included 'buttons' with
an associated Function Key for my apps: e.g., "Finish" & <F10> as a caption
of a button.

It would be nice to move directly to xHarbour without the intermediate
move thru Clipper, but I've decided it is too fraught with danger to do so.
So, *first* get it operational in Clipper, *then* move quickly to xHarbour.

I'll let y'all know what happens as I progress !

Thanks for the query.

-Mel Smith