ODBC pricing and usage...

[Bill Campbell]

On Fri, Feb 10, 2006, Kenneth Brody wrote:
>Quoting Bill Campbell (Fri, 10 Feb 2006 16:24:31 -0800):
>[...]
>> Is it possible to install FilePro on a *nix server, and run it from the
>> Windows machines using Samba?
>
>I assume you mean "install the Windows version of filePro on a *nix
>server"?  In that case, yes, as Windows will simply see the *nix box
>as a networked drive.  You can even share the key/data/index files
>between the *nix and Windows versions of filePro.

That's what I meant.

Some programs (e.g. quickbooks) don't run well, if at all, on a
Samba networked drive.  On the other hand quickbooks doesn't meet
generally accepted accounting principles, but that doesn't seem
to bother people.

Bill
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