convert msdos to unix

[Steve Wiltsie]

Walter and Rafael,

Here is the doconvert file from SCO Unix filePro 5.0.14D if that is of any 
help.

Steve Wiltsie
microCONCEPTS Div. multi/user/inc.        Since 1981
(812) 474-0127

----- Original Message ----- 
From: Walter Vaughan
To: filePro
Sent: Saturday, July 05, 2008 8:54 AM
Subject: Re: convert msdos to unix


Rafael Bromet wrote:
Well it seems that i might have it all wrong, on the unix filepro utillity 
menu option 4 say's  CONVERT FILES FROM MS-DOS FILEPRO  I have used this 
before and it worked, i just pop in a diskette and it converts the database 
from dos format to the unix format nicely, but when i tried to access the 
database in unix useing file creation as an example i get this filepro error 
"File has been illegally modified"
or are you guy's saying that, that option does not work anymore?
Well that's interesting. I too have that as an option.
4  Convert files from MSDOS filePro
   @/fp/scripts/doconvert

However, I don't have that program in *my* scripts directory :-(
Otherwise I'd help you debug it.

Anyone else not have it?

# cd /appl/fp/scripts
# ls -l
total 88
-rwx------  1 root  wheel   1204 Oct 19  2004 addunlock
-rwx------  1 root  wheel    838 Oct 19  2004 devlist
-rw-------  1 root  wheel   1751 Oct 19  2004 fp.list
-rwx------  1 root  wheel   3407 Oct 19  2004 fpbackup
-rwx------  1 root  wheel   2902 Oct 19  2004 fprestore
-rwx------  1 root  wheel   5508 Oct 19  2004 setperms
-rwx------  1 root  wheel  64688 Oct 19  2004 sitepwd
-rwx------  1 root  wheel   2472 Oct 19  2004 whatdev

And it's nowhere on the box...
# locate doconvert
#

So I guess it's
1) either a script that was a add-on purchase with 5.0
2) or Someone forgot to add it to the scripts directory
3) or Someone forgot to remove it from the default util menu
4) I've got a 4.X util menu (most likely possible)

My guess for your problem is that the map file is not being converted is why
your problem is happening. I can't be of much more help without the script.

--
Walter



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