convert msdos to unix

[Rafael Bromet]

Well guess what, I tried the conversion the next day and holy cow it worked like notting happend, all I can say is thank you guy's for responding.
greetings
Rafael
> From: swiltsie at micro-mui.com> To: filepro-list at lists.celestial.com> Subject: Re: convert msdos to unix> Date: Sat, 5 Jul 2008 10:52:54 -0500> > 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> > > > -- This message has been checked by ESVA and is believed to be clean.> > > > _______________________________________________> Filepro-list mailing list> Filepro-list at lists.celestial.com> http://mailman.celestial.com/mailman/listinfo/filepro-list 
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