We have such tools at our company, they're called "Programmers", U.S. law
says you can't "own" them.  But they can be rented (depending on how
complex a Programmer it is and local market value) usually around $25K to
$200K a year.  :-p

A good programmer (with the Powerhouse plug-in) can scan and translate
Powerhouse code to FORTRAN, COBOL, C, C++, Visial Basic, UDMS, or
"whatever"  depending on the kind of programmer you get.  :-)

(A "computer" prior to the 1940s was a job title.)

On Sat, 13 Feb 1999, Jeff Woods wrote:

> So perhaps what we've discovered is that the tools to convert PH code to
> something else, or to compile it or whatever should be owned by someone
> with deep pockets (or at least someone with a significant stake in it needs
> that depth).  "Those that live by the sword die by the sword."  One of
> these days perhaps some deep pocketed folks will decide they've spent
> enough money on upgrade and other license fees and leverage a new source of
> income for themselves from their own need.

Tracy Johnson
"Trust No One" - Semper Gumby