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On Wednesday 09 April 2003 6:14 am, [log in to unmask] wrote:

>    I have the need of getting some data already on our HP3000 into a
> Postgres DB (under Linux) ... is there a free
> alternative, which can be run natively under Linux, avoiding a separate PC
> (no, VMWare is not an option)?

There are several things you can do.  Some free, others inexpensive (at 
least). but they boil down into two main choices: 

  * you can write a program that runs directly upon the linux system in a 
variety of languages to make ODBC calls against the 3000.
  * you can write a program that runs on the 3000 and writes to the database 
on the linux system via ODBC

In the not neccessarilly free category for Linux is a pogramming environment 
called "Kylix" from Borland.  This is a port of their "Delphi" product to 
linux, so if you are familiar with vb/delphi "RAD" programming, you can 
transfer that knowledge to programming on the linux side of the fence.  While 
there is a "free" version of kylix (their so-called "open edition"), I don't 
beleive the OE version has any database components -- you would need the 
"professional" version at roughly $250 for that.

- -- 
Yet another Blog: http://osnut.homelinux.net
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