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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.<BR>
greetings<BR>
Rafael<BR><BR><BR>
<DIV></DIV><BR><BR>> From: swiltsie@micro-mui.com<BR>> To: filepro-list@lists.celestial.com<BR>> Subject: Re: convert msdos to unix<BR>> Date: Sat, 5 Jul 2008 10:52:54 -0500<BR>> <BR>> Walter and Rafael,<BR>> <BR>> Here is the doconvert file from SCO Unix filePro 5.0.14D if that is of any <BR>> help.<BR>> <BR>> Steve Wiltsie<BR>> microCONCEPTS Div. multi/user/inc. Since 1981<BR>> (812) 474-0127<BR>> <BR>> ----- Original Message ----- <BR>> From: Walter Vaughan<BR>> To: filePro<BR>> Sent: Saturday, July 05, 2008 8:54 AM<BR>> Subject: Re: convert msdos to unix<BR>> <BR>> <BR>> Rafael Bromet wrote:<BR>> Well it seems that i might have it all wrong, on the unix filepro utillity <BR>> menu option 4 say's CONVERT FILES FROM MS-DOS FILEPRO I have used this <BR>> before and it worked, i just pop in a diskette and it converts the database <BR>> from dos format to the unix format nicely, but when i tried to access the <BR>> database in unix useing file creation as an example i get this filepro error <BR>> "File has been illegally modified"<BR>> or are you guy's saying that, that option does not work anymore?<BR>> Well that's interesting. I too have that as an option.<BR>> 4 Convert files from MSDOS filePro<BR>> @/fp/scripts/doconvert<BR>> <BR>> However, I don't have that program in *my* scripts directory :-(<BR>> Otherwise I'd help you debug it.<BR>> <BR>> Anyone else not have it?<BR>> <BR>> # cd /appl/fp/scripts<BR>> # ls -l<BR>> total 88<BR>> -rwx------ 1 root wheel 1204 Oct 19 2004 addunlock<BR>> -rwx------ 1 root wheel 838 Oct 19 2004 devlist<BR>> -rw------- 1 root wheel 1751 Oct 19 2004 fp.list<BR>> -rwx------ 1 root wheel 3407 Oct 19 2004 fpbackup<BR>> -rwx------ 1 root wheel 2902 Oct 19 2004 fprestore<BR>> -rwx------ 1 root wheel 5508 Oct 19 2004 setperms<BR>> -rwx------ 1 root wheel 64688 Oct 19 2004 sitepwd<BR>> -rwx------ 1 root wheel 2472 Oct 19 2004 whatdev<BR>> <BR>> And it's nowhere on the box...<BR>> # locate doconvert<BR>> #<BR>> <BR>> So I guess it's<BR>> 1) either a script that was a add-on purchase with 5.0<BR>> 2) or Someone forgot to add it to the scripts directory<BR>> 3) or Someone forgot to remove it from the default util menu<BR>> 4) I've got a 4.X util menu (most likely possible)<BR>> <BR>> My guess for your problem is that the map file is not being converted is why<BR>> your problem is happening. I can't be of much more help without the script.<BR>> <BR>> --<BR>> Walter<BR>> <BR>> <BR>> <BR>> -- This message has been checked by ESVA and is believed to be clean.<BR>> <BR>> <BR>> <BR>> _______________________________________________<BR>> Filepro-list mailing list<BR>> Filepro-list@lists.celestial.com<BR>> http://mailman.celestial.com/mailman/listinfo/filepro-list <BR><br /><hr />Invite your mail contacts to join your friends list with Windows Live Spaces. It's easy! <a href='http://spaces.live.com/spacesapi.aspx?wx_action=create&wx_url=/friends.aspx&mkt=en-us' target='_new'>Try it!</a></body>
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