Re: A move from UNIX to NT

No offense intended, but go work for an employer who has some common sense :=) ! Best of luck in your endeavor!

Regards,
Dave

Nigel Wingate wrote in message <3585fb84.355233832_at_news.mr.net>...
>I have been given a task to move an Oracle database from a DG-UNIX
>server to an NT server. The database is accessed by the users from NT
>Workstations via Procomm 3 (Telnet) and a series of menus.
>
>The database itself is accessed by some 300 C Shell scripts which call
>MicroFocus COBOL programs which have embedded SQL in them.
>
>I wonder if anyone out there has done something similar in the past
>and can point out any pitfalls or, even better, a proven methodology
>for carrying out the task.
>
>I foresee the following jobs:
>
>Install Oracle on NT
>Export the existing database to NT
>Re-compile all the COBOL programs for NT
>Convert the shell scripts to Korn Shell so they can run under MKS
>Toolkit on NT. Also adjust scripts for new paths, disks, directories,
>etc
>Test new system until it replicates old one
>Go live
>
>I'm sure there is more to it than this and if anyone can help, I'd
>love to hear from you. I can't be the first to do this and if there
>is any Web based documentation on how to do it, please point me in
>that direction.
>
Received on Wed Jun 17 1998 - 19:49:11 CDT