On Feb 23, 5:26 pm, Chuck <skilover_nos..._at_bluebottle.com> wrote:
> DA Morgan wrote:
> > bradmadi..._at_gmail.com wrote:
> >> Hi,
> >> I've been currently hired to take a legacy FoxPro application and
> >> convert into a new application using Oracle.
> >> One of the stipulations (and FoxPro being flat file based was good for
> >> this) is to keep business transactions moving along even in the case
> >> the Network goes down.
>
> >> Is there a tool that Oracle provides in such a case?
>
> > How being flat file affects networking eludes me ... but the solution
> > is to use the following technologies:
>
> > 1. Zoning
> > 2. NIC Bonding (also known as teaming and multipathing)
>
> > Essentially you duplicate all paths to everywhere so that you can lose
> > any switch or any NIC card or any piece of copper.
>
> > Again ... how FoxPro can protect you from losing a NIC card eludes me.
>
> IIRC Foxpro ran locally on the PC so no network was necessary. I think
> what he wants is the ability to enter data locally on a PC and replicate
> to a central server whenever the PC connects to the network.- Hide quoted text -
>
> - Show quoted text -
FoxPro used to work within IPX/SPX (Novell) networks. Is that a
requirement as well?
Received on Fri Feb 23 2007 - 16:29:22 CST
