I probably ought to just can the idea seeing how we are going to
upgrade to Vantage 8 shortly, then I'll have to reinvent my data
terminal again. Thanks.
upgrade to Vantage 8 shortly, then I'll have to reinvent my data
terminal again. Thanks.
--- In vantage@yahoogroups.com, "Peter" <peter.paasch@a...> wrote:
> Had 5.1 working, but was extremely slow. Tried tweaks but just
> didn't work well. Wine worked for other apps well, but Vantage
> wasn't one of them. I don't remember the details, but it took a lot
> of screwing around to get Vantage working.
>
>
>
> --- In vantage@yahoogroups.com, "brentferland" <brentferland@y...>
> wrote:
> > I believe that the MFG file is actually a script run by progress
> > executable, so for it to run in Wine I'm guessing I have to convert
> > the MFG file into a dos command with the appropriate switches. But
> I
> > could be barking up the wriong tree any idea?
> >
> > --- In vantage@yahoogroups.com, "Edward F. Fox, Jr." <efox@m...>
> wrote:
> > > www.winehq.org
> > >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Edward F. Fox, Jr. [mailto:efox@m...]
> > > Sent: Monday, September 20, 2004 4:12 PM
> > > To: vantage@yahoogroups.com
> > > Subject: RE: [Vantage] Re: Linux Data Terminal
> > >
> > >
> > > You can try wine first, but I would run vcopydll under wine first
> > and maybe
> > > even edit the config to use the dll's that Vantage wants.
> > >
> > > You need to run the .exe file under wine and reference the .mfg
> file. I
> > > forget the exact syntax. Check the wine documentation at
> www.wine.org,
> > > there may be a hint there.
> > >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: brentferland [mailto:brentferland@y...]
> > > Sent: Monday, September 20, 2004 3:38 PM
> > > To: vantage@yahoogroups.com
> > > Subject: [Vantage] Re: Linux Data Terminal
> > >
> > >
> > > That is about where I was at trying to run the .MFG file. Is
> cross over
> > > absolutley needed, or will standard Wine work all right?
> > > --- In vantage@yahoogroups.com, "Edward F. Fox, Jr." <efox@m...>
> wrote:
> > > > I did it with some help from Adam Ellis who is on the list.
> > > >
> > > > Basically you need Crossover Office from Codeweavers,
> > > www.codeweavers.com.
> > > > This is a commercial version of Wine and tweaked to run MS
> Office
> > > and other
> > > > prominent windows apps.
> > > >
> > > > You cannot call the .mfg file directly either. This is the part
> > > Adam helped
> > > > me with.
> > > >
> > > > My experience was that Vantage ran too slow.
> > > >
> > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > From: brentferland [mailto:brentferland@y...]
> > > > Sent: Monday, September 20, 2004 3:03 PM
> > > > To: vantage@yahoogroups.com
> > > > Subject: [Vantage] Linux Data Terminal
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Has anyone successfully installed vantage on a Linux
> workstation? I
> > > have
> > > > gotten it as far as getting the client installation to run.
> But I
> > > can not
> > > > seem to run the actual client. Of course I realize I may be
> out in
> > > > left field trying to make this work, but somebody has had to
> have
> > > > tried this before.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Useful links for the Yahoo!Groups Vantage Board are: ( Note:
> You
> > > must have
> > > > already linked your email address to a yahoo id to enable
> access. )
> > > > (1) To access the Files Section of our Yahoo!Group for Report
> > > Builder and
> > > > Crystal Reports and other 'goodies', please goto:
> > > > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/vantage/files/.
> > > > (2) To search through old msg's goto:
> > > > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/vantage/messages
> > > > (3) To view links to Vendors that provide Vantage services goto:
> > > > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/vantage/links
> > > > Yahoo! Groups Links
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Useful links for the Yahoo!Groups Vantage Board are: ( Note: You
> > must have
> > > already linked your email address to a yahoo id to enable
> access. )
> > > (1) To access the Files Section of our Yahoo!Group for Report
> > Builder and
> > > Crystal Reports and other 'goodies', please goto:
> > > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/vantage/files/.
> > > (2) To search through old msg's goto:
> > > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/vantage/messages
> > > (3) To view links to Vendors that provide Vantage services goto:
> > > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/vantage/links
> > > Yahoo! Groups Links
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Useful links for the Yahoo!Groups Vantage Board are: ( Note: You
> > must have
> > > already linked your email address to a yahoo id to enable
> access. )
> > > (1) To access the Files Section of our Yahoo!Group for Report
> > Builder and
> > > Crystal Reports and other 'goodies', please goto:
> > > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/vantage/files/.
> > > (2) To search through old msg's goto:
> > > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/vantage/messages
> > > (3) To view links to Vendors that provide Vantage services goto:
> > > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/vantage/links
> > > Yahoo! Groups Links