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From: d.s.darrow@nvinet.com                             28-Aug-99 06:59:15
  To: All                                               28-Aug-99 14:21:24
Subj: Re: mSQL ported to OS/2?

From: "Doug Darrow" <d.s.darrow@nvinet.com>

On 27 Aug 1999 16:57:17 GMT, Jonesy wrote:

>> Allen Cogbill wrote:
>>> 
>>> Subject says it all.

Check WarpCast. A new release of mSQL for OS/2 was just announced
there.


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From: bvermo@powertech.no                               31-Aug-99 18:30:05
  To: All                                               31-Aug-99 16:34:24
Subj: Re: METAFILE CONVERTION

From: bv <bvermo@powertech.no>

Marek Wojciechowski wrote:

>
> OK but what about "OS/2 metafile" <-> "Win metafile" conversion.
> Does anybody know such a tool ?
>

An OS/2 metafile can contain almost anything, from a printer spool job
including downloadable fonts to a single OS/2 bitmap. It should be possible to
convert a Windows metafile, which is a much more limited creature, to an OS/2
metafile. The opposite is only possible in special cases.

You could get the Windows metafile into an OS/2 metafile format simply by
printing it under WinOS/2 and intercepting the spoolfile. The spoolfile is an
OS/2 metafile, but it is probably not in a format your application will be
able
to handle.

I think the best way is to convert them to a format like EPS, and exchange
that. This should work for some types of metafiles.


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From: jerry@scosco.raleigh.tivoli.com                   31-Aug-99 15:54:13
  To: All                                               31-Aug-99 16:34:24
Subj: Bash v2.0x??

From: jerry@scosco.raleigh.tivoli.com (Jerry Heyman)

Howdy,

I was just given the task of porting GNU Bash to OS/2 :-) :-(

I've found a beta of bash 2.x on hobbes, but was wondering if
anyone had ever done a formal port - and handed the diffs back
the bash maintainers.

Also, what is EMX - and what does it buy me as opposed to doing
native implementations?

Thanks for answers to these obvious questions...

jerry
-- 
Jerry Heyman            | Tivoli Systems              |"Software is the 
Jerry.Heyman@tivoli.com | 3039 Cornwallis Rd          | difference between
Phone: 919.543.2141     | RTP, NC 27709  USA          | hardware and reality"
                http://www.cs.stedwards.edu/u/faculty/heyman

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From: mek@compuserve.com                                31-Aug-99 12:55:23
  To: All                                               31-Aug-99 16:34:24
Subj: Print to graphic [was Re: METAFILE CONVERTION]

From: Mat Kramer <mek@compuserve.com>

A more general question: is there a printer driver that will allow
output to be saved as a file and then imported into Word 97 as a
graphic?  Word will import HPGL -- which driver should I use for that?

bv wrote:
> You could get the Windows metafile into an OS/2 metafile format simply by
> printing it under WinOS/2 and intercepting the spoolfile. The spoolfile is
an
> OS/2 metafile, but it is probably not in a format your application will be
able
> to handle.
> 
> I think the best way is to convert them to a format like EPS, and exchange
> that. This should work for some types of metafiles.

-- 
Mat Kramer [MekTek] mek@compuserve.com
VyperHelp: http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/mek/vyper.htm

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From: letoured@sover.net                                31-Aug-99 15:24:14
  To: All                                               31-Aug-99 21:19:20
Subj: Re: Print to graphic [was Re: METAFILE CONVERTION]

From: letoured@sover.net

>A more general question: is there a printer driver that will allow output
>to be saved as a file and then imported into Word 97 as a graphic?  Word
>will import HPGL -- which driver should I use for that?

Setting up a plotter driver (like the HP7550) and printing to file would
probably work. I suspect that word will still not give you what you want,
because the HPGL file is going to be a vector graphic and Microsoft has
never quite figured out what that means. 



>bv wrote:
>> You could get the Windows metafile into an OS/2 metafile format simply by
>> printing it under WinOS/2 and intercepting the spoolfile. The spoolfile is
an
>> OS/2 metafile, but it is probably not in a format your application will be
able
>> to handle.
>> 
>> I think the best way is to convert them to a format like EPS, and exchange
>> that. This should work for some types of metafiles.


_____________
Ed Letourneau <letoured@sover.net>

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From: ekadakal@aol.com                                  31-Aug-99 23:27:05
  To: All                                               01-Sep-99 10:43:23
Subj: -<ERROR>- unable to open transport

From: ekadakal@aol.com (EKadakal)

Hi Everyone:

I get the follwing error (in tracing) when I try to access an Oracle database
from a Warp 4 client machine. Any idea?

-<ERROR>- soc -1 error - operation=3, ntresnt[0]=530,
ntresnt[1]=-3,ntresnt[2]=0
-<ERROR>- nsres: id=0, op=65, ns=12560, ns2=0; nt[0]=530, nt[1]=-3, nt[2]=0
-<ERROR>- unable to open transport

Thanks

Ercan

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From: paul_floyd@see.sig                                01-Sep-99 10:51:20
  To: All                                               01-Sep-99 17:47:19
Subj: Re: Bash v2.0x??

From: Paul FLOYD <paul_floyd@see.sig>

 
> I was just given the task of porting GNU Bash to OS/2 :-) :-(
 
> I've found a beta of bash 2.x on hobbes, but was wondering if
> anyone had ever done a formal port - and handed the diffs back
> the bash maintainers.

I sometimes use bash on OS/2. Seems usable. I don't know if a formal
port has ever been done. I suggest you get in touch with Kai-Uwe Rommel,
who has worked on a great number of ports of unix applications to OS/2.
 
> Also, what is EMX - and what does it buy me as opposed to doing
> native implementations?

EMX is a port of GCC to OS/2, done by Eberhard Matthes (sp?) - hence the
EM. There's also a version of the pentium optimized GCC. I guess the
advantage will be that you will be able to use all the unix style
support tools easily (gnu make etc.). If you use the only (AFAIK)
supported commercial compiler, IBM VAC++ 4.0, you won't be able to use
command line builds. VAC++ does have some advantages though (better C++
support, better OS/2 support, fancy GUI etc.).
 
> Thanks for answers to these obvious questions...

Cheers
Paul
 
> jerry

-- 
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Mail: paul underscore floyd at focal dot fr
Sig tagline under contemplation.

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From: bvermo@powertech.no                               01-Sep-99 11:40:12
  To: All                                               02-Sep-99 04:17:19
Subj: Re: Print to graphic [was Re: METAFILE CONVERTION]

From: bv <bvermo@powertech.no>

Mat Kramer wrote:

> A more general question: is there a printer driver that will allow
> output to be saved as a file and then imported into Word 97 as a
> graphic?  Word will import HPGL -- which driver should I use for that?

If you use a HP printer with the HPGL-level Word works with and use only
printer
fonts (so the output will not contained downloaded fonts to the printer),
setting it
to print to file ought to work. I do not have Word to test with (and do not
feel it
as a loss).
The resulting filr is of type "Printer specific", and has 7 lines of spool
control
before the HPGL reset command (ESC-E). This ought not to bother a properly
made HPGL
import filter.

It may be useful to toggle "Fast system fonts".




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From: mamodeo@stny.rr.com                               02-Sep-99 00:00:07
  To: All                                               02-Sep-99 06:35:00
Subj: New release of MAME for OS/2 available

From: Marty <mamodeo@stny.rr.com>

A new release of MAME (Multiple Arcade Machine Emulator) for OS/2 is
available.  MAME run over 1200 classic and some not so classic arcade games
from the comfort of your OS/2 desktop.

The current OS/2 version is .35 beta 11 (final).  This replaces the
previous "prerelease" version and fixes just about every bug I knew about
(and hopefully many I didn't know about).

For more information and to download the latest version, visit
http://emuos2.davesvgc.com.  There is a Pentium optimized as well as a 486
optimized version available.

Enjoy!

- Marty

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