No, the ERP is written in HP BASIC, so I would want to emulate the language, given the breadth and number of programs. I was thinking about writing wrappers for the various commands and functions of the language, but it won't be easy, no matter what I do. There are also binary resources that I would have to have recreated such as forms and dialogs, and I would have to take the db schemas and convert them to a modern database, which seems like the least work of this entire silly idea. Would it be less work to rewrite it? I doubt it. Would it be less effort to cough up for an off-the-self ERP package? Possibly, but the one piece that is extremely valuable is the payroll piece, because it is so expensive to hire a service or to pay for someone else's payroll software. For example, look at the time and attendance piece. I was able to write a timeclock app that runs on a tablet for a tiny fraction of what it would cost to replace the existing timeclocks. Timekeeping software is also crazy expensive, and payroll is akin to highway robbery. Would it be easier to try to build an emulator in Xojo? I've thought about it, but before I add yet another development tool to the mix, here, I thought I'd chase this idea, first.
As for a spec for HP BASIC, yes, it is well documented. I have both paper and online manuals. On Tue, Nov 7, 2017 at 11:28 AM, Mark Waddingham via use-livecode < use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote: > On 2017-11-07 04:00, Mike Kerner via use-livecode wrote: > >> It's a LOT of code, all of which was originally written 30+ years ago, but >> we've been maintaining it ever since. Many of the other systems that we >> have written interface with this core, and extend it, since there are much >> better tools available to us, now (like LC). It's written in HP BASIC for >> an environment called Eloquence, which is an HP 3000/HP250 legacy >> environment that now runs on your stock iron hardware and OS's. >> > > Interesting - so is it HP BASIC you are wanting to emulate? Or is the ERP > an interpreter *written* in HP BASIC for some other language... > > If its the former, then is there a language spec for the variant of HP > BASIC it is written in lurking somewhere? > > Warmest Regards, > > Mark. > > -- > Mark Waddingham ~ m...@livecode.com ~ http://www.livecode.com/ > LiveCode: Everyone can create apps > > > _______________________________________________ > use-livecode mailing list > use-livecode@lists.runrev.com > Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your > subscription preferences: > http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode > -- On the first day, God created the heavens and the Earth On the second day, God created the oceans. On the third day, God put the animals on hold for a few hours, and did a little diving. And God said, "This is good." _______________________________________________ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode
