From: "Pradeep Goel" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > I have no idea of CYGWIN except only that almost all unix commands > can be run on windows . > > I want to know if the SAME program running on unix systems can be run > on windows without any change ( or otherwise what changes need to be > made) after installing cygwin .
It could probably be COMPILED under CYGWIN with minimal (if any) changes. > & also which is better to use a DBM file or a flat file database using > sprite/jprite ? Depends on what do you need to do with the data. DBM will be quicker with HASH-like access, flat file may be viewed and modified by hand. I would suggest considering also DBD::SQLite, "A database in a DBD driver". Jenda ===== [EMAIL PROTECTED] === http://Jenda.Krynicky.cz ===== When it comes to wine, women and song, wizards are allowed to get drunk and croon as much as they like. -- Terry Pratchett in Sourcery -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]