On Fri, 15 Sep 2006 21:49:14 -0400 Alan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Can anyone suggest a programming tool that is reasonably easy to > understand and preferably cheap...like free.... > I have a program that I wrote a few years ago, written in Dbase3 and > Clipper, which works in DOS, but although it can be read under windows > XP it cannot be worked on due to access to clipper for compiling. > I would like to look at rewriting it in a language that would work in > Linux. It is a reasonably large program with over 17000 lines in it and > uses around 100 databases and associated Index files. > Any suggestions please?? > > Alan > Personally, I'd suggest php and mysql. Good place to start. Other languages are better, as are oher RDBMSes - but there's loads of tools, and loads of support for these 2.
Steve
