In message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Wade <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes > >03122005 1129 GMT-6 > >I have a client who has a application that uses an Omnis 7 internal >database. They are wanting to back up their data to a mysql db. After >reading through the material (dated 1990) for their app, there is no >real way to export their data except to an updated version of their own >program. > >So, what I am asking is, (1) does anyone here have any information or >experience using Omnis 7?, (2) any suggestions on how to move data from >one database to another when you dont know anything about the first? > >Is this an impossible task or what?
I don't think that it's impossible (although I have been wrong in the past <G>) In the dim and distant, I had to move many users away from proprietary databases to Something More Sensible. Usually, I wrote a Windows executable to do it. And the first thing to look for was, is there an ODBC driver for the database. It appears that there is such a driver for Omnis 7, although I now nothing about O7 or the driver. Why don't you try there first? -- Pete Clark http://www.hotcosta.com http://www.spanishholidaybookings.com The PHP_mySQL group is dedicated to learn more about the PHP_mySQL web database possibilities through group learning. Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/php_mysql/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
