Re: [GLLUG] Moving from a Paradox database on Microsoft to Linux

2020-07-28 Thread John Winters via GLLUG
On 28/07/2020 18:13, Martin A. Brooks via GLLUG wrote: > On 2020-07-28 17:40, John Winters via GLLUG wrote: >> Importing into any Linux database from a CSV file is easy-peasy and can >> be accomplished in 5-10 lines of code. > > That is almost certainly guaranteed not to work for any relational >

Re: [GLLUG] Moving from a Paradox database on Microsoft to Linux

2020-07-28 Thread James Courtier-Dutton via GLLUG
On Tue, 28 Jul 2020 at 17:02, Chris Bell via GLLUG wrote: > > Hello, > I have been asked how best to transfer the data from a Paradox database to > something suitable on Linux. Any information welcome. Thanks. > -- While I have not used Paradox. I do have experience of transferring data from

Re: [GLLUG] Moving from a Paradox database on Microsoft to Linux

2020-07-28 Thread Martin A. Brooks via GLLUG
On 2020-07-28 17:40, John Winters via GLLUG wrote: Importing into any Linux database from a CSV file is easy-peasy and can be accomplished in 5-10 lines of code. That is almost certainly guaranteed not to work for any relational database as the relations will not be maintained. -- GLLUG

Re: [GLLUG] Moving from a Paradox database on Microsoft to Linux

2020-07-28 Thread Chris Bell via GLLUG
On Tuesday, 28 July 2020 17:40:36 BST John Winters via GLLUG wrote: > On 28/07/2020 17:01, Chris Bell via GLLUG wrote: > > Hello, > > I have been asked how best to transfer the data from a Paradox database to > > something suitable on Linux. Any information welcome. Thanks. > > When called upon

Re: [GLLUG] Moving from a Paradox database on Microsoft to Linux

2020-07-28 Thread Chris Bell via GLLUG
On Tuesday, 28 July 2020 17:31:47 BST Martin A. Brooks via GLLUG wrote: > On 2020-07-28 17:01, Chris Bell via GLLUG wrote: > > Hello, > > I have been asked how best to transfer the data from a Paradox database > > to > > something suitable on Linux. Any information welcome. Thanks. > > A little

Re: [GLLUG] Moving from a Paradox database on Microsoft to Linux

2020-07-28 Thread John Winters via GLLUG
On 28/07/2020 17:01, Chris Bell via GLLUG wrote: > Hello, > I have been asked how best to transfer the data from a Paradox database to > something suitable on Linux. Any information welcome. Thanks. When called upon to move large datasets between systems, I've generally done it via CSV files,

Re: [GLLUG] Moving from a Paradox database on Microsoft to Linux

2020-07-28 Thread Martin A. Brooks via GLLUG
On 2020-07-28 17:01, Chris Bell via GLLUG wrote: Hello, I have been asked how best to transfer the data from a Paradox database to something suitable on Linux. Any information welcome. Thanks. A little googling suggests there are tools for automatically converting paradox database to

Re: [GLLUG] Openssl and certificates

2020-07-28 Thread Andy Smith via GLLUG
Hello, On Tue, Jul 28, 2020 at 09:47:51AM +0100, Chris Bell via GLLUG wrote: > Openssl makes it easier to create my own CA and issue certificates for local > boxes with specified uses such as WWW and EMAIL, but I am not clear on the > best > approaches for multiple domains and boxes. I have

[GLLUG] Moving from a Paradox database on Microsoft to Linux

2020-07-28 Thread Chris Bell via GLLUG
Hello, I have been asked how best to transfer the data from a Paradox database to something suitable on Linux. Any information welcome. Thanks. -- Chris Bell Website http://chrisbell.org.uk -- GLLUG mailing list GLLUG@mailman.lug.org.uk https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/gllug

Re: [GLLUG] Openssl and certificates

2020-07-28 Thread James Courtier-Dutton via GLLUG
On Tue, 28 Jul 2020 at 09:48, Chris Bell via GLLUG wrote: > > Hello, > Openssl makes it easier to create my own CA and issue certificates for local > boxes with specified uses such as WWW and EMAIL, but I am not clear on the > best > approaches for multiple domains and boxes. I have dedicated

[GLLUG] Openssl and certificates

2020-07-28 Thread Chris Bell via GLLUG
Hello, Openssl makes it easier to create my own CA and issue certificates for local boxes with specified uses such as WWW and EMAIL, but I am not clear on the best approaches for multiple domains and boxes. I have dedicated individual boxes to use as web server, email gateway, and email server,