GUI interface - how?

goodday, friends

I am new to cobol for *nix“es, and I am stuck with the subject.. how
to build a GUI interface inorder to interact with the final user?
he/she wants to insert/retrieve data, so I must build a workable
interface for this.

Ah, it can be either console (ascii) or Gnome/KDE interface.

thankyou

(if possible, please reply also to my e-mail addr)

irado furioso com tudo

irado furioso com tudo wrote:
> goodday, friends
>
> I am new to cobol for *nix“es, and I am stuck with the subject.. how
> to build a GUI interface inorder to interact with the final user?
> he/she wants to insert/retrieve data, so I must build a workable
> interface for this.
>
> Ah, it can be either console (ascii) or Gnome/KDE interface.
>
> thankyou
>
> (if possible, please reply also to my e-mail addr)
>
> irado furioso com tudo

You have two choices:

1. SP2 from Flexus will provide a GUI front-end to your existing code.
2. Re-write in a COBOL that has native GUI support (Fujitsu, for example).

irado@hotpop.com (irado furioso com tudo) wrote

> I am new to cobol for *nix“es, and I am stuck with the subject.. how
> to build a GUI interface inorder to interact with the final user?
> he/she wants to insert/retrieve data, so I must build a workable
> interface for this.
>
> Ah, it can be either console (ascii) or Gnome/KDE interface.

There is a Unix/Linux console version of SP/2 from Flexus.

An advantage of a console 'GUI' is that it can be easily accessed
using telnet or ssh from anywhere using just an xterm or, say, putty.

"JerryMouse" <nospam@bisusa.com> wrote
 

> You have two choices:

Actually there are dozens of choices, some more useful than others.

> 1. SP2 from Flexus will provide a GUI front-end to your existing code.
> 2. Re-write in a COBOL that has native GUI support (Fujitsu, for example).

Fujitsu PowerCobol or .NET are not particularly useful in a Gnome/KDE enviro
nment.

"JerryMouse" <nospam@bisusa.com> wrote in message news:<Dc-dnZlL3tPZqsrd4p2d
nA@giganews.com>...

> irado furioso com tudo wrote:> You have two choices:
>
> 1. SP2 from Flexus will provide a GUI front-end to your existing code.
> 2. Re-write in a COBOL that has native GUI support (Fujitsu, for example).

Or: PERCobol from LegacyJ
Or: AcuCobol thin client

g.friedrich@fiuka.de (Friedrich) wrote in message news:<bcfdd616.0403162227.37108487@postin
g.google.com>...
> "JerryMouse" <nospam@bisusa.com> wrote in message news:<Dc-dnZlL3tPZqsrd4p
2dnA@giganews.com>...
> 
>
> Or: PERCobol from LegacyJ
> Or: AcuCobol thin client

As far as I'm aware AcuCOBOL thin client can only be used ona Windows deskto
p.
Not Gnome like the poster is after.

Has anyone mentioned a web based solution?  Using COBOL and simple CGI would
be able to deliver a cross platform solution.  That's as long as you are
willing to live with a browser based interface???

Regards,

Ray Smith

"JerryMouse" <nospam@bisusa.com> wrote:

>irado furioso com tudo wrote: 
>
>You have two choices:
>
>1. SP2 from Flexus will provide a GUI front-end to your existing code.
>2. Re-write in a COBOL that has native GUI support (Fujitsu, for example).
>

Jerry:

He wants a Gnome/KDE interface (Linux GUI).  He can use sp2 to create
the GUI screens, but to display in KDE/Gnome, he should use our Web
Client software in order to display the screens in a Linux GUI web
browser.

Fujitsu has Linux support, but not for KDE/Gnome screen handling.  As
far as I know, KOBOL supports a native KDE/Gnome style GUI interface.

Hope this is helpful.




Bob Wolfe
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g.friedrich@fiuka.de (Friedrich) wrote:

>"JerryMouse" <nospam@bisusa.com> wrote in message news:<Dc-dnZlL3tPZqsrd4p2
dnA@giganews.com>...
> 
>
>Or: PERCobol from LegacyJ
>Or: AcuCobol thin client

I suspect that PERCobol supports the Linux GUI, but does AcuCOBOL's
thin client support it?




Bob Wolfe
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