Hello James!   
      
   07 Apr 13 16:04, you wrote to me:   
      
    VC>> Used to, last was re-issuing FileMgr now left on sourceforge as   
    VC>> Open Source. Written in TP. Did consider migrating it over to   
    VC>> Free Pascal but decided it was to complex for my old brain !!   
      
    > Free Pascal isn't so bad coming from TP.  They have a lot of nearly   
    > compatible Units that work like TP counterparts (DOS, CRT, etc).   
    > Those units can really help soften the transition.   
      
    > I think you can find a lot of similar string functions in SysUtils (to   
    > help replace all of those TP assembler string functions that just   
    > about everyone was using back in the day!)   
      
   That was my main reason for not migrating, as my pascal is rusty and there is    
   lot of assembler both in & outline.   
      
   The code was taken over from the original programmer after I said I would move   
   it to OS however that said I do not think many people use it eg, 10 < so any   
   effort by me would be wasted as no doubt it would take a lot of time tryinmg   
   to remember Pascal and to look for suitable replacement string functions to   
   slip in.   
      
   Of course if I was not rusty it could be done in under a day.   
      
   As you may note from my tags I run mbse under Linux which has the source code.   
      
   I did take a look at mystic and at one point had a test system up but now a   
   days will not use any programs unless I have the source. If nothing else in   
   case I wish to tinker but more importantly so the code can be checked for    
   holes   
   etc.   
      
   With mbse one item is missing, and that is a editor for changing the file   
   descriptions that are loaded to a database. I find these day that programmers   
   seem to want to write a book as a description with a lot of boxes and such.   
      
   This type of thing always seems to need changing which I admit is a bit time   
   consuming!   
      
   I did use a BBS system called Adept running on OS/2 and that had some good   
   tools but is written in C++, not a language I know but I have now released all   
   of the source code for it from a 3/4 programmers that all had their own   
   variations.   
      
   [Avaiable from my BBS at http://applewoodbbs.mine.nu and download area 21].   
      
   It runs to around 50Mb archived and when I had a look at it even with my   
   limited knowledge of C++ think it will migrate to Linux without major issues.   
      
   More of a case of, is it needed these days :)   
      
      
      
      
   Vince   
      
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