Subject Re: Virtualize Dbase server From David Ball <No.Spam@All.com> Date Fri, 26 Jun 2015 14:05:30 -0400 Newsgroups dbase.getting-started Hi Chris Sorry for all the dumb questions. Are we talking about the full version of the dBASE program or just the runtime? Normally, the full version would be on a development station somewhere and only the runtime would be on the server, but sometimes things are done in different ways for different reasons. Are you reinstalling the full version of Plus on the VM? Does it ask you for an authorization key during the install? The dBASE installer reinstalls the Borland Database Engine (BDE) if I recall correctly. You should check the BDE interface on the VM to see if your databases have been faithfully recreated and if the data is somewhere else, is it reachable from the VM. Once the program is installed, can you bring up the program UI (command prompt and navigator)? (assuming full version installed) Assuming there's data involved<g>, what kind of tables? (dBASE, mySQL, etc.) Is the data located on the same machine? Do you have the source code? Is the full version of Plus installed on the server?  Otherwise, do you have access to a development machine where the full version is installed? At some point, you might want to step through the startup code of the application to see what it's doing that might be causing it to go home early. Failing all else, can you contact the previous programmer and discuss it with them? I did install dBASE on a VM a number of years ago, and it worked as expected if I recall correctly. I'm just trying to think of some possibilities of how things could go off the rails. Thanks David Ball admin@dBASEHost.com "Chris" <chris.carrigan@prysmiangroup.com> wrote in message news:ueoK3NBsQHA.188@ip-AC1E04A7... >I used VCenter Converter to take an image of the running >server.  That creates the image files that allow me to >create a Virtual Machine in my VMware environment. It is >running Windows Server 2003.  I did try to reinstall DBPlus >on the virtual machine but I get the same results. > > I also built a new virtual machine running Windows server > 2003 and installed DBPlus and it does the same thing also. > > > David Ball Wrote: > >> Hi Chris >> >> Did you run the dBASE Plus installer on the virtual >> server? >> I don't think that just copying it will work. >> >> What version of Windows is the virtual server? Is it 32 >> or >> 64 bit? Differences here can cause trouble as well. >> >> Thanks >> David Ball >> admin@dBASEHost.com >> >> >> >> >> "Chris Carrigan" <chris.carrigan@prysmiangroup.com> wrote >> in >> message news:vIAHUubrQHA.3048@ip-AC1E04A7... >> >I have a server that is running Dbase Plus 2.6.1.3 b2059 >> >on >> >Windows 2003.  The hardware that this server is running >> >on >> >is very very old.  I am trying to migrate this server to >> >our virtual environment. >> > >> > I have created a Virtual machine using Vcenter >> > converter >> > and I have that virtual server running, with a new >> > server >> > name, IP address etc….  When I try and run the >> > Plus.exe >> > application nothing happens. The hour glass will appear >> > for a split second, then nothing. >> > >> > Unfortunately I have absolutely no experience with >> > Dbase. >> > The person that built this server it is running on is >> > no >> > longer working for us.   I am hoping someone has seen >> > this >> > issue and could possibly assist me in getting this >> > application running on the virtual server. >> > >> >> >