Re: Upgrading an OLD (Fortran Powerstation 4.0) compiler
From: Bob Walton (see.sig_at_rochester.rr.com)
Date: 03/22/05
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Date: Tue, 22 Mar 2005 02:35:51 GMT
Jeffrey Katz wrote:
> "NO ONE uses dos/text"
>
> I face a similar problem: wanting to work with familiar, stable,
> text-oriented, highly-portable tools, but also to be able to provide a
> nice interface when useful or necessary without having to learn and
> hassle with MS-Windows and X-windows programming and constantly
> upgrade software. One idea that I had was to use HTML forms to
> provide the interface, text-based Fortran or C/C++ for the calculation
> engine, and some kind of "Local CGI" to link the text-based code to
> the HTML forms.
I agree. I would put in a plug for Perl as a CGI script language
for such a setup. One can also use a little Perl program as a
web server, including CGI capability -- a little 51-line program
can implement a nice simple (but inefficient under load) local
web server (code available if there is interest). The only
thing: pretty soon one just writes the stuff in Perl, and skips
the Fortran. Using the web is a great way to make programs
available to users with the lowest possible hassle factor for
both you and them.
>
> Such a nice, modular approach would yield both portability and
> simplicity for all: everyone has a web browser capable of handling
> basic forms (and is used to the web look-and-feel), and text-based
> programming is simple and fairly uniform across all platforms (e.g.,
> Unix and Windows). You only need to learn standard HTML forms (useful
> in many contexts) and can continue using your stable, older,
> text-based tools.
>
> Currently, TCL/TK is a popular way to place gui front-end on
> text-based, command-line software. You might want to consider that
> approach. The idea is similar to using HTML forms. TCL/TK is
> available on Windows and Unix/X-Windows, and is highly portable.
>
> I like the HTML approach better, though, because you do not need to
> learn a new language when you want to distribute your application
> across a network--learn once, use again and again! The only issue I
> have run into is how to do "Local" CGI simply, without installing
> something like the Apache server on the user's machine. If you are
> going to place your Fortran stuff on one machine, and the front end(s)
> on other machines, then there is no issue since you will want to
> install an http server with CGI capability on the server machine
> anyhow.
>
> Hopefully my musings will be of some help, or at least get a
> discussion going.
>
> Jeffrey Owen Katz, Ph.D.
>
>
> "Elton" <newsuser@dataforpros.com> wrote in message news:<42322242$1_1@127.0.0.1>...
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>>E.T.
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