Newnhams

  • PHP and Progress integration
  • Database conversion utilities
  • Progress/ODBC tips and tricks for Windows and Linux platforms

xPollinate

Need to convert an Oracle database to mySQL? An SQLite database to MS SQL Server 2000? xPollinate provides the tools to create an XML format schema file from an existing database,and load it directly into another of a different type. The schema conversion is complemented by data conversion tools.
Built entirely using open source and freely licensed, xPollinate provides an easy way to convert from and to numerous database types

Pro2MY

Need to convert an Progress database to mySQL? Pro2My Version 3 , (updated November 2008) now supports exporting Progress databases versions 6 thru 10, and exports to MySQL versions 3,4 and 5

Pro2MS

Need to convert an Progress database to Microsoft SQL Server? Pro2MS Version 1 supports exporting Progress databases versions 6 thru 10, and exports to SQL Server versions 2000+ , including Express Editions

Resources For Progress Developers

These pages contain information and resources on integrating PROGRESS software with open source solutions. There is information on

  • Migrating older PROGRESS databases to MySQL , and from there onto numerous other database types using the Pro2My migration library.
  • Migrating PROGRESS 9 databases to numerous other types, including MySQL, Postgres, Firebird, SQLite, as well as commercial databases such as Oracle, IBM DB2 and Microsoft SQL server
  • Building ODBC connections to PROGRESS, using the common Merant and Openlink drivers.
  • PHP and PROGRESS, with the ProPHP class library and EPP [embedded PHP for Progress], an experimental API that allows access PHP Functions from inside 4GL Code
  • The PROCGI Perl module