wine users - Jun 2007 - is it possible to run delphi apps(forms) using wine

is it possible to run delphi apps/forms(that was build, compiled, and targeted
to windows machines) on linux(fc6, suse 10.x)
These delphi apps connects to MS SQL server.
if it is possible, then I can easily ground all those windows xp machines, that
are just use to run these delphi apps... and use linux instead

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On Thursday 07 June 2007 09:50, Muhammad Sharfuddin
wrote:
> is it possible to run delphi apps/forms(that was build, compiled, and
> targeted to windows machines)
I don't know about MS SQL, but Delphi 6 itself works with wine, as well 
application that were created using Delphi 6.

Best regards, Victor.

Muhammad asked:
> is it possible to run delphi apps [on linux]?
> These delphi apps connects to MS SQL server.
Maybe.  You will probably need to install a few
native DLLs and tell wine to use them.
And even then, you might run into trouble.

There isn't a good recipe to follow.  A few resources that might help:
http://wiki.winehq.org/NativeOdbc
http://www.winehq.org/?issue=325#Winetricks

You might also consider trying it with Crossover, a
commercially supported wine package.
http://www.codeweavers.com/products/cxoffice/

In any case, some assembly may be required.  Ask back here
when you run into trouble.

Muhammad Sharfuddin wrote:
> is it possible to run delphi apps/forms(that was build, compiled, and
> targeted to windows machines) on linux(fc6, suse 10.x) These delphi
> apps connects to MS SQL server. if it is possible, then I can easily
> ground all those windows xp machines, that are just use to run these
> delphi apps... and use linux instead
WINE will run apps built with Delphi just fine. However, a better
alternative for the long run is to port your applications to FreePascal
and Lazarus <http://www.lazarus.freepascal.org> That way you will have
native applications that can run on Windows, Linux, Mac and whatever
else they support.

Gus