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I'm running on SCO OpenServer 6.0.0 with MP1 installed.

I am trying to install a demo copy of SCO Office Server (4.1.0Ga).

I run 'custom' logged in as root from the command prompt, when the
license manager panel appears, I select 'defer' to install the 60 day
demo, after which I get the error:

"(\) The custom+ binary (backend) process has died."

Clicking [details] reveals this line:

" Assertion failed: path != NULL, file "dbaseStanza.C", line 484 "

and custom is thrown back to the command prompt.

Any suggestions from anyone on where to look to fix this?

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Robin Grayson

On Thu, 18 Aug 2005 15:11:04 +0100, Robin Grayson
<robin@digisoft.uk.com> wrote:

| I'm running on SCO OpenServer 6.0.0 with MP1 installed.
|
| I am trying to install a demo copy of SCO Office Server (4.1.0Ga).
|
| I run 'custom' logged in as root from the command prompt, when the
| license manager panel appears, I select 'defer' to install the 60 day
| demo, after which I get the error:
|
| "(\) The custom+ binary (backend) process has died."
|
| Clicking [details] reveals this line:
|
| " Assertion failed: path != NULL, file "dbaseStanza.C", line 484 "
|
| and custom is thrown back to the command prompt.
|
| Any suggestions from anyone on where to look to fix this?

I should also have mentioned that on a previous attempt to install
this, custom did get to the final stages, but I killed off the process
after waiting 3+ hours for it to complete.

I've obviously corrupted something, but I'm not sure where to look.

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Robin Grayson

Unfortunately, Sco Office does not run on Open Server 6.

Fabio

On 18 Aug 2005 07:45:29 -0700, fabiog@venmar.com wrote:

| Unfortunately, Sco Office does not run on Open Server 6.
|
| Fabio

I presumed since it ran on 5.0.7 it would also run on 6.0.0 given that
OSR6 is supposed to be backwards compatible? Is this really the case?

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Robin Grayson

According to the SCO folks at Forum, Office will not yet run on 6.
They are working on it, but not yet.

Fabio

On 18 Aug 2005 08:00:28 -0700, fabiog@venmar.com wrote:

| According to the SCO folks at Forum, Office will not yet run on 6.
| They are working on it, but not yet.
|

Fantastic.
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Robin Grayson

Robin Grayson wrote:

> On 18 Aug 2005 08:00:28 -0700, fabiog@venmar.com wrote:
>
> > According to the SCO folks at Forum, Office will not yet run on 6.
> > They are working on it, but not yet.
> >
>
> Fantastic.

Might I suggest a Linux Server and Open Office?

On Mon, 22 Aug 2005 21:10:46 -0500, "Meat Loaf"
<julie.dayton@comcast.net> wrote:

| Robin Grayson wrote:
|
| > On 18 Aug 2005 08:00:28 -0700, fabiog@venmar.com wrote:
| >
| > > According to the SCO folks at Forum, Office will not yet run on 6.
| > > They are working on it, but not yet.
| > >
| >
| > Fantastic.
|
| Might I suggest a Linux Server and Open Office?

After a few years of having nothing at all to do with writing software
for SCO, when OSR6 was released I started to remember "the good old
days" and figured I'd try to do my bit to push SCO again.

When I saw Office Server for SCO, I figured it might be a better
alternative to Exchange, which I find a real pig to administer when
things go wrong.

Unfortunately, Office Server only appears to run on OSR 5.0.7 which I
don't have (and am not prepared to buy at this point). The last
version of SCO I bought was OSR 5.0.6, and now OSR 6.0, neither of
which this will run on.

I've got mixed feelings about pushing SCO .. part of me thinks why
bother, is it worth the effort, nobody seems that interested in it
anymore, but then the other part of me has an overwhelming urge to
jump on the "SCO Revival" bandwagon.

Sorry this didn't relate to your reply ... I've not looked at Open
Office for Linux, I'll do a search and see what it's about. Thanks for
the info.

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Robin Grayson

Meat Loaf wrote:
> Robin Grayson wrote:
>
>
>>On 18 Aug 2005 08:00:28 -0700, fabiog@venmar.com wrote:
>>
>>
>>> According to the SCO folks at Forum, Office will not yet run on 6.
>>> They are working on it, but not yet.
>>>
>>
>>Fantastic.
>
>
> Might I suggest a Linux Server and Open Office?

You might, but then they'd have nothing that provides the functions of
SCO Office.

On Tue, 23 Aug 2005 09:09:31 +0000 (UTC), Ian Wilson
<scobloke2@infotop.co.uk> wrote:

| Meat Loaf wrote:
| > Robin Grayson wrote:
| >
| >
| >>On 18 Aug 2005 08:00:28 -0700, fabiog@venmar.com wrote:
| >>
| >>
| >>> According to the SCO folks at Forum, Office will not yet run on 6.
| >>> They are working on it, but not yet.
| >>>
| >>
| >>Fantastic.
| >
| >
| > Might I suggest a Linux Server and Open Office?
|
| You might, but then they'd have nothing that provides the functions of
| SCO Office.

I did have a look at the Open Office website, but it's not what I was
after - that appears to be an alternative to Microsoft Office.

I have a Cobalt RaQ mailserver which I want to get rid of as it is no
longer a supported platform, and would rather stay away from exchange
if possible.

I know I can achieve the same functionality on OSR6 as I can on the
Linux Cobalt RaQ, but would like to move forward and have the benefits
of shared diaries etc that tie in with outlook.



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Robin Grayson